INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS TEST 3 STUDY GUIDE SPRING 2007

BE ABLE TO DO THE FOLLOWING Define: natural law theory theory of natural rights Virtue ethics Care ethics   Do the following: Tell what Aristotle thought that the function of humans was Tell what Thomas Aquinas thought the origin of natural law was Explain one problem for natural law theory Tell what (generally) people have a right to under natural law theory Tell what rights Jefferson wrote we have in the Declaration of Independence Tell Aristotle's general view about the nature of virtue Tell whether Aristotle thought we should make virtue a habit Tell what two extremes are on either side of courage Tell one advantage virtue ethics has over other (action based) ethical theories Tell what care ethics says about partiality and impartiality Explain one problem for virtue ethics (be sure to tell WHY it's a problem). Which of the major ethical theories we have studied (egoism, cultural relativism, utilitarianism, Kantianism, natural law theory) do you think is the best moral theory? Give two reasons why this theory is better than the others. (This essay must be written in paragraph form using complete sentences for full credit)