Philosophical ethics

"I should try to speak truthfully." This claim is:

• prescriptive

• descriptive

"Being kind is a virtue." This is a

• prescriptive claim

• descriptive claim

• value claim

If something is required by the law, then we can be sure that it is something morality requires as well.

• True

• False

The following is a descriptive (non-normative) claim: "You should always clear all the snow and ice off your car before driving."

• True

• False

Commands such as "Don't lie" are readily turned into prescriptive moral claims.

• True

• False

"You should hold the door open for the person behind you." This is a

• a claim of etiquette

• prudential claim

• moral claim

"You should wash your hands regularly" is a

• claim of etiquette

• prudential claim

• value claim

Any moral claim

• must be true

• must be a truth claim

If a claim is universalizable, then it can be generalized.

• True

• False

Whereas descriptive claims say something about how the world is, normative claims refer to some standard.

• True

• False