UNIT 2

Question 1

THREE
DETERMINANTS OF
MORALITY

Answer 1

ACT ITSELF, INTENTION
& CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 2

These three answers the questions of the
badness or the goodness of the human
actions

Answer 2

ACT ITSELF, INTENTION
& CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 3

Meant WHAT THE FREE WILL CHOOSES
TO DO– in thought, word, or deed-or
chooses not to do

Answer 3

ACT ITSELF

Question 4

WHAT IS INTRINSICALLY EVIL?

Answer 4

Suicide, euthanasia, abortion and
the use of contraception

Question 5

Meant the PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE
ACT IS WILLED

Answer 5

INTENTION

Question 6

may be the act
itself (as one of loving God) or some other
purpose for which a person acts
(as reading to learn)

Answer 6

INTENTION

Question 7

Meant all the elements that surround a
human action and AFFECT ITS MORALITY
WITHOUT BELONGING TO ITS ESSENCE.

Answer 7

CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 8

Who? Where? How? How much?
By what means? How often?

Answer 8

CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 9

3 CIRCUMSTANCES

Answer 9

-AGGRAVATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
-MITIGATING OR
EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
-JUSTIFYING
CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 10

Those which add to the seriousness of
the offense

Answer 10

AGGRAVATING
CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 11

In the case of murder, ______ are conspiracy, profession
of the murderer, taking advantage of
one’s position in the government.

Answer 11

AGGRAVATING
CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 12

Those that lessen or palliate the gravity
of a crime

Answer 12

MITIGATING OR
EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 13

In the case of murder, _______: provocation; lack of full
consent or knowledge; no intention to kill.

Answer 13

MITIGATING OR
EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 14

Those that make the doing of an act
right; so that there is no crime
committed nor is there any criminal or
civil liability.

Answer 14

JUSTIFYING
CIRCUMSTANCES

Question 15

TO BE MORALLY GOOD, A HUMAN ACT
MUST NOT AGREE WITH THE NORM OF
MORALITY ON ALL THREE COUNTS:
IN ITS NATURE OR ACT, ITS
INTENTION, AND ITS CIRCUMSTANCES. T or F?

Answer 15

F

Question 16

“Human creatures are the MOST SELFCONSCIOUS ANIMALS” which allow them
to develop “BASIC EMOTIONAL
RESPONSES” and generate more rational
methods to help them survive. This is the
difference between humans and animals.

said by who

Answer 16

• Simons, I., 2009

Question 17

for survival and innate social responsibilities

Answer 17

The Role of our Emotions is

Question 18

The Role of our Emotions is for
survival and innate social
responsibilities

said by who

Answer 18

Philosophy Professor Jordi Valverdu

Question 19

According to Dr. Simons and Professor
Valverdu, the_____ is
primarily for the survival of the
species. This helps us and be on the
most level of the food chain for
hundreds of years.

Answer 19

role of our emotions

Question 20

According to ________, the role of our emotions is
primarily for the survival of the
species. This helps us and be on the
most level of the food chain for
hundreds of years.

Answer 20

Dr. Simons and Professor
Valverdu

Question 21

Our ancestor’s primary tool for survival

Answer 21

FIGHT OR
FLIGHT

Question 22

In this mode- bodies became tense, muscles
tighten, lips dry and consciousness became
alert.

Answer 22

FIGHT OR
FLIGHT

Question 23

This response is triggered by “fear” which
people feel when they sense potential threat
or a hazard.

Answer 23

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

Question 24

feeling is always a bad thing for humans

t or f

Answer 24

f

Question 25

Bodies automatically shift to a fight mode
when we feel afraid which is then triggered by

Answer 25

a sense of danger around us.

Question 26

Aside from survival, we also use our
______ to communicate with one
another.

Answer 26

feelings

Question 27

is a helpful tool to keep us from
getting hurt in the past.

Answer 27

fear

Question 28

Fear is a helpful tool to keep us from
getting hurt in the past.

said by who

Answer 28

charles darwin

Question 29

THREE PRINCIPLES IN
UNDERSTANDING
EMOTIONS AS RESPONSE
TO EXPERIENCE

Answer 29

• PRINCIPLE OF
  FUNCTIONAL HABITS
• PRINCIPLE OF
  ANTAGONISTIC-THESIS
• PRINCIPLE OF INVOLVEMENT
  OF THE ENTHUSED NERVOUS
  SYSTEM

Question 30

Emotional responses are useful
expressive habits based on
experience.

Answer 30

PRINCIPLE OF
FUNCTIONAL HABITS

Question 31

are useful
expressive habits based on
experience.

Answer 31

Emotional responses

Question 32

e.g. Lifting of eyebrows when
stunned, the gnarling of teeth when
furious, and sneer when enrage

Answer 32

PRINCIPLE OF
FUNCTIONAL HABITS

Question 33

The purpose of emotional responses is
for communication clarity. It is the
opposite of serviceable habits.

Answer 33

PRINCIPLE OF
ANTAGONISTIC-THESIS

Question 34

e.g. Gaping mouth shows wonder or
lack of understanding and the
shrugging of shoulders indicates
passive expressions

Answer 34

PRINCIPLE OF
ANTAGONISTIC-THESIS

Question 35

The nervous system needs to
discharge excess energy.

Answer 35

PRINCIPLE OF INVOLVEMENT
OF THE ENTHUSED NERVOUS
SYSTEM

Question 36

e.g. The amusement is a quasiconvulsive motion that explodes an
overflow of nervous energy that was
induced by either
physical/psychological tension

Answer 36

PRINCIPLE OF INVOLVEMENT
OF THE ENTHUSED NERVOUS
SYSTEM

Question 37

EXCESS OF THESE FEELINGS CAN
CLOUD OUR MINDS from being able
to decide properly, particularly if
under extreme happiness, sadness,
or fear.

t or f?

Answer 37

t

Question 38

REQUIREMENT OF
MORALITY

Answer 38

reason and impartiality

Question 39

The capacity to see the interconnectedness
of things and the logic behind the processes
involved.

Answer 39

reason

Question 40

one looks for the
causes and effects of actions and provides
supports for a hypothesis.

Answer 40

reason

Question 41

The principle of detaching oneself from any
form of bias and prejudice in order to come
up with an objective criterion that is free
from unfair and unequal treatment of one
type of person to another.

Answer 41

impartiality

Question 42

SHOULD WE
COMPLETELY REFRAIN
FROM LISTENING TO
OUR FEELINGS?

Answer 42

The answer is NO.
We should LEARN HOW TO BALANCE
OUR FEELINGS AND RATIONAL MIND.
Our feelings let us get in touch with
our humanity.

Question 43

make us see things clearer as it
pushes us to be objective and detach
ourselves from our selfish desires

Answer 43

REASON and IMPARTIALITY