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)

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