Self-Quiz 3.6: Sarah McGrath, Moral Knowledge

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that is primarily concerned with

knowledge.

metaphysics.

politics.

physics.

According to McGrath, which of the following moral philosophers was an empiricist about moral knowledge?

Enoch

Moore

Mill

Kant

Judgments that seem clearly true when you carefully reflect upon them under conditions that are conducive to judging well are called

considered judgments.

false judgments.

correct judgments.

moral knowledge.

According to Sidgwick, moral disagreement leads us into a state of

conviction.

neutrality.

anger.

confidence.

The problem of debunking arises because

many of our moral beliefs seem highly controversial.

we cannot arrive at moral knowledge through deference.

moral beliefs are not usually beneficial.

evolutionary forces played a strong role in shaping our moral beliefs.

Reflective equilibrium is a method of _______ inquiry.

scientific

artistic

moral

literary

Which of the following is an example of the "companions in guilt" strategy?

Arguing that moral and mathematical knowledge have a similarly shaky connection to experience.

Arguing that all knowledge is easy to come by.

Doing a scientific experiment in a math lab.

Locking both moral philosophers and mathematicians in prison for their crimes.

According to McGrath, moral knowledge is

totally unrelated to empirical knowledge.

often dependent on our empirical knowledge.

the same thing as empirical knowledge.

too unscientific to matter to us.

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