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Moral law suggests that actions considered ethical in one context are universally ethical.
Moral law suggests that actions considered ethical in one context are universally ethical.
False (B)
Actions performed without freedom can be morally evaluated as good or bad.
Actions performed without freedom can be morally evaluated as good or bad.
False (B)
How does the scope of moral law relate to human law?
How does the scope of moral law relate to human law?
- Moral law is broader than human law. (correct)
- Moral law is narrower than human law.
- Moral law and human law are unrelated.
- Moral law is equivalent to human law.
The capacity to act with psychological freedom requires a foundation of ______.
The capacity to act with psychological freedom requires a foundation of ______.
Responsibility is simply the ability to affect outcomes, irrespective of moral considerations.
Responsibility is simply the ability to affect outcomes, irrespective of moral considerations.
What role do moral norms play in evaluating actions?
What role do moral norms play in evaluating actions?
Morality is exclusively determined by either cultural or religious beliefs.
Morality is exclusively determined by either cultural or religious beliefs.
What does metaethics explore regarding moral facts?
What does metaethics explore regarding moral facts?
Morality is an acquired trait, not inherent to human nature.
Morality is an acquired trait, not inherent to human nature.
How are ethics and morality related?
How are ethics and morality related?
The essence of freedom is captured by the ______ to make choices.
The essence of freedom is captured by the ______ to make choices.
Individuals have the freedom to directly control their emotional responses.
Individuals have the freedom to directly control their emotional responses.
Which of the following is considered the most fundamental assumption in Ethics?
Which of the following is considered the most fundamental assumption in Ethics?
Conflicting moral viewpoints cannot possess equal moral validity.
Conflicting moral viewpoints cannot possess equal moral validity.
What does freedom enable individuals to do in the context of morality?
What does freedom enable individuals to do in the context of morality?
Moral accountability is variable among all individuals.
Moral accountability is variable among all individuals.
What is the relationship between legality and morality?
What is the relationship between legality and morality?
Cultural perceptions of goodness and badness are universally consistent across all societies.
Cultural perceptions of goodness and badness are universally consistent across all societies.
The degree of a person's knowledge is directly proportional to their level of ______.
The degree of a person's knowledge is directly proportional to their level of ______.
The power to do good is defined as freedom.
The power to do good is defined as freedom.
Flashcards
Moral Law Relativity
Moral Law Relativity
Moral law acknowledges that what is considered good in one context may be considered bad in another.
Freedom and Moral Actions
Freedom and Moral Actions
To perform a morally accountable action, one must have freedom of choice; actions done without freedom cannot be morally evaluated.
Scope of Moral Law
Scope of Moral Law
Moral law encompasses a broader range of principles and considerations than human law, addressing aspects of human behavior and intentions beyond the scope of legal statutes.
Knowledge and Freedom
Knowledge and Freedom
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Responsibility
Responsibility
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Moral Norms
Moral Norms
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Source of Morality
Source of Morality
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Metaethics Focus
Metaethics Focus
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Morality's Origin
Morality's Origin
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Ethics vs. Morality
Ethics vs. Morality
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Core of Freedom
Core of Freedom
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Limits of Freedom
Limits of Freedom
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Ethics' Foundation
Ethics' Foundation
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Moral Correctness
Moral Correctness
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Freedom's Role
Freedom's Role
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Moral Responsibility
Moral Responsibility
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Morality vs. Legality
Morality vs. Legality
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Cultural Relativism
Cultural Relativism
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Ethics' Influence
Ethics' Influence
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Morality vs. Legality
Morality vs. Legality
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Study Notes
Ethics Quiz
- Moral law does not admit that what is good in one place may be bad in another.
- One can never do anything good or bad without freedom.
- The scope of moral law is greater than that of human law.
- Knowledge is required to exercise psychological freedom.
- Responsibility isn't the power by which man does good.
- Moral norms are standards by which actions are determined to be either good or bad.
- Morality is not either cultural or religious.
- Metaethics covers the question concerning the objective existence of moral facts.
- Morality is built in human nature.
- Ethics isn't synonymous with morality.
- Freedom is essentially the power to make a choice.
- Freedom is not the power to choose your emotions.
- God exists is not the most basic assumption in Ethics.
- Opposite moral notions may not both be equally morally correct.
- Freedom allows man to be good or bad.
- All humans are not morally responsible.
- What is legal is not necessarily moral; what is moral ought to be made legal.
- Culture admits that what is good in one place may be bad in another.
- Ethics covers personal conduct and behavior as well.
- What is moral is not necessarily legal, and vice versa.
- The degree of the knowledge of a person determines the level of their accountability.
- Culture and human law are not universal norms of morality.
- One cannot escape from freedom.
- Objective morality necessitates the assumption "God exists."
- Morality attaches to man's actions due to his nature.
- Freedom presupposes knowledge as to its guide.
- Ethics does not cover certain actions of some animals as well.
- Human acts are either external or internal.
- Feelings and emotions don't make man either good or bad.
- Freedom is the power to do good.
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