Meta-Ethics Quiz

What does meta-ethics primarily examine?

• The application of ethical theories

• The historical development of ethical thought

• The rightness or wrongness of actions

• The nature, meaning, and foundation of moral principles

Which meta-ethical foundation is associated with Utilitarianism?

• Ethical Non-Naturalism

• Consequentialism and Moral Realism

• Theological Non-Naturalism

• Ethical Non-Cognitivism

What is the main focus of Utilitarianism?

• Expressing emotional attitudes

• Consequences of actions for the greatest happiness

• Intuition-based moral truths

• Following divine commands

Which philosophers are associated with Intuitionism?

• R.M. Hare and J.L. Mackie

• A.J. Ayer and C.L. Stevenson

• Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill

• G.E. Moore and W.D. Ross

What does Intuitionism claim about moral truths?

• They are based on empirical observation

• They are self-evident and grasped through intuition

• They are commands from a divine being

• They are expressions of emotional attitudes

What dilemma does Divine Command Theory raise?

• The Prisoner's dilemma

• The Paradox of Hedonism

• The Trolley problem

• The Euthyphro dilemma

What does Emotivism argue about moral statements?

• They express truths and can be true or false

• They are universal prescriptions

• They are commands from a divine being

• They express emotional attitudes

Which meta-ethical foundation is associated with Emotivism?

• Ethical Intuitionism

• Moral Realism

• Ethical Non-Cognitivism and Moral Anti-Realism

• Theological Non-Naturalism

What is the main function of moral statements according to Prescriptivism?

• To express emotional attitudes

• To describe natural properties

• To serve as universal prescriptions

• To follow divine commands

Who is associated with the development of Prescriptivism?

• R.M. Hare

• G.E. Moore

• A.J. Ayer

• W.D. Ross