Covering Chapters 9 and 10
For this assignment you will answer the below questions in a Word document and submit this by the due date – TUESDAY 11pm of Week 10. This is a short week so please be on time – no late work is accepted. All work must be original and composed individually.
READING ACTIVITY 9.1: MORAL JUDGMENTS
Skills Focus
- Understanding words in context: using a dictionary to understand word etymology
- Recognizing main ideas and supporting details
- Applying study skills to reading materials: summarizing
1. To help you understand this section, it is helpful to know the etymology, or word history, of the philosophies and moral theories referred to. Use a dictionary to find the etymology (word origin) of each word below. Also, use a combination of context clues and internal clues to increase your understanding of the words.
Example: philosophy
a. psychological b. conscience
c. agnostic
d. pragmatic
e. theist
f. hedonist g. altruistic
Etymology
phil = love, sophia = wisdom
Word Meaning
love of wisdom, pursuit of wisdom
2. Review the moral theories presented in the chapter. For each theory, write a brief definition of its views and summarize the problem, if any, with its moral reasoning.
- Psychological theory of morality
- Moral agnostic theory of morality
- Pragmatic theory of morality
- Theist theory of morality
- Hedonist moral theory
- Authoritarian moral theory
- Altruistic moral theory
