Philosophical ethics is the study of one's subjective beliefs regarding right/wrong, good/bad, etc. True False
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Determine whether the following statements about the nature of ethics are true or false. Explain your answers. a. Ethics is the study of why people act in certain ways. b. The solution to moral conflicts and ethical disputes is to accurately describe the way the world actually is. c. The statement "Most people believe that cheating is wrong" is an ethical evaluation of cheating. 2. Label the following statements as either normative (N) or descriptive (D). If normative, label each as ethics (E), aesthetics (A), law (L), religion (R), or custom (C). a. One ought to respect one's elders because it is one of God's commandments. b. Twice as many people today, as compared to ten years ago, believe that the death penalty is morally justified in some cases. c. It would be wrong to put an antique chair in a modern room. d. People do not always do what they believe to be right. e. I ought not to turn left here because the sign says "No Left Turn." f. We ought to adopt a universal health insurance policy because everyone has a right to health care. 3. Discuss the differences between the ideas that ethics is subjective and that it is objective. 4. Explain emotivism and intuition in ethical theory. 5. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using naturalistic explanations in ethics.
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