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EXAM 1 - PHIL 2306 - Intro to ethics - Prof Kidd with verified solutions 2024
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EXAM 1 - PHIL 2306 -Intro to ethics - Prof
Kidd with verified
solutions 2024
Hobbes seven states of nature - answer 1) People
are similar in mental/physical ability
2) Humans shun death (we = dont wanna die)
3) Humans only have local affections (we're only
concerned with who we are and what we care
about)
4) humans are curious and anxious
5) moral judgments are made on a personal whim
(I want to do it right therefore its right)
6) practical rationality (we use practical info @
right time)
7) rights of nature (do whatever it takes in
situation/nature)
Universalism (objectivism) - answer -only one
universal moral standard no matter what anyone
else believes/practices
, -human rights are universal and should apply to
every human being.
Relativism - answer -pertaining to the belief that
moral behavior varies among individuals, groups,
and cultures
-can be different moral standards for varying
societies
-believes that human rights are culturally
dependent, and that no moral principles can be
made to apply to all cultures.
Subjectivism - answer - No absolute truth.
- Truth is relative to the belief of each individual.
- different moral standards for differing persons
- no promises that moral standards for any two
people are the exact same
Consequences of Relativism - answer -Cultural
Relativists argue that Universalism, in its attempt
to extend a Western ideal to the rest of the world,
is a form of cultural imperialism.
- can take lots of people to have rules be correct,
takes lots of time
Consequences of Universalism - answer -??????????
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