PHI208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz 1

Question 1

“Meta” can be translated as all of the following concepts EXCEPT

against

Question 2

Late one night over coffee, Ali and James get into a meandering conversation about the meaning

and nature of love, whether anyone can ever truly love anyone else. What kind of judgments

would the issues raised in this conversation be BEST described as?

abstract

Question 3

Tim considers himself to be a moral skeptic. What, then, does Tim use to examine moral

assumptions?

critical reasoning

Question 4

Among the following choices, what is the best indication that a particular ethical theory is

strong?

It is consistent

Question 5

In Plato’s Republic, what service does Glaukon do for Socrates?

He forces Socrates to clarify his positions on integrity and justice.

Question 6

According to the textbook, how do each of us live out answers to Socrates’s essential question?

by making conscious, deliberate choices that reflect a view of what matters

Question 7

Regarding human rights, the United Nations challenges the concept of cultural relativism by

stating that

while there are many legitimate cultural variations, all people have certain basic human

rights that must be respected.

Question 8

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