Ethics Quiz #!

Which philosopher referred to a bureaucracy as "rule by nobody"?

Proper logic states

Business ethics is the study of what constitutes right and wrong, or good and bad, human conduct in a business context.

When ethical relativism is put into practice, it implies that

One of the major characteristics of an organization is the shared acceptance of organizational rules by its members.

Accepting a moral principle

A tangible truth about having moral principles is

The benefits within moral standards are best seen in which statement?

An argument is valid only if all its premises are true.

The code or principles of conduct that a person accepts

Moral standards concern behavior that can be of serious consequence to human welfare.

An individual does not have to follow the code of one's profession.

The famous experiments by social psychologist Solomon Asch show

Which statement is true concerning moral principles and self interests?

Most people don't distinguish between a person's "morals" and his or her "ethics."

According to divine command theory, if stealing is wrong then it is wrong because:

According to Tom Regan, our considered moral beliefs are those we hold only after we have made a conscientious effort (a) to attain maximum conceptual clarity, (b) to acquire all relevant information, (c) to think about the belief and its implications rationally, (d) impartially, and with the benefit of reflection, (e) coolly.

An argument is a group of statements, one of which is claimed to follow from the others.

If your conduct is legal, it will also be moral.

Choose the statement that is a true reflection of moral beliefs.

According to divine command theory, if something is wrong, then the only reason it is wrong is that God commands us not to do it.

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes moral standards from other sorts of standards?

The authors use the murder of Kitty Genovese to illustrate

"Etiquette" designates a special realm of morality.

For philosophers, the important question is not how we come to have the particular moral principles we have, but whether we can justify them.

An organization is a group of people working together to achieve a common purpose.

Rules of etiquette are always moral rules

Bystander apathy appears to result in part from diffusion of responsibility.

Organizational norms always and inevitably lead to groupthink.

Good moral judgments should be logical and

The example of Huckleberry Finn shows

Moral attitudes are best depicted by which of the following?

Enron executives acted wrongly simply because they broke the law.

For philosophers, the most important issue is not where our moral principles came from, but:

Choose the statement that gives the most accurate description of etiquette:

Morality and self-interest

Philosophical discussion of moral issues typically involves

Ethical relativism is the theory that what is right is determined by what a culture or society says is right.

Our relationship with the law is best described by which of the following?

If an argument is valid, then

The paradox of hedonism (or the paradox of selfishness) is that people who are exclusively concerned with their own interests tend to have happier and more satisfying lives than those who are concerned about other people.

Our conscience evolved as we internalized the moral instructions of the parents or other authority figures who raised us as children.

Ethical relativism supports the theory that:

When religion and morality are considered:

Which philosopher referred to a bureaucracy as "a circle from which no one can escape" ?