Moral relativists Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 01 – An Introduction to Business Ethics Multiple Choice 1. Principles are a. laws and regulations that guide behavior in the world of business. b. mores, values, and customs that guide behavior in general. c. specific and pervasive boundaries for behavior that are universal and absolute. d. the obligations businesses have to maximize their positive impact and minimize their negative impact. e. the mores, values, and customs that parents teach their children. ANSWER: c 2. Corpor...

LES305 KORETZ EXAM Set Questions With Correct Answers Contractarians and Justice - ANSWER : utting ethical standards in place by a social contract. Rational thinking people develop a set of rules for everyone Rights Theory - ANSWER : Everyone has a set of rights and it is the role of government to enforce those rights. Moral Relativists - ANSWER : Time-and-place ethics. Making ethical choices based on the circumstances. Plato and Aristotle - ANSWER : Develop virtues and de...

A Priori - correct answer Before the fact. A Posteriori - correct answer After the fact. Absolutism - correct answer Ethics theory that there is only one absolute right, and one absolute wrong; One standard. Relativism - correct answer Denies the existence of a single, universally applicable moral standard. As the name implies, ethical relativists believe insist that the correct morality is relative to one's society: each society has its own morality, and an action of one perso...

LES 305 Quiz 1 Questions with Correct Answers Moral Relativists - Answer-Time-and-place ethics; making ehtical choices based on the circumstances. Methods Avoiding Facing Ethical Dilemmas - Answer-Re-labeling (copuright infringement cs. peer-to-peer file sharing)and rationalizing. Front Page of the Newspaper Test - Answer-When contemplating a business action, one must ask whether they would be comfortable seeing the act on the front page of the newspaper to be viewed by friends, family, o...

Market Society 1.)why is Michael Sandel worried 2.)what is the extreme/individual form of moral relativism? 3.)what about this form of relativism makes it comfortably fit into a market society? 1.)Market values will enter the lives of people to the point where it could be morally wrong. everything can be be bought or sold. affect peoples relationships with each other. people can be bought(tattoo on head) 1.a.)market ECONOMY to market SOCIETY. when something can be bought and sold it ...

What is the funny phrase surrounding the making of excuses, especially as it relates to our environment? A. Snickers Defense B. Twinkie Defense C. Krispy Kreme Defense D. Oreo Defense correct answer: Twinkie Defense According to class discussion, the terms ethics and morality can be used interchangeably? A. True B. False correct answer: False Which category of moral actions states that acts are either mandated or prohibited? A. Morally permissable B. Moral supererogatory C. Mor...

Chapter 1 ETHICS AND THE EXAMINED LIFE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Not thinking too deeply or too systematically about ethical concerns a. isolates you from other people. c. ensures that no moral dilemmas arise. b. undermines your personal freedom. d. helps guide you to moral truth. 2. Which of the following is the overall point of the author’s discussion of “doing ethics”? a. Doing ethics is difficult, but not doing it is foolish. b. Doing ethics requires many years of careful study. c. Most peopl...

Chapter 1 Types of Marketing Management Orientations Product, Sales, Market, and Societal Marketing. Product Orientation focuses on what they can make best, instead of what the customers want. (what can we do) Sales Orientation focuses on what the company can sell. Market Orientation focuses on not only internal factors(production, sales) but on external factors (what the customer is looking for). societal marketing orientation keep society interest at hea...

PHIl 235-Final Questions & A Three advantages for veterinarians actively advocating for companion animal welfare: - ANSWER-1) Develop educational function of veterinarian role 2) Avoid moral stress 3) Overcome positivist, reductionist ideology The major reason Rollin gives for the necessity of having theory in addition to a set of principles: - ANSWER-To resolve conflicts between them 12. The utilitarian theory holds that an act is a moral action if it _____________________________. - ...

A Priori - correct answer Before the fact. A Posteriori - correct answer After the fact. Absolutism - correct answer Ethics theory that there is only one absolute right, and one absolute wrong; One standard. Relativism - correct answer Denies the existence of a single, universally applicable moral standard. As the name implies, ethical relativists believe insist that the correct morality is relative to one's society: each society has its own morality, and an action of one perso...