Chapter 4 Self Quiz

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. According to David Hume's is-ought thesis,

we can never derive a moral conclusion from a set of premises containing a bridgepremise. correct incorrect

we cannot derive a moral conclusion from purely nonmoral premises. correct incorrect

all answers to moral questions are insensitive to factual information. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not among the standard objection to ethical objectivism?

Ethical properties would be strange entities. correct incorrect

It is not clear how ethical properties could motivate us to act. correct incorrect

Objective truth is not possible. correct incorrect

Moral disagreement between cultures is not what we expect on hypothesis of ethical objectivism. correct incorrect

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. Mackie's error theory maintains

there are no mistakes in moral codes at the level of culture. correct incorrect

individuals cannot be mistaken in their moral commitments. correct incorrect

moral statements have truth value and all are false. correct incorrect

conscience is prone to error and requires moral education. correct incorrect

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. Which best describes the commitment of an ethical relativist?

The truth value of moral statements varies by cultural context. correct incorrect

There is no real right or wrong; it is all relative. correct incorrect

Morality is purely subjective opinion. correct incorrect

All moral statements are equally groundless. correct incorrect

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. Suppose the detective knows Bob's fingerprints are found at the scene of the murder, and the detective thinks this fact is a reason to think Bob is the murderer. But suppose the detective is informed that the murder scene is where Bob goes to work every day. The detective no longer thinks the fingerprints count as evidence against Bob. The detective's reasoning is an example of

simple deduction. correct incorrect

reasons holism. correct incorrect

theory-centered approach. correct incorrect

pragmatic reasoning. correct incorrect

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. Ethical theories

make general claims about what makes right acts right and wrong ones wrong. correct incorrect

are applicable to all decisions made by engineers and everyone else, such as politicians, doctors, philosophy professors, and movie stars. correct incorrect

should be to engineering ethics what math is to the engineering sciences: a solid foundation on which precise conclusions about real-world problems can be based. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a domain-specific principle of engineering ethics?

Nonmaleficence correct incorrect

Justice correct incorrect

Autonomy principle correct incorrect

Beneficence correct incorrect

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. One major objection to the theory-centered approach is that

it is very difficult to see how theories apply in most situations. correct incorrect

there is widespread disagreement as to the correct moral theory. correct incorrect

most people accept moral subjectivism. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. What is the problem with the inference from the fact that the F-150 is less fuel efficient to the moral judgment that the engineers who design the F-150 have a moral obligation to make it more fuel efficient?

This is a culturallyrelative judgment. correct incorrect

There is no bridge premise. correct incorrect

We don't know the social facts necessary to construct the relevant moral values. correct incorrect

It is classist. correct incorrect

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. One problem with ethical relativism is that

it devolves into Subjectivism. correct incorrect

it is not clear how we can disagree with gross moral outrages like the Holocaust. correct incorrect

the value of a pickup truck is not culturally relative. correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect