What is Ethics?

What is the goal of Descriptive Ethics?

• To describe what and how a person or group thinks about right and wrong

• To figure out what is morally permissible or impermissible

• To understand the nature of Ethics

• To evaluate the Other's positions

Which approach is primarily concerned with thinking about Ethics itself?

• Natural Law Theory

• Normative Ethics

• Metaethics

• Utilitarianism

What is the main focus of Normative Ethics?

• Describing what and how a person or group thinks about right and wrong

• Thinking about Ethics itself

• Determining what is right and wrong

• Understanding the nature of value

Why is the law not considered a reliable guide to determining the right thing to do in ethical problems?

• It is based on gut feelings and conscience

• It may not cover the hard case in question

• It is always consistent with ethical evaluations

• It is a reliable guide to right and wrong

What is the better approach to ethical hard cases than conducting an opinion poll or going with 'gut feelings'?

• Thinking about them and considering the reasons for and against certain ethical evaluations

• Consulting the law for guidance

• Relying on popular opinion to determine the right thing to do

• Following gut feelings or the dictates of conscience

What is the first step in reasoning well about ethics?

• Thinking about ethics as a subject we can reason about

• Relying on gut feelings or dictates of conscience

• Being passionately emotional and intractable

• Having considerable experience in ethical disagreements

What is the primary focus of Metaethics?

• Determining what is morally permissible or impermissible

• Thinking about Ethics itself

• Describing what and how a person or group thinks about right and wrong

• Understanding the nature of value

What is the main goal of Normative Ethics?

• To determine what is right and wrong

• To figure out what is morally permissible or impermissible

• To understand the nature of value

• To describe what and how a person or group thinks about right and wrong