Morality A Unit 3 Review

The philosophy that every situation is independent and morality or immorality is decided by the circumstances only

• Utilitarianism

• Situational Ethics

• Proportionalism

• Consequentialism

A good action with a good intention that has a secondary but unintended evil occurs

The situation in which/why an action is done...

The motive or reason why I choose an action...

Christian teaching says that one may judge another person’s actions as moral or immoral but can not judge if a person is going to heaven or hell

• False

• True

The philosophy where the end result determines whether or not the act was moral or immoral

• Utilitarianism

• Situational Ethics

• Proportionalism

• Consequentialism

Double effect requires that the object/action must be good, but that the intention may be good or bad

• True

• False

Double effect allows for one to do evil in order to achieve a good

• True

• False

Which component of a moral choice must be examined first when making a moral decision?

• Intention

• Action/Object

• Result

• Circumstances

The philosophy that nothing can be known for certain.  There are no absolute truths and everything is subjective