WorksheetsMetaethics - Philosophy A Level Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the main debate in metaethics about?
The validity of historical events
The nature of scientific facts
The existence of God
Whether mind-independent moral properties exist
What does moral realism assert?
Moral properties are mind-dependent
Moral properties are subjective
Moral properties do not exist
Moral properties are mind-independent and objective
Which theory claims that moral judgements express cognitive mental states?
Non-cognitivism
Emotivism
Cognitivism
Prescriptivism
What is the main claim of ethical naturalism?
Moral properties are supernatural
Moral properties are non-natural properties
Moral properties do not exist
Moral properties are natural properties
According to utilitarianism, what is 'good' reduced to?
Wealth
Pain
Pleasure
Power
What is the naturalistic fallacy?
Equating goodness with a historical property
Equating goodness with a supernatural property
Equating goodness with a natural property
Equating goodness with a fictional property
What does error theory claim about moral judgements?
They are subjective opinions
They are always true
They are cognitive statements but false
They are non-cognitive statements
What is emotivism's view on moral judgements?
They express feelings of approval or disapproval
They express cognitive beliefs
They are logical deductions
They are factual statements
What does prescriptivism say about moral judgements?
They are factual statements
They are always false
They express non-cognitive instructions
They express cognitive beliefs
What is the main point of moral judgements according to R.M. Hare?
To guide conduct
To express emotions
To prove scientific facts
To describe reality
What is Mackie's argument from relativity?
Moral beliefs are universally accepted
Moral beliefs are scientifically proven
Moral beliefs are consistent across cultures
Moral beliefs vary between cultures
What does the argument from queerness suggest?
Moral properties are universally accepted
Moral properties are scientifically verifiable
Moral properties are strange and unlike anything else
Moral properties are ordinary and common
What is a possible response to the charge of moral nihilism?
Moral values are scientifically proven
Moral values are expressions of feelings
Moral values are objective truths
Moral values are universally accepted
What does Hume's is/ought problem highlight?
The similarity between factual and value judgements
The gap between factual and value judgements
The empirical verification of moral statements
The logical deduction of moral statements
What does non-cognitivism claim about moral statements?
They are always scientifically verifiable
They are historical claims
They are true or false
They express emotions or prescriptions, not facts
According to non-cognitivists, what is the function of moral language?
To state historical events
To report scientific findings
To express or prescribe attitudes
To describe objective facts
What does the open question argument challenge?
The objectivity of science
The reduction of moral terms to natural properties
The existence of supernatural entities
The validity of historical claims
Which philosopher is most associated with the argument from queerness in metaethics?
G.E. Moore
J.L. Mackie
David Hume
R.M. Hare
What does the open question argument aim to show about moral terms?
They are meaningless
They can be defined by natural properties
They are always subjective
They cannot be simply reduced to natural properties
According to prescriptivism, what is the main function of moral language?
To describe scientific facts
To prescribe actions or guide behavior
To state objective facts
To express historical truths
Which philosopher is known for introducing the term 'naturalistic fallacy' in metaethics?
J.L. Mackie
G.E. Moore
David Hume
R.M. Hare
According to emotivism, what is the primary function of moral language?
To report historical events
To prescribe actions
To express approval or disapproval
To describe objective facts
