PHI208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz 1

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 During the Las Vegas massacre, there were people at an outdoor concert who risked their lives to help total strangers. When interviewed later, their common