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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Ethical Values
Overview of Ethics

True False Quiz



1

According to the account presented by Glaucon in the story of the Ring of Gyges, only a fool would be just if he had the power to get away with being unjust.
A)True
B)False
2

According to Kantian ethics, we have absolute moral duties that are determined by reason and that are not affected by the consequences.
A)True
B)False
3

Feminist ethics is particularly known for emphasizing the importance of analytical reason over compassion and abstract principles over particular relationships.
A)True
B)False
4

Subjectivists and conventionalists in ethics agree that moral principles are relative to human opinion, but they disagree over whether this is individual opinion or societal opinion.
A)True
B)False
5

Universal ethical egoists, utilitarians, and Kantians all reject ethical relativism.
A)True
B)False








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