Multiple Choice Quiz

According to Mackie's use of the term, a "moral skeptic" is someone who:

rejects established morality.

denies the existence of objective values.

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

Mackie claims that subjectivism is:

a linguistic claim.

a conceptual claim.

a negative doctrine.

a positive doctrine.

Mackie objects to moral naturalism on the grounds that:

it does not account for the claim to objectivity present in moral judgments.

it does not account for the categorically prescriptive nature of moral judgments.

it does not account for the fact that moral claims are literally meaningless.

none of the above.

According to Mackie, the idea that moral judgments are objective is present in:

the main tradition of European moral philosophy.

ordinary moral thought.

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

According to Mackie, the best explanation for the variation in the moral codes of different societies is that:

many people have distorted moral vision.

different things are morally required depending on the circumstances.

moral codes reflect ways of life rather than perceptions of objective values.

none of the above.

According to Mackie, non-cognitivism and naturalism can account for the fact that:

moral judgments are all false.

moral judgments are universalizable.

moral judgments are action-guiding.

all of the above

Mackie claims that if something were objectively good:

everyone in the world would seek it.

everyone who was acquainted with it would seek it.

whether people would seek it would depend on their desires.

no one would seek it.

According to Mackie, we commit the pathetic fallacy when we:

won't accept a claim about human frailty.

won't accept a claim that is sad but true.

read our feelings on to their objects.

adjust our feelings to fit the feelings of others.

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