Philosophy 1330 - Ethics » Fall 2022 » Week 1 Quiz What is morality

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Question #1
According to Socrates (and many more philosophers), morality is basically about what?
A.   how to know what is right
B.   how we ought to live
C.   utterly destroying your opponents at arguments
D.   what is true and good
Question #2
Who is the author of the textbook?
A.   Socrates
B.   Jeff Porter
C.   James Rachels
D.   Manuel Velasquez
Question #3
What is the best way to get a hold of the professor if you have a short question that requires a short answer?
A.   Emailing the area coordinator and asking him to put you in contact with the instructor
B.   Emailing him and waiting up to 48 hours for a response.
C.   Texting his Google Voice number.
D.   Calling him unannounced.
Question #4
The three branches of philosophy are ______ , ______ , and ______.
A.   Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Ethics
Question #5
The _______ of morality refers to the core beliefs that every moral theory should accept, at least as a starting point.
A.   initial response
B.   initial impression
C.   minimum conception
D.   minimum visualization
Question #6
What kind of argument is this? "If we can help other people without harming anyone else in the process then we really ought to do just that. For instance, transplanting Baby Theresa's organs would benefit other children without harming her. So, we should transplant the organs."
A.   The Cosmological Argument
B.   Benefits Argument
C.   Argument from first principles
D.   Natural Law

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