Basics
Ethics is about what you ____ do
should
These are the foundational elements of Virtue Ethics
What are values?
Deontology is primarily concerned with _____.
Rules/principles
In Utilitarianism, a decision is ethical when ___ outweighs ____.
suffering/the bad
True or False: All ethical theories are religious.
False
The 4 Sources of Christian Ethics are: Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and ___.
Experience
This philosopher was the founder of Virtue Ethics
Who is Aristotle?
This is what "deon" means in deontology
What is "duty?"
In Utilitarianism, what is "utility?"
Pleasure/goodness/the opposite of suffering
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
As a team, name one rule (besides the Golden Rule) you think should be universalized.
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What is the Golden Rule?
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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True or False: In Virtue Ethics, courage is always a virtue.
False
This is the century in which deontology was developed
What is the 19th century?
True or False: the father of Utilitarianism broke the law regularly
True
Name that theory: "the end justifies the means"
Utilitarianism
This is the most important leg of the Anglican Three-Legged Stool
What is Scripture?
What is "habitus?"
Habit, the process of practicing a virtue over and over again so it becomes second nature.
What is the categorical imperative?
A universal law, something that everyone should do all of the time.
This philosopher was the father of Utilitarianism
Who is John Stuart Mill?
Name that theory: "Being able to consistently read the correct response for each situation is vital."
Virtue Ethics
Explain the Trolley Problem.
1 track with 5 people on it, but a lever will make the trolley go down another track with 1 person on it. Do you pull the lever?
This is what it's called in Virtue Ethics when you find the balance between too much and not enough of a virtue
What is the Golden Mean?
This philosopher was the founder of Deontology
Who is Immanuel Kant?
This is what it's called when one person's utility/pleasure outweighs a lot of people's pain and suffering
What is a utility monster?
Name one passage of Scripture (besides the Golden Rule) you might turn to for help with an ethical decision
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