PHIL 201 QUIZ 8

Question 1 

1. Holmes believes that the Bible      comes closer to intuitionism than to natural-law theories.

True 

False 

3 points   

Question 2 

1. What is one of the two      alternatives to the consequentialist response to moral dilemmas of trying      to minimize the bad and maximize the good, do deontologists provide?

  

 

Rank the moral duties according to   the highest principles

 

 

Select the choice that has the best   consequences

 

 

Deny that moral dilemmas are possible

 

 

Do that which exhibits the highest   virtue

3 points   

Question 3 

1. In the Biblical sense, agape love      is defined as:

  

 

A self-giving sacrificial attitude

 

 

A commitment made between a man and   wife

 

 

A warm and generous feeling for   others

 

 

A whole-hearted desire to fulfill   one's need for affection

3 points   

Question 4 

1. _______________ varies      significantly from person to person and culture to culture, seeming to      depend on moral training and cultural conditioning.

  

 

Natural Law

 

 

Intuition

 

 

Common Morality

 

 

Conscience

3 points   

Question 5 

1. Which of these is not one of      Holmes’ aspects of moral reasoning for Christians?

  

 

What universal human action spheres   are involved and what social institutions?

 

 

What are the essential purposes   inherent in the nature of the universal human activities and social   institutions?