12 Questions
What is the main focus of meta-ethics?
Meaning and epistemological foundations of moral statements
Which ethical theory provides moral justification for the goodness or evilness of an action?
Natural law ethics
According to Stumpf and Fieser (2008), what was the chief concern in relating human behavior to the order of laws?
Maintaining world order
What does theological ethics rely on to determine morality?
Divine revelation
What does Stoic Philosophy emphasize about God's presence in the world?
To bring about order
What is the central belief of Judeo-Christian tradition regarding why man should be good?
Because man was created good by a good creator
What is the main concern of ethics?
Determining the morality of human action
According to Abel (1994), what does ethics (morality) focus on?
The kind of person one is
What tone do moral prescriptions usually hold?
Moralistic
What does normative ethics specifically deal with?
Establishing standards for behavior
In ethics, what does Latin term 'mores' mean?
Custom (singular)
What does the quote by Socrates 'Do the gods love an act because it is pious, or is it pious because the gods love it?' relate to?
The source of morality
Explore Socrates' ethical question: 'Do the gods love an act because it is pious, or is it pious because the gods love it?' Learn about the Greek and Latin origins of the term ethics and its significance in philosophy.
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