United States Military Academy - PHL 200Intro to Ethics Unit 4

Intro to Ethics

PHIL 200

Unit 4

Unit 4 Challenge 1

Which of the following best defines virtue-based ethics?

Choose the true statement about virtue-based ethics

Jean lies to her boss about not feeling well so she can stay home and watch her favorite shows.
How might a virtue-based ethicist classify this action

Laura wears a lot of green because it nicely compliments her red hair.
How might a virtue-based ethicist classify this action

Kevin reads for 30 minutes every afternoon to improve his intellect.
How might a virtue-based ethicist classify this action

Lucy overheard her parents talking about her beloved Uncle Paul and was shocked to learn that he had been arrested that day.
“What?” she shouted, betraying her secret listening spot beneath the dining room table. “What?”
Lucy’s mother frowned, but quickly reassured her daughter. “He was protesting the new oil pipeline outside of town, dear. Typical Paul. He’ll be fine.”
According to virtue-based ethics, Paul’s act of protest is evaluated based on how his action reveals __________ and is considered permissible because it demonstrates his commitment to protecting the Earth.

PJ is student-teaching in an elementary school, and her roommate, Maya, is student-teaching at a different elementary school. At night in their apartment, they both work on lesson plans as well as their required college coursework. Maya is struggling with aligning standards to her lesson plans and asks PJ to help her understand the process. PJ wants to be more successful than Maya, so she lies and tells her roommate that she does not have time to help her.
According to virtue-based ethics, PJ’s refusal to help her roommate is evaluated based on how her action reveals character.
The refusal is considered impermissible because it demonstrates the cultivation of a(n) __________.

Roger dashed into his burning house to retrieve some objects of sentimental value, and the doorway collapsed behind him. Firefighters were forced to follow and pull him from the inferno. Roger’s wife thanked her husband for his courage in entering the burning house, but the fire chief reprimanded him for putting firefighters in danger. He called Roger’s act reckless and foolish.
According to virtue-based ethics, Roger’s action is evaluated based on how it reveals character. It is difficult to determine how the action informs Roger's character.
Therefore, the action has __________ results.

Which of the following people would be most satisfied with virtue-based ethics?

Which of the following critiques represents a challenge to virtue-based ethics

Which action, while seemingly good, may reveal a vice rather than a virtue

A former candidate for public office is asked about a generous donation he had made to a local charity.
The candidate stated, “I made that donation when I was running for office last year because, you

know, politicians are supposed to do that sort of thing. But to be honest, I would get that money back if I could.”
How might a virtue ethicist evaluate the politician’s action in donating the money

The ethical position that emphasizes an action as an expression of the type of person you are is __________.

Consequentialism, deontology, and character ethics evaluate actions differently.
Select the basis for moral value used by character ethics

Three people of differing ethical positions witness a child stealing candy from a store. One observer remarks, “What a greedy little kid!”
The speaker is most likely a __________.

Choose the statement that exemplifies deonotology

Choose the statement that exemplifies character ethics

"I don't give money to beggars because when I was young, my dad told me they're all drug addicts who just want my money for more drugs."
Which of the following sources of bias is apparent in this quotation

Select the statement that reveals familiarity as a source of bias in ethical evaluation

"I work security at a grocery store to prevent people from stealing food. Every now and then when the checkout lines are too long, I take a snack without paying for it."
Which of the following sources of bias is apparent in this quotation