An Ethical Decision-Making Approach That Relies on a Central Authority

question 31

Multiple Choice

An ethical decision-making approach that relies on a central authority or set of rules, such as the Koran or the Bible, is:

• A) ethical fundamentalism.
• B) ethical relativism.
• C) rule utilitarianism.
• D) act utilitarianism.

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