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?

Obligation dilemma Signup and view all the answers

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

Self-imposed moral dilemma 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?

Multi-person dilemma Signup and view all the answers

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

Prohibition dilemma Signup and view all the answers

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

Choosing between two morally right options Signup and view all the answers

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

Self-imposed moral dilemma Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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