Pen-Philosophy Ethics Quiz

What is the traditional goal of ethicists?

• To seek material wealth

• To seek the good through the aid of reason

• To seek pleasure and happiness

• To seek power and influence

What is the difference between ethics and morality?

• Ethics is prescriptive, while morality is descriptive

• Ethics is descriptive, while morality is prescriptive

• Ethics is concerned with the greater good, while morality is concerned with individual actions

• Ethics is concerned with individual actions, while morality is concerned with the greater good

What is the primary focus of normative ethics?

• To resolve conflicting moral problems

• To understand the origin of moral facts

• To understand the nature and dynamics of ethical principles

• To develop guidelines or theories that tell us how we ought to behave

What is the main concern of meta ethics?

• To understand the nature and origin of moral facts

• To develop guidelines for ethical behavior

• To understand the greater good

• To resolve conflicting moral problems

What is the purpose of applied ethics?

• To develop guidelines for ethical behavior

• To understand the nature and origin of moral facts

• To decide which ethical or moral actions are appropriate in a given situation

• To resolve conflicting moral problems

What is the field of business ethics concerned with?

• Principles and guidelines that regulate corporate welfare within societies

• Issues relating to health and welfare

• Ethical behavior in the corporate world

• Ethical behavior in the environmental sector

What is the main concern of biomedical ethics?

• Principles and guidelines that regulate corporate welfare within societies

• Ethical behavior in the environmental sector

• Ethical behavior in the corporate world

• Issues relating to health and welfare

What is the main concern of environmental ethics?

• The responsibility we have toward people in our environment

• Ethical behavior in the corporate world

• Principles and guidelines that regulate corporate welfare within societies

• Ethical behavior in the environmental sector

What is the difference between normative ethics and meta ethics?

• Normative ethics is concerned with the greater good, while meta ethics is concerned with individual actions

• Normative ethics is descriptive, while meta ethics is prescriptive

• Normative ethics is prescriptive, while meta ethics is descriptive

• Normative ethics is concerned with individual actions, while meta ethics is concerned with the greater good

What is the difference between ethics and morality?

• Ethics is the science of morals, while morality is the practice of ethics

• Ethics is the practice of morals, while morality is the science of ethics

• Ethics is concerned with the greater good, while morality is concerned with individual actions

• Ethics is concerned with individual actions, while morality is concerned with the greater good