Question 1

According to the author of the text, truth is relativistic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Exceptions to absolutes must

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A)  be carefully concealed.
B)  not exist.
C)  be fully justified.
D)  not be contemplated.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Who says that there are moral "near or almost absolutes" that form the basic principles of moral life?

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A)  Thiroux
B)  Hospers
C)  Kant
D)  StingE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Relativism is the belief that morality is relative to time, place, situation, people, culture, etc.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the author of the text, moral propositions are analytic propositions.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 6

The theory of emotivism states that

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A)  all emotions in morals are bad.
B)  emotions in morality must be balanced with reason.
C)  moral propositions only express feelings.
D)  we should get back in touch with our emotions.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

All anthropologists are cultural absolutists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One problem with relativism, according to the author of the text, is that it does not enable us to be critical.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The greatest problem in the absolutism/relativism debate is how to introduce

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A)  courage and honesty.
B)  freedom and liberty.
C)  stability and creativity.
D)  reason and evidence.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

An example of a moral proposition is

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A)  "I feel sick."
B)  "You should not treat people badly."
C)  "Nothing can be both A and not A."
D)  "Her hair is brown."E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Who claims that some empirical propositions are absolutely true or false?

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A)  Jacques Derrida
B)  Norman Malcolm
C)  Marquis de Sade
D)  Adolf HitlerE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

There is only one type of moral proposition.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A problem with absolutes is what to do when they conflict.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The problem of "getting an ought from an is" means

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A)  what you should do is determined by how you feel.
B)  what you ought to do is often very difficult.
C)  what people should do has no necessary connection to what they actually do.
D)  what people like to do is actually what they in fact do.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Because a view in one culture is different from another does not mean that either view is right or wrong.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

Relativists hold that morals are relative to

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A)  culture.
B)  individuals.
C)  situations.
D)  all of the above.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

Similar moral principles exist in all societies is a view supported by

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A)  relativists.
B)  absolutists.
C)  colonialists.
D)  deconstructionists.E) All of the above
F) B) and D) B

Question 18

Who stated the "naturalistic fallacy" in ethics?

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A)  John Hospers
B)  Aristotle
C)  G.E.Moore
D)  J.S.MillE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Emotivism is the view that moral statements have only noncognitive meaning.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A "near absolute" means almost moral but not quite.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Absolutism Versus Relativism

According to the author of the text, truth is relativistic.

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Exceptions to absolutes must

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Who says that there are moral "near or almost absolutes" that form the basic principles of moral life?

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Relativism is the belief that morality is relative to time, place, situation, people, culture, etc.

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According to the author of the text, moral propositions are analytic propositions.

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The theory of emotivism states that

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All anthropologists are cultural absolutists.

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One problem with relativism, according to the author of the text, is that it does not enable us to be critical.

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The greatest problem in the absolutism/relativism debate is how to introduce

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An example of a moral proposition is

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Who claims that some empirical propositions are absolutely true or false?

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There is only one type of moral proposition.

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A problem with absolutes is what to do when they conflict.

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The problem of "getting an ought from an is" means

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Because a view in one culture is different from another does not mean that either view is right or wrong.

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Relativists hold that morals are relative to

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Similar moral principles exist in all societies is a view supported by

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Who stated the "naturalistic fallacy" in ethics?

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Emotivism is the view that moral statements have only noncognitive meaning.

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