The Nonnormative, Factual Investigation of Moral Beliefs and Conduct (I

question 25

Short Answer

The nonnormative, factual investigation of moral beliefs and conduct (i.e., how people reason and act) is called _____________ ethics.

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Definitions:

Majority Rule

A decision-making principle where the preferences or decisions supported by more than half of the participants are adopted.

Transitive Preferences

A condition in decision-making where if an individual prefers option A over option B and prefers option B over option C, then the individual also prefers option A over option C.

Median voter theorem

A theory suggesting that the outcome of a majority rule voting system will represent the preferences of the median voter.

Majority rule

A decision-making process where the option that receives more than half of the votes wins.