Question 1

What is the difference between a moral and a nonmoral premise?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the difference between a moral...

Question 2

Our moral experience involves

Accepted Answer

A)  never having true moral disagreements. 
B)  not thinking about moral issues. 
C)  making moral judgments and having moral disagreements. 
D)  always acting morally.

Question 3

According to Kantian ethics, actions are right only if they are consistent with

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A)  God's commands. 
B)  self-interest. 
C)  universal happiness. 
D)  universal moral rules.

Question 4

According to Kant, there is no such thing as an exceptionless moral duty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Kant, all moral duties can be inferred from one moral principle called the

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A)  principle of utility. 
B)  categorical imperative. 
C)  principle of benevolence. 
D)  principle of autonomy.

Question 6

Everyone has a moral theory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Critics of the divine command theory argue that if actions are morally right only because God says so, then morality is

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A)  relative. 
B)  unworkable. 
C)  arbitrary. 
D)  inconsistent.

Question 8

In a moral argument, we can infer what should be or ought to be (in the conclusion) from statements about what is.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A moral _______ asserts that an action is right or wrong or that something, such as a person or motive, is good or bad.

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A)  theory 
B)  statement 
C)  principle 
D)  premise

Question 10

A moral _______ attempts to explain what makes an action right or what makes a person or motive good.

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A)  theory 
B)  statement 
C)  principle 
D)  premise

Exam 12: Critical Thinking in Morality and the Law

What is the difference between a moral and a nonmoral premise?

Our moral experience involves

According to Kantian ethics, actions are right only if they are consistent with

According to Kant, there is no such thing as an exceptionless moral duty.

According to Kant, all moral duties can be inferred from one moral principle called the

Everyone has a moral theory.

Critics of the divine command theory argue that if actions are morally right only because God says so, then morality is

In a moral argument, we can infer what should be or ought to be (in the conclusion) from statements about what is.

A moral _______ asserts that an action is right or wrong or that something, such as a person or motive, is good or bad.

A moral _______ attempts to explain what makes an action right or what makes a person or motive good.