What does Operto call “one of the central themes of applied ethics”?
a. Responsibility c. Power
b. Viability d. Virtue
ANS: A
Responsibility analyzes the identity of the agent and the motivations of that agent to act in a certain way.
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Which of the following best describes cultural relativism?
A. a moral theory that claims all cultures have a commonly held set of moral beliefs B. a moral theory that claims that different cultures have different moral beliefs C. a moral theory that claims that the standards of a culture determine what is right or wrong for members of that culture D. a moral theory that claims that you should always show respect for other people by helping them when they are in need and by never violating their rights
Which universities collaborated on experiments with new-world owl monkeys?
a. Harvard and MIT c. Duke and Harvard b. Duke and MIT d. MIT and Brown
According to Peirce, we know a belief is true if it
A) corresponds with what we already believe. B) makes us happy. C) carries us to the point at which we aim. D) is based upon reason.
Scope is
A. The amount of assumptions made by a hypothesis. B. How well a hypothesis fits with established beliefs. C. The amount of diverse phenomena explained by a hypothesis. D. The amount of predictions made by a hypothesis.