Ethics and Moral Philosophy Quiz

Ethics is a branch of philosophy that involves defining concepts of right and wrong behavior.

Ethics concerns matters of value and aesthetics.

The goal of ethics is to resolve questions of human morality by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.

<p>The three major areas of study within ethics are meta-ethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meta-ethics focuses on the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions, and how their truth values can be determined.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ethics and aesthetics both concern matters of value and are branches of philosophy called axiology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three fields related to moral philosophy are moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and value theory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meta-ethics focuses on the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions, and how their truth values (if any) can be determined.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Applied ethics concerns what a person is obligated (or permitted) to do in a specific situation or a particular domain of action.</p> Signup and view all the answers