Question 1

A moral code is the same thing as a moral theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Consequentialist moral theories say that the rightness of an action depends on the amount of good that it produces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One criterion of adequacy for moral theories is:

Accepted Answer

A)  consistency with considered moral judgments 
B)  consistency with other moral theories 
C)  consistency with social norms 
D)  consistency with legal norms 
A)  consistency with considered moral judgments 
B)  consistency with other moral theories 
C)  consistency with social norms 
D)  consistency with legal norms

Question 4

Theories of obligation are concerned with the rightness and wrongness of actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A fact of our moral experience is that occasionally we have moral disagreements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A moral code is the same thing as a moral theory.

Consequentialist moral theories say that the rightness of an action depends on the amount of good that it produces.

One criterion of adequacy for moral theories is:

Theories of obligation are concerned with the rightness and wrongness of actions.

A fact of our moral experience is that occasionally we have moral disagreements.

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person

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Exam 4: The Power of Moral Theories

A moral code is the same thing as a moral theory.

Consequentialist moral theories say that the rightness of an action depends on the amount of good that it produces.

One criterion of adequacy for moral theories is:

Theories of obligation are concerned with the rightness and wrongness of actions.

A fact of our moral experience is that occasionally we have moral disagreements.

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person

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