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Chapter 04 Self Quiz
Subjectivism, Julia Driver
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Driver rejects subjectivism for which of the following reasons?
It is intolerant.
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It can’t explain how moral disagreement is possible.
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It denies that moral judgments have truth-values.
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It makes the community the authority on moral questions.
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If subjectivism is true, then when a person says “Abortion is wrong,” this means
“I disapprove of abortion.”
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“God forbids abortion.”
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“Every human life is precious.”
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“Abortion is bad for society.”
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The form of subjectivism that Driver focuses on treats moral claims as
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reports about expert consensus.
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reports of an individual’s approval or disapproval.
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expressions of divine authority.
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By Driver’s lights, the view that “what is ‘right’ for me may not be ‘right’ for you” has the troubling implication that
there are no moral truths.
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virtually any practice, however clearly evil, could be considered true.
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morality has no basis in scientific fact.
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society has the right to silence dissenters.
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Driver thinks that it is natural to believe that, when moral argumentation occurs,
something objective is at stake.
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at least one party must be wrong.
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there is always a right answer.
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there can be no final resolution.
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According to Driver, subjectivism is a form of moral relativism.
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On Driver’s view, claims like “Abortion is always wrong” cannot be true for one person but false for another.
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Driver rejects moral subjectivism partly on the grounds that it cannot explain how genuine moral disagreement is possible.
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Driver admits that subjectivism is an attractive view because it appears tolerant of diverse viewpoints.
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Subjectivism views morality as being about personal preference, not truth-values.
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