Secular Ethics Test

Intro/Relativism

1. Vocab

   1. Ethics

   2. Relativism

   3. Tolerance

Aristotle

1. Vocab

   1. Character

   2. Eudaimonia

   3. Teleology

   4. Telos

   5. Vice

   6. Virtue

2. What matters?

   1. Action?

   2. Motivation?

   3. Consequences?

3. Character Types & how they approach decisions (chart from slides/book)

4. Be able to identify “parts” of a human person

Kant

1. Vocab

   1. Categorical Imperative

   2. Good Will

2. Is this ethical system absolute?  Or are there exceptions?

3. Is the human person intrinsically/inherently valuable in this system?  Why or why not?

4. What matters?

   1. Action?

   2. Motivation?

   3. Consequences?

Utilitarianism

1. Vocab

   1. Consequentialism

      1. Know which other system is (even partially) consequentialist

   2. Hedonism

   3. Principle of Utility

2. Is the human person intrinsically/inherently valuable in this system?  Why or why not?

3. What matters?

   1. Action?

   2. Motivation?

   3. Consequences?

4. Compare & contrast with Christianity

Rights-Based Ethics

1. Vocab

   1. Right (two part definition)

   2. Veil of Ignorance (Rawls)

2. Locke

   1. Influenced Declaration of Independence

   2. Key Questions

      1. Who has rights?

      2. What are those rights?

      3. What is their source?

3. Regan

   1. Key Questions

      1. Who has rights?

      2. What are those rights?

      3. What is their source?

4. Rawls

   1. Key Questions

      1. Who has rights?

      2. What are those rights?

      3. What is their source?

5. Compare & contrast with Christianity