Virtue Ethicists Respond to the Criticism That Virtue Ethics Has

question 39

Multiple Choice

Virtue ethicists respond to the criticism that virtue ethics has trouble telling us the right thing to do in conflict situations by pointing out that

• A) Morality is messy.
• B) There may be more than one right answer to moral questions.
• C) Ethical rules establish right action for every situation.
• D) Both a and b

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

The participants in an experiment who receive the drug or other treatment under study—that is, those who are exposed to the change that the independent variable represents.

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon in which a person experiences a physiological or psychological improvement after being given a treatment with no therapeutic value.

Anxiety Disorder

A category of mental health diagnoses that lead to excessive nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worry.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated to see if it causes an effect on some other variable.