What is the goal of Descriptive Ethics?
What is Ethics?

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Adriel Slaughter
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To describe what and how a person or group thinks about right and wrong
To figure out what is morally permissible or impermissible
To understand the nature of Ethics
To evaluate the Other's positions
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which approach is primarily concerned with thinking about Ethics itself?
Natural Law Theory
Normative Ethics
Metaethics
Utilitarianism
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main focus of Normative Ethics?
Describing what and how a person or group thinks about right and wrong
Thinking about Ethics itself
Determining what is right and wrong
Understanding the nature of value
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the law not considered a reliable guide to determining the right thing to do in ethical problems?
It is based on gut feelings and conscience
It may not cover the hard case in question
It is always consistent with ethical evaluations
It is a reliable guide to right and wrong
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the better approach to ethical hard cases than conducting an opinion poll or going with 'gut feelings'?
Thinking about them and considering the reasons for and against certain ethical evaluations
Consulting the law for guidance
Relying on popular opinion to determine the right thing to do
Following gut feelings or the dictates of conscience
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the first step in reasoning well about ethics?
Thinking about ethics as a subject we can reason about
Relying on gut feelings or dictates of conscience
Being passionately emotional and intractable
Having considerable experience in ethical disagreements
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary focus of Metaethics?
Determining what is morally permissible or impermissible
Thinking about Ethics itself
Describing what and how a person or group thinks about right and wrong
Understanding the nature of value
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main goal of Normative Ethics?
To determine what is right and wrong
To figure out what is morally permissible or impermissible
To understand the nature of value
To describe what and how a person or group thinks about right and wrong
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