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Foundations of Ethics
Foundations of Ethics
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What is the primary aim of ethics as discussed in the text?
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Defining ways to achieve and live a good life
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How is ethics characterized in relation to philosophy and science?
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Ethics is both a practical and normative science and a branch of philosophy
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What is the etymological source of the word Ethics and its meaning?
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From Greek ethos meaning customs, usage, or character
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What does the text say ethics studies in relation to human acts?
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Voluntary human conduct
5
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What shift occurs from the primitive to civilization period regarding universality?
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People move beyond small communities and encounter universality across borders
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What is one consequence of barter trade mentioned in the text?
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It prompts comparison of customs, beliefs, and practices between cultures
7
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What question style is used in the text to probe existential inquiry?
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Open-ended existential questions about self, origin, purpose, and living well
8
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According to the text, what marks the beginning of philosophy’s flourishing?
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Transition from asking about causes to asking what makes a human
9
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What does freedom serve as the foundation for in the chapter’s objectives?
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Morality
10
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What role does reason play in ethics, as stated in the text?
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Ethics is based on reason; moral theories and decisions must have reason as their basis
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How is ethics differentiated from religion or theology in the text?
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Philosophy accepts truth based on reason; morality can be pursued without belief in God
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What does the image progression suggest about time and space in civilization’s implications?
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Civilization leads to thinking in a spatiotemporal dimension and seeking causes and effects
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What kind of science is ethics described as in terms of its practical application to daily life?
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Indispensable practical science of human action
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What is ethics as a practical and normative science?
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A set of rules guiding good/bad human actions through reason and societal norms
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What are the three general areas philosophers divide ethical theories into?
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Metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics
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What does metaethics study?
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The nature and origins of moral judgments and principles
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What does normative ethics seek to establish?
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Moral standards regulating right and wrong conduct
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What issues does applied ethics examine?
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Specific controversial issues (e.g., abortion, animal rights, environment)
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How is freedom defined in the text regarding moral action?
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A conscious, voluntary act determined by the will, not coerced
20
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What constitutes internal freedom according to the document?
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Freedom to decide and choose between actions; self-mastery
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What is the relationship between freedom and truth in moral decision-making?
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Freedom depends on truth; truth enables informed choices
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What roles does reason play in ethics according to the text?
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Ethics is based on reason as the basis for moral decisions
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What is internal freedom or free will as described in the text?
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Freedom to decide and choose means, not external freedom to act.
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What does freedom depend on according to the passage?
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Truth and knowledge; ignorance hinders the capacity to choose.
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What makes a free act according to the text?
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A voluntary act guided by intellect and will.
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How is responsibility related to freedom in the document?
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You are responsible for voluntary acts; freedom enables responsibility.
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What question does the text pose about personal freedom at the end?
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Do you consider yourself “free”?
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How has the concept of goodness changed over time according to the text?
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From moral norms to pleasure-based judgments due to technological advances.
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What is the central idea of the Image Description labeled 'Hedonism'?
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A circle labeled Hedonism surrounded by people and objects, implying pleasure focus.
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According to the text, what underpins morality and human acts?
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Freedom as the foundation of morality.