INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE
BE ABLE TO:
DEFINE:
valid argument
sound argument
Objectivism
Individual ethical relativism
Cultural ethical relativism
Absolutism
DO THE FOLLOWING:
Identify examples of normative and descriptive claims
Tell what kind of judgments ethics makes
Know the diversity of moral views argument for cultural ethical relativism
Explain one problem with cultural ethical relativism (be sure to tell WHY it is a problem for the theory)
Know the economic theory argument for ethical egoism
What W.D. Falk says about learning morality
What Glaucon argues about morality in Plato's Republic
Explain the argument from psychological egoism to ethical egoism as discussed in class. Do you think that psychological egoism provides good evidence for ethical egoism being the right moral theory? Why or why not? Do you think people are incapable of acting except in their own self interest? Why or why not? (This essay must be written in paragraph form using complete sentences for full credit)