QAs

1. (4 points) What is ethics, and how can it be distinguished from morality?
2. (2 point) What is meant by a moral system?
3. (8 points) Identify and briefly summarize four different kinds of “discussion stoppers” in ethical discourse.
4. (4 points) What is moral relativism? How is it different from cultural relativism?
5. (4 points) What is moral objectivism, and how is it different from moral absolutism?
6. (6 points) Describe some of the main differences between act deontology and rule deontology.
7. (2 point) What features distinguish “character-based” (or “virtue-based”) ethical theories from alternative schemes of morality?