W1 Q1 - Intro to Ethics and Argument

Question 1

The question “Do the ends justify the means falls under what area?

Answer 1

Normative Ethics

Question 2

In philosophy, an argument is…

Answer 2

A chain of reasoning consisting of a set of reasons that supports some conclusion.

Question 3

The conclusion of a sound argument will…

Answer 3

Always be true

Question 4

A moral agent is…

Answer 4

Anyone who is capable of controlling his or her behavior through moral reasoning.

Question 5

Moral theorizing essentially involves…

Answer 5

Trying to come up with moral principles that apply to many different cases.

Question 6

Legality is not a central claim of morality, what is?

Answer 6

Blame, justice, protecting people’s well-being, etc.

Question 7

The desire for a single general moral code is what?

Answer 7

A desire for “unification”

Question 8

What do the principles of law, etiquette, self-interest, tradition, and morality all have in common?

Answer 8

They all represent a set of standards for how we ought to behave.

Question 9

Can moral actions be impolite and/or illegal?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What are reasons for moral skepticism?

Answer 10

• The belief that science is the only way to discover truth
• The existence of moral disagreement
• The view that all moral rule have exemptions
• There can only be universal morality if God exists
• Then forcing your views would be okay, but its not

Question 11

Can you have a sound argument with a false premise?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

The claim that morality is a human invention and therefore not objective is a claim about what?

Answer 12

Metaethics

Question 13

What is conventional morality?

Answer 13

The set of traditional principles that are widely shared within a culture or society.

Question 14

What area of moral philosophy deals with questions about what our moral obligations are?

Answer 14

Normative Ethics

Question 15

Value Theory regard what?

Answer 15

What it is takes to live “the good life.”