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Philo 107 - Chapter 1

This document contains a chapter test on ethics with multiple choice and true/false questions, terms to identify, sentences to complete, and an enumeration section. Some key points: - Ethics is defined as the philosophical study of morality and deals with determining what is right and wrong in human acts. It employs reason alone in its investigations. - There are two main divisions of ethics - general ethics and special/applied ethics. General ethics concerns universal moral principles while special ethics applies ethics to specific domains like medicine, business, politics etc. - Ethics has a material object (human acts/conduct) and a formal object (the morality or rectitude of human acts). It also makes presumptions like the existence of God

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Philo 107 - Chapter 1

This document contains a chapter test on ethics with multiple choice and true/false questions, terms to identify, sentences to complete, and an enumeration section. Some key points: - Ethics is defined as the philosophical study of morality and deals with determining what is right and wrong in human acts. It employs reason alone in its investigations. - There are two main divisions of ethics - general ethics and special/applied ethics. General ethics concerns universal moral principles while special ethics applies ethics to specific domains like medicine, business, politics etc. - Ethics has a material object (human acts/conduct) and a formal object (the morality or rectitude of human acts). It also makes presumptions like the existence of God

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Chapter Test 1 (pp.

15)
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE 1. Ethics and morality have practically the same literal origin or etymology. (Page
5, par 2, line 7)
FALSE 2. Ethics and morality does not have any distinction whatsoever. (Page 5, par 4,
line 3)
TRUE 3. Ethics is defined as the philosophical study of morality of human acts.
FALSE 4. Ethics is also known as Moral Theology. (Page 10, par 6, line 5)
FALSE 5. Ethics is a practical science for it deals purely with theories and principles
TRUE 6. Ethics deals primarily with the rightness or wrongness of an action.
FALSE 7. Ethics as a field of study does not presuppose anything in its investigation.
(Page 12, par 3)
TRUE 8. As a science, Ethics employs the natural light of reason alone in the study.
(Page 11, par 3, line 8)
TRUE 9. Ethics also deals with the ultimate principle and truth concerning morality.
(Page 11, par 1, line 1)
TRUE 10. As a practical science, Ethics can be considered as a way of life. (Page 7,
par 3)
FALSE 11. One of the postulate of Ethics is the mortality of the human soul. (Page 12)
TRUE 12. Another Postulate of Ethics is the freedom of the will of the person. (Page 12)
FALSE 13. Ethics, unlike the other sciences, does have a material object.
FALSE 14. The material object of Ethics is the act of man. (Page 11, par 2)
TRUE 15. Aside from having a material object, Ethics has also a formal object.
FALSE 16. The formal object of ethics is human act or conduct. (Page 11, par 3)
TRUE 17. Ethics is a major field in Philosophy. (Page 10, par 7, line 1)
FALSE 18. Ethics, as a particular area of knowledge, has two minor divisions. (Page 12,
par 3)
FALSE 19. The divisions of ethics are General Ethics and Professional Ethics.
FALSE 20. General Ethics consist of the application of general moral principles. (Page
12, par 4)
IDENTIFICATION
Ethics/Moral Philosophy
act. (Page 12, par 3)

1. The philosophical study of the morality of human

Morality of human act/conduct


par 3)

2. The formal object in the study of ethics. (Page 11,

Postulate of Ethics
proved. (Page 12)
Human Reason
(Page 11, par 1, line 3)

3. A given in the study of ethics which need not to be


4. Ethics uses without the aid of Divine Revelation.

Ethos

5. The Greek origin of the word ethics. (Page 5, par 2)

Mos or Mores

6. The Latin equivalent of the word ethics. (Page 5, par 2)

Laws
(Page 10, par 1)

7. Usually decided by the majority but not necessarily right.

General Ethics
(Page 12, par 3)

8. The first major division of ethics as a field of study.

Applied Ethics
humans.

9. Part of Ethics dealing with practical concerns of

The existence of God

10. The first presupposition in the study of ethics. (Page 12)

Human conduct/act
2)

11. The material object in the study of ethics. (Page 11, par

Impartiality
(Page 13, par 4)

12. Moral rules must not advance the interest of a few.

Practicability
(Page 14, par 4)

13. Morality should not lay too much burden on people.

Publicity
public. (Page 14, par 3)
Prescriptivity
(Page 13, par 3)

14. Moral principles should not be kept from the


15. This refers to the practical-guiding nature of morality.

FILL IN THE BLANKS


1. Etymologically speaking, ethics comes from a Greek word.
2. Morality is taken from the word Mos or Mores in Latin
3. Because of its etymological construction, Ethics is also called Morality.
4. Ethics is a practical science since it is meant for practical action.
5. Ethics is also known as Moral philosophy.
6. As a specific area of knowledge, Ethics is considered a major field in Philosophy.
7. Ethics as a field of study has a material and formal object
8. The formal object of ethics is the rectitude of human conduct.
9. One of the postulate of ethics is the existence of God.
10. Another postulate of ethics is the immortality of the soul.
11. Ethics presupposes that the human will is free.
12. Human act is the material object of the study of ethics.
13. Ethics as a field of philosophy has two (2) main parts or divisions.
14. The first division of ethics is General Ethics.
15. The second division of ethics is Special or Applied Ethics.
16. Ethics is important, in a way, because without it, people and society in general,
will deteriorate and be shaken as to its very core.
17. Ethics deals with mortality, while laws deals with legality.
18. As a major part of Ethics, Special Ethics is also called Applied Ethics.
19. Special Ethics concerns with the
20. These areas of human life that Special Ethics deals with include both individual
and social domain.
ENUMERATION
1. Characteristic of Moral Principles:
1.1. Prescriptivity
1.2. Impartiality
1.3. Overridingness
1.4. Autonomous from Arbitrary Authority

1.5. Publicity
1.6. Practicability
2. Two kinds of object in the study of ethics:
2.1. Material Object
2.2. Formal Object
3. Two other disciplines or field of the study dealing with human acts but not in a
philosophical way:
3.1. Psychology
3.2. Sociology

MATCHING TYPE
1. Ethics
D
2. Morality
E
3. Ethos
O
4. Mores
A
5. Formal Object
B
6. Material Object
X
7. Law
K
8. Human Conduct
I
9. Special Ethics
H?
10. General Ethics
Q
11. Moral Philosophy
G
12. Social Ethics
Y
13. Impartiality
W
14. Postulate of Ethics N
15. Division of Ethics
C
16. Applied Ethics
V
17. Climate Change
J
18. Natural Reason
T
19. Prescriptivity
U
20. Overridingness
R
21. Publicity
S
22. Autonomy
L
23. Practicability
F
24. Should be grounded on Ethics
M
25. The flesh and the praxis of Ethics
P

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Latin Word for Morality


Particular Viewpoint of Ethics
General and Special
Philosophical study of Morality
Quality of human act as good or
bad
F. Not impossible to do for humans
G. Ethics as a branch of Philosophy
H. Applied Ethics
I. Material Object of Ethics

J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S.

Environmental Ethics
Not always Moral
Independent from Arbitrariness
Law
Presupposition of ethical inquiry
Greek word of ethics
Morality
Foundation of Special Ethics
Hegemonic Authority of Ethics
Be known to everyone to be
binding

T. Ethics employs in its


investigation
U. Moral injunctions and
imperatives
V. Family, State, and Church
W. Equality in application of
morality
X. That which Ethics studies
Y. Bioethics

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