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Utilitarianism is willing to sacrifice the good of the minority for the good of the majority

true

a benefit of moral relativism is that you avoid pain and seek pleasure

false

a moral relativist from one culture may view a moral decision differently than a moral relativist from another culture

true

a hedonist is generally concerned with whether or not a given action conforms the moral good

false

a moral nihilist finds no value in the lives of other, but does find value in his/her existence

true

a utilitarian would agree with the following statement: it is never morally okay to place value on the worth of one human's life over another

false

a limitation of utilitarianism is that using it one can justify actions that are wrong as long as the end is desirable

true

tolerance for other's views necessitates holding a position of moral relativism

true

moral nihilism denies the existence of inherently good or bad actions at all

true

moral absolutism judges the morality based on the action itself as right or wrong

true

utilitarianism judges something as moral or not based on the action itself and not the outcome

false

one's view of a particular moral dilemma will be shaped by the moral vision that one holds

true

all people, consciously or unconsciously, live by a particular vision that one holds

true

both jeremy bentham and john stuart mill contributed to the ideas of moral relativism, specifically separating higher from lower goods

false

there are three distinct steps in moral relativism: descriptive, Meta-ethical, normative

true

a moral relativist would agree with this statement : morals are best 'best explanations' of an individual experience and one with another experience could come to a different 'best explanation'

true

a limitation of hedonism is that it leaves the person incapable of making a decision in many moral decisions

false


in a utilitarian vision of the world the means justify the ends

false

hedonism seeks the true happiness of the individual

false

it is only considered a sin when a person takes an active role; when a person neglects doing the good it is not considered a sin

false

the truest forms of love are completely free and require no sacrifice of the soul on the part of anyone

false

a person's dignity comes from the fact that he/she was created in the image and likeness of God

true

sin is the foundation of Catholic morality

false

the process if divinization is about seeking forgiveness through reconciliation

true