Ethics/ values and moral issues (Difficult) Quiz

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📝 IELTS – English Vocabulary – Ethics/ values and moral issues – Difficult

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What is the ethical theory that suggests moral judgments are expressions of emotional reactions?

Rationalism

Cognitivism

Intuitionism

Emotivism

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Emotivism is the view that moral judgments are expressions of emotional reactions. Cognitivism believes moral statements can be true or false, intuitionism relies on moral intuition, and rationalism emphasizes reason in moral judgments.

What is the term for the belief that actions are morally right if they benefit the majority?

Utilitarianism

Deontology

Egoism

Existentialism

None

Utilitarianism is the ethical theory that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. Egoism focuses on self-interest, deontology on duty, and existentialism on individual freedom and choice.

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