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Terms in this set (25)
"You should not lie to your best friend" is an example of:
a normative claim
Normative Ethics is the division of ethics that proposes theories for how we ought to act.
True
"One should not steal from the university bookstore" is an example of:
a normative claim
An argument, according to the philosophical use of the word, can be defined as an emotional disagreement.
False
Animal Rights is a topic covered in metaethics.
False
"Most Democrats think that we ought to have universal healthcare" is an example of:
a descriptive claim
The distinction between a descriptive claim and a normative claim is the same thing as the distinction between a fact and an opinion.
False
Global Poverty is a topic covered in normative ethics.
False
The following would be a question covered by Metaethics:
Can moral statements be true or false?
Euthanasia is a topic covered in applied ethics
True
Applied Ethics is the division of ethics that focuses on particular scenarios or controversial ethical issues that we face in specific areas of our lives.
True
The theoretical aim of a moral theory is to discover the underlying features of actions that make them right or wrong, good or bad.
True
In order to evaluate an argument, we need to consider two things: the argument's structure, and the truth of the premises.
True
Another way to refer to actions that are morally obligatory is by saying that they are:
morally required
Another way to refer to actions that are morally optional is by saying they are:
morally permissible