The authors' position on the fact/value distinction can be put by saying that ______
A. there is a big difference between "is" and "ought"
B. there is no clear dividing line between them
C. all factual statements are really moral statements
D. most people can agree on what the distinction is
B
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The old Native American saying, "before you act, consider the consequences on the next seven generations," is best described as what kind of thinking?
A) Ecocentrism B) Utilitarianism C) Anthropocentric D) Relativistic
The Tao refers to
a. moral truth b. a system c. a way of life d. a path of righteousness
An individual who believes that the rule of law is the biggest factor in determining whether something is "right" or "wrong" is probably in the ___________ Conventional Level of Kohlberg's Moral Reasoning
a. Preconventional Reasoning - 1st Stage b. Punishment and Obedience Orientation -2nd Stage c. Individualism, Instrumental Purpose, and Exchange - 3rd Stage d. Social Systems Morality (Conventional) - 4th Stage e. None of the above options.
Public property is
a. real or personal property usually owned by the government and often with
broad liberty-rights for citizen use
b. refers to real or personal property owned by some collective whose members
have broad liberty-rights to use (but who may exclude nonmembers from the
use of that property)
c. creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols,
names, images, and designs used in commerce
d. refers to real or personal property where the owner or owners have claimrights to exclude others from the use of that property