[BA 4th Sem Question Papers, Dibrugarh University, 2013, Philosophy, Major, Ethics: Western]
1. Find out the correct answer: 1x8=8
- Ethics deals with voluntary / non-voluntary actions.
- Moral sentiment is the affective / conative element of moral consciousness.
- Kant discusses moral theory in his pure reason / practical reason.
- “Good is indefinable” according to G. E. Moore / R. M. Hare.
- Capital punishment is accepted by reformative / retributive theory of punishment.
- Aristotle’s ethical theory is known as Eudaemonism / Hedonism.
- Moral obligation is imposed from outside / within.
- The term ‘right’ is derived from rectus wring.
2. Write short notes on the following (any four): 4x4=16
- Utility of the study of ethics.
- Moral obligation.
- Egoism.
- Applied ethics.
- Preventive theory of punishment.
3. Answer the following:
- Define ethics and determine its scope. 3+8=11
Or
Explain the relation of ethics to Metaphysics. Are they identical? 9+2=11
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- What is moral judgement? Determine the real object of moral judgement. 4+8=12
Or
Explain the meaning of good ought and right from ethical standpoint. 4x3=12
- Explain virtue ethics of Plato. 11
Or
Critically explain the moral standard of ‘greatest happiness of the greatest number’.
- Critically explain emotive theory of Stevenson. 11
Or
Determine the importance of the study of environmental ethics.
- What are the postulates of Morality? Explain freedom of will as one of the postulates of it. 3+8=11
Or
Is punishment morally justified? Explain retributive theory of punishment. 2+9=11
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