Ethics: Moral Dilemmas and Determinants

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What type of moral dilemma occurs when a person is obligated to perform multiple actions, but cannot do them all?

  • Prohibition dilemma
  • Multi-person dilemma
  • Single agent dilemma (correct)
  • Right vs right dilemma

Which type of moral dilemma arises from world events and situations caused by other agents?

  • Obligation dilemma
  • Self-imposed moral dilemma
  • Epistemic moral dilemma
  • World-imposed dilemma (correct)

What type of moral dilemma involves a conflict between two or more moral requirements, where the moral agent is unsure which option is morally right?

  • Obligation dilemma
  • Epistemic moral dilemma (correct)
  • Prohibition dilemma
  • Right vs right dilemma

In which type of moral dilemma does the moral agent face a choice between two or more right courses of action?

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Which type of moral dilemma involves a situation where more than one action is morally obligatory for the moral agent?

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What type of moral dilemma is caused by the moral agent's own actions?

<p>Self-imposed moral dilemma (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of moral dilemma do several people need to come up with the best alternative for the moral issue they face?

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What type of moral dilemma involves a situation where given options are morally unacceptable?

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In a moral dilemma, what does 'right vs right' refer to?

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What is the term for a moral dilemma that arises from the moral agent's own actions?

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