Deck 2: Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Question 1

People often differ in their moral judgments because they:

A) have the same nonmoral beliefs
B) accept the same moral principles
C) adopt the same moral theory
D) have divergent nonmoral beliefs

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Cultural relativism implies that social reformers of every sort would always be wrong.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Moral objectivism necessarily implies that moral rules and principles have no exceptions.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Cultural relativism is the view that an action is morally right if:

A) one approves of it
B) one's culture approves of it
C) it conforms to universal moral laws
D) it conforms to considered moral judgments

Question 5

The view that moral statements are neither true nor false but are instead expressions of emotions or attitudes is called:

A) perspectivism
B) emotivism
C) subjective relativism
D) cultural relativism

Question 6

Many critics reject emotivism because it offers an implausible view of moral reasons.

Question 7

Subjective relativism implies that each person is:

A) morally infallible
B) morally fallible
C) incapable of immoral acts
D) perfect

Question 8

Emotivists assert that moral disagreements are not conflicts of beliefs but are disagreements in attitude.

Question 9

Objectivism is the doctrine that some moral norms are rigid rules that have no exceptions.

Question 10

Noncognitivism denies that moral judgments are statements that can be true or false.

Question 11

The doctrine that some moral norms are valid for everyone (in other words,universal)is:

A) moral absolutism
B) moral chauvinism
C) moral objectivism
D) moral normativism

Question 12

The view that moral judgments can be judged true or false is called:

A) universalism
B) common sense
C) cognitivism
D) noncognitivism

Question 13

To reject cultural relativism is to admit that one's own culture's norms may be fallible.

Question 14

Subjective relativism:

A) makes moral disagreements possible
B) implies that all moral disagreements can be resolved
C) implies that moral disagreements cannot happen
D) implies an attitude of tolerance toward others

Question 15

Emotivism says that people can disagree about moral facts but not about moral attitudes.

Question 16

Cultural relativism implies that:

A) all cultures are morally fallible
B) some cultures are morally infallible
C) there are no universal moral standards
D) there are at least some universal moral standards

Question 17

Embracing moral objectivism entails intolerance.

Question 18

According to subjective relativism,an action is right if:

A) a person cannot offer an argument against it
B) it does not conflict with legal requirements
C) society sanctions it
D) a person approves of it

Question 19

There is a necessary connection between tolerance and cultural relativism.

Question 20

Some argue that a core set of moral values must be universal,otherwise cultures:

A) would not survive
B) would thrive
C) would be immoral
D) would be technologically backward