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Ethics 8th Edition by Barbara MacKinnon,Andrew Fiala
Edition 8ISBN: 978-1285196756Ethics 8th Edition by Barbara MacKinnon,Andrew Fiala
Edition 8ISBN: 978-1285196756 Exercise 1
Determine whether the following statements about the nature of ethics are true or false. Explain your answers.
a. Ethics is the study of why people act in certain ways.
b. The solution to moral conflicts and ethical disputes is to accurately describe the way the world actually is.
c. The statement "Most people believe that cheating is wrong" is an ethical evaluation of cheating.
a. Ethics is the study of why people act in certain ways.
b. The solution to moral conflicts and ethical disputes is to accurately describe the way the world actually is.
c. The statement "Most people believe that cheating is wrong" is an ethical evaluation of cheating.
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(a)Ethics is not the study of why people act in certain ways but it is the study of the values and beliefs of the society or an individual that help to differentiate good and bad. Hence, the statement is false.
(b)In a way, ethics can describe the way the world actually is by indicating what is believed to be good and what is believed to be wrong based on today's society. Hence, the statement is true.
(c)The statement is an ethical evaluation of cheating because it indicates that based on the society's values and beliefs, cheating is a bad thing to do. Hence, the statement is true.
(b)In a way, ethics can describe the way the world actually is by indicating what is believed to be good and what is believed to be wrong based on today's society. Hence, the statement is true.
(c)The statement is an ethical evaluation of cheating because it indicates that based on the society's values and beliefs, cheating is a bad thing to do. Hence, the statement is true.
Ethics 8th Edition by Barbara MacKinnon,Andrew Fiala
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