Which of the following characteristics distinguishes moral standards from other sorts of standards?
a. moral standards are purely optional
b. moral standards take priority over other standards, including self-interest
c. moral standards cannot be justified by reasons
d. moral standards must be set or validated by some authoritative body
ANSWER: b
You might also like to view...
On the basis of the traditional square of opposition, when an I proposition is false, a proposition with the same subject and predicate but type E is
a. true b. false c. undetermined
Psychological egoism claims that
A. most people will act selfishly if they think they can get away with it. B. people always ought to act selfishly. C. egoists have a psychological problem. D. people always act selfishly.
A law whose effect is to diminish the common good would, according to St. Thomas, be
a. Legitimate, so long as it’s made by him who has care of the community. b. An ordinance of reason. c. Legitimate, so long as it’s promulgated. d. Tyrannical.
Agricultural communes in Israel are called _______
a. Synagogues b. Kibbutzim c. Zionism d. All of the above.