Chapter 04 Self Quiz

. Driver rejects subjectivism for which of the following reasons?

It is intolerant.

It can’t explain how moral disagreement is possible.

It denies that moral judgments have truth-values.

It makes the community the authority on moral questions.

. If subjectivism is true, then when a person says “Abortion is wrong,” this means

“I disapprove of abortion.”

“God forbids abortion.”

“Every human life is precious.”

“Abortion is bad for society.”

. The form of subjectivism that Driver focuses on treats moral claims as

reports about community standards.

reports about expert consensus.

reports of an individual’s approval or disapproval.

expressions of divine authority.

. By Driver’s lights, the view that “what is ‘right’ for me may not be ‘right’ for you” has the troubling implication that

there are no moral truths.

virtually any practice, however clearly evil, could be considered true.

morality has no basis in scientific fact.

society has the right to silence dissenters.

. Driver thinks that it is natural to believe that, when moral argumentation occurs,

something objective is at stake.

at least one party must be wrong.

there is always a right answer.

there can be no final resolution.

. According to Driver, subjectivism is a form of moral relativism.

True

False

. On Driver’s view, claims like “Abortion is always wrong” cannot be true for one person but false for another.

True

False

. Driver rejects moral subjectivism partly on the grounds that it cannot explain how genuine moral disagreement is possible.

True

False

. Driver admits that subjectivism is an attractive view because it appears tolerant of diverse viewpoints.

True

False

. Subjectivism views morality as being about personal preference, not truth-values.

True

False

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