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Applied Ethics
Cumulative Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three main branches of Philosophy? | Epistemology, metaphysics , and ethics |
| Which branch of Philosophy focuses on the nature of reality and existence? | Metaphysics |
| Epistemology is the study of? | Knowledge and belief |
| Ethics is concerned with? | Right and Wrong human behavior |
| Which of the following is a metaphysical question? | What is the nature of time and space? |
| "Do humans have free will?" is a question of? | Metaphysics |
| Which is NOT a metaphysical question? | What is Knowledge? |
| A central question of epistemology is? | What can we know, and how do we know it? |
| Which of the following is an epistemological question? | What counts as justified belief? |
| "Can we knowledge be certain?" belongs to which branch? | Epistemology |
| Which of the following is an ethical question? | What is morally right action? |
| The question "What does it mean to live a good life?' belongs to: | Ethnics |
| "Should lying ever to be allowed?" is a question of | Ethnics |
| According to Socrates, "The unexamined life is not worth living because: | Self-reflection is necessary for wisdom and virtue |
| In Plato's Apology, Socrates argues that living an examined life means? | Constantly questioning beliefs, values, and assumptions |
| Why did Socrates refuse to stop examining life even when threatened with death? | He thought the gods commanded it and it was morally right |
| Glaucoma defines justice as? | A compromise between doing injustice and suffering injustice |
| For Glaucoma, justice arises because? | People fear suffering injustice more than they desire to do it |
| A person with a tyrannical soul lives? | In constant inner conflict and slavery to desires |
| Cultural- relativism is best defines as the view that? | Moral right and wrong are determined by the norms of each culture |
| What best summarizes the argument for cultural relativism? | Because cultures disagree about moral rules, there is no universal moral truth |
| The cultural relativist argues that moral judgements? | Depends entirely on the moral code of a given society |
| A key premise in the argument for cultural relativism is? | Cultural disagreements proves truth in relative. |
| Normative ethics is best defined as the branch of ethics that? | Establishes principles about how people ought act |
| Which questions belongs to normative ethics? | "What actions are morally right or wrong?" |
| The central principles of utilitarianism is? | Maximize overall happiness and minimize suffering |
| The "Argument of Happiness" claims that? | Human beings naturally desire happiness, which makes it morally valuable |
| According to the happiness principle, pain is? | Something morality should aim to minimize |
| The argument that happiness is the only intrinsic good is central to which ethical theory? | Utilitarianism |
| Kantian ethics is primarily a form of? | Deontology |
| According to Kant, the morality of an action depends on? | The agents's intention and sense of duty |
| The categorical imperative is best described as? | A universal moral law binding on all rational beings |
| For Kant, treating people as "ends in themselves" means? | Recognizing their inherent dignity and rationality |
| Kant believes an action has moral worth only if? | It is performed from duty, not inclination |
| The only thing good without qualification is? | A good will |
| Kant claims the good will is valuable because? | It expressed autonomy and rational moral choice |
| Virtue ethics focuses primarily on? | The character and moral virtue of the person |
| Virtue ethics emphasizes? | Who we ought to be |
| Aristotle's "Doctrine of the mean" states that virtue is? | A mean between excess and deficiency |
| Which ethical theory focuses on " who you are" rather than "what you do"? | Virtue ethics |
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Keashona