Chapter 20 Self Quiz

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. What is the relationship between ethical relativism and moral nihilism?

Ethical relativism is a version of moral nihilism. correct incorrect

Moral nihilism is a version of ethical relativism. correct incorrect

They are competing theories that cannot both be true. correct incorrect

They are completely independent theories that could, in principle, both be true. correct incorrect

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. What is the relationship between expressivism and moral nihilism?

Expressivism is a form of moral nihilism. correct incorrect

Moral nihilism is a form of expressivism. correct incorrect

They are competing theories that cannot both be true. correct incorrect

They are completely independent theories; the truth of one doesn't require the truth of the other. correct incorrect

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. What is the fundamental "error" that the error theory seeks to debunk?

The idea that our culture is superior to other cultures correct incorrect

The idea that one's own moral views are better than other people's correct incorrect

The idea that moral claims seek to describe the world correct incorrect

The idea that morality is objective and requires things of us independently of our desires correct incorrect

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. Which of the following claims would an error theorist not accept?

There are no moral features in this world. correct incorrect

The main aim of moral judgments is to express emotions. correct incorrect

No moral judgments are true. correct incorrect

There is no moral knowledge. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following claims would cultural relativists and error theorists both accept?

Moral judgments aim to describe the moral features of things. correct incorrect

Whether a moral judgment is correct depends on the standards of one's culture. correct incorrect

There is no moral knowledge. correct incorrect

There are no moral features in the world. correct incorrect

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. What is a categorical reason?

A reason that applies to us only because acting on it will make us better off correct incorrect

A reason that applies to us only because acting on it will get us what we want correct incorrect

A reason that applies to us regardless of whether acting on it gets us what we want correct incorrect

A reason that applies to us only if we accept its authority correct incorrect

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. What is the function of moral claims, according to expressivism?

To describe the moral features of things correct incorrect

To vent our feelings correct incorrect

To describe the moral codes of our society correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. How might an expressivist translate the claim that stealing is wrong?

I disapprove of stealing. correct incorrect

The act of stealing has the moral feature of being wrong. correct incorrect

Don't steal! correct incorrect

Both a and c correct incorrect

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. Which of the following theories is inconsistent with the claim that there can be valid moral arguments?

Ethical objectivism correct incorrect

Ethical subjectivism correct incorrect

Ethical relativism correct incorrect

Expressivism correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is impossible, according to expressivism?

A person who is motivated by her moral judgments correct incorrect

A person who is not motivated by her moral judgments correct incorrect

A moral judgment that is not based on a fundamental error correct incorrect

A moral judgment that is neither true nor false correct incorrect