Ethics-LONGQUIZ#1

______________ is the ‘search for meaning’; ‘the search for the ultimate meaning of reality acquired through the light of reason’.

Identify the Three Major Fields in Philosophy:

• Ethics

• Metaphysics

• Epistemology

• Morality

• Values

One of the two approaches in Ethics assumes that God is the Supreme Lawgiver and that everything must conform to God's eternal plan of creation. What approach is being described here?

Descriptively, ______________ refers to certain codes of conduct put forward by a society or a group, or accepted by an individual for his/her own behavior.

One of the two approaches in Ethics assumes that only matter exists and man is responsible only to the State since there is no God who rules the universe. What approach is being described here?

Morality grounds its arguments on Reason; Ethics grounds its arguments on Tradition.

• True

• False

The Theistic Approach asserts the following: (Check all the applies)

• The Supreme Creator and Lawgiver is God

• Souls are immortal

• Man is accountable for all of his actions

• Promoting one's interest should be his only concern

• The only reality we have is matter

______________ is one of the Ancient Greeks concepts of love that is described as fondness and appreciation of others; friendship, loyalties to family, community, job, or discipline.

_____________ is the formal study of moral standards and conduct and is also often called ‘moral philosophy'.

Tradition is that which we inherit from our parents, from family, from communities which tell us ‘dos’ that are right, and ‘don’ts’ that are wrong.

• True

• False