Year 9 Philosophy Quiz 3 Approaches to Ethics

In general, the 'outcome ethics' approach to decision-making focuses on:

• Your duty

• The means (way) you get to the result

• The end result

• The virtues you develop

Another way to refer to 'outcome ethics' is:

• Deontology

• Consequentialism

• Virtue ethics

• Philosophy

'Utilitarianism' seeks the:

• Customs of the culture or society

• Duty or law which must be upheld

• Means of developing good character

• Greatest happiness for the most people

A key question of 'relativism' is:

• What is my duty?

• Is the outcome acceptable to the group making the decision?

• What is the common good?

• What is the golden mean?

'Character ethics' focuses on:

• avoiding punishment

• following orders

• developing good habits

• getting the best outcome for the most people

To apply 'virtue ethics', you can find the:

• Laws of the country

• Customs of the community

• Common good

• Golden mean

'Ought ethics' is when decision-making is influenced by the belief that:

• certain rules (or principles) should always be used to guide behavior.

• you should develop good character

• there is no absolute right or wrong

• you should aim for the greatest happiness for the most people

Deontology is an ethical theory that focuses on:

• the acceptable action for the context

• duties and rules

• the common good

• the most virtuous action

The key difference between utilitarianism and relativism is:

• consideration of how many people are impacted

• the virtues which are prioritized

• which laws are considered

• the criteria for the 'best' result

The best subject in the world is:

• Not philosophy

• Philosophy

• Not philosophy

• Not philosophy