Ethical Theories in College-level Ethics Class
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What are the four major ethical theories or frameworks introduced in the text?

  • Egoism, relativism, emotivism, hedonism
  • Divine command theory, cultural relativism, ethical subjectivism, egoism
  • Consequentialism, deontological ethics, moral relativism, existentialism
  • Utilitarianism, natural law ethics, Kantian Deontology, virtue ethics (correct)
  • Why is studying the major ethical theories important according to the text?

  • They are limited by race, age, socioeconomic class, gender, culture, educational attainment, religious affiliation, or political association.
  • They offer definitive and final answers to moral questions.
  • They are irrelevant to the human condition of finitude.
  • They represent the best attempts of the best thinkers in history to provide answers to moral questions. (correct)
  • Who will have to ask questions about what the right thing to do is at some point in their lives?

  • All human beings regardless of various factors. (correct)
  • Only those with a college-level class in Ethics.
  • Only individuals from wider culture or religious affiliation.
  • Only those with high educational attainment.
  • What role does reason play in addressing moral questions according to the text?

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    What does the story of humanity appear to be according to the text?

    <p>The never ending search for what it means to be fully human in the face of moral choices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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