Ethics
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Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental principles and theories of ethics, examining questions of morality, justice, and human values. Students will engage with major ethical frameworks such as utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, and relativism while analyzing real-world cases and dilemmas across diverse fields, including technology, medicine, business, and personal decision-making. Through readings, discussions, and critical reflection, learners will develop the analytical skills necessary to evaluate ethical arguments and cultivate a reasoned approach to addressing contemporary moral issues.
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The Philosophical Journey An Interactive Approach 6th Edition by William Lawhead
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Chapter 1: Introduction To The Philosophical Journey
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Q1) The Sophists were disciples of Socrates who were dedicated to spreading his teachings.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A valid argument with all true premises is called
A) a strong argument.
B) a cogent argument.
C) an inductive argument.
D) a sound argument.
Answer: D
Q3) The term "philosophy" literally means
A) the search for knowledge.
B) the love of wisdom.
C) deep questions.
D) the search for meaning.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Search for Ultimate Reality
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Q1) Descartes's position on the mind-body issue is a form of metaphysical dualism.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) According to your text,the principle of Ockham's razor lends support to the dualist.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) The libertarian would agree with the compatibilist on the definition of "free actions."
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) All determinists believe that everything that happens in the world is the result of a benevolent,purposeful plan.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 3: The Search For Knowledge
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Q1) When Nietzsche says that "God is dead," he means that
A) his personal faith had died.
B) in the act of creation,the living God became one with the world.
C) the notion of "God" is no longer relevant to our culture.
D) people have turned away from the true God.
Answer: C
Q2) According to the rationalist,logical truths,mathematical truths,and metaphysical truths are all examples of which kind of knowledge?
A) empirical knowledge
B) a posteriori knowledge
C) a priori knowledge
D) truths that do not tell us anything about the world.
Answer: C
Q3) According to Locke,the idea of an apple is a complex idea.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Search for God
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Q1) There are both atheists and theists who are evidentialists.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All versions of the cosmological argument contain the claim that the universe is not self-explanatory.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Anselm's argument may be viewed as a reductio ad absurdum argument because A) he begins with a premise that is the opposite of what he wants to prove and shows that it leads to a contradiction.
B) contemporary philosophers consider his premises to be absurd.
C) it reduces all the traditional properties of God to the one property of perfection.
D) it reduces belief in God to an absurd leap of faith.
Q4) Another name for the teleological argument is the argument from design.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ontological argument is an example of an a priori argument.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: The Search for Ethical Values
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Q1) What are the two versions of Kant's categorical imperative discussed in your text? How does a categorical imperative differ from a hypothetical imperative? Give some examples of how Kant would show that the categorical imperative provides ethical guidance in concrete circumstances.
Q2) The second version of the categorical imperative says A) treat people as an end and never as a means only.
B) decide if the consequences of your action would make people happy.
C) ask yourself if you would want everyone to follow your example.
D) think about how you would feel if people knew what you did.
Q3) The task of normative ethics is to describe various cultures' moral beliefs. A)True B)False
Q4) John Ladd uses the term "the dependency thesis" to refer to the claim that A) morality is dependent on God's commands.
B) the morality of an action depends on its consequences.
C) morality is dependent on the subjective opinion of each individual.
D) morality is dependent on the moral beliefs and practices of a particular society.
Q5) What are some of the criticisms that could be made against ethical egoism?
Q6) What criticisms does virtue ethics make of utilitarianism and Kantian ethics?
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Chapter 6: The Search for the Just Society
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Q1) The social contract theory is opposed to the forming of governments.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which two authors quoted Augustine's principle that "an unjust law is no law at all"?
A) Plato and Mohandas Gandhi
B) John Rawls and Susan Moller Okin
C) Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
D) Thomas Aquinas and Martin Luther King,Jr.
Q3) John Rawls believed that those in society who had the most natural gifts should have the most advantages.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is capitalism and why was Marx so opposed to it? What does he think is the future of capitalism?
Q5) Classical liberalism was a theory that emphasized individual freedom.
A)True
B)False
Q6) According to Thomas Aquinas,what is the natural law and what role does it play in his theory of justice?
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Chapter 7: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life
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Q1) Hazel Barnes's view of the meaning of life was influenced by A) the ancient Stoics.
B) Schopenhauer.
C) Søren Kierkegaard.
D) Jean-Paul Sartre.
Q2) According to Søren Kierkegaard,philosophy should be objective and free of all subjectivity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to Kierkegaard,achieving self-knowledge is more like achieving mathematical knowledge than it is achieving physical fitness.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The mosaic metaphor was used to illustrate the view that there are many different meaningful patterns that can be composed within each individual's life.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain Kierkegaard's distinction between knowing the truth and being in the truth.
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