COEN288 - Ethics Survey

Instructor: Dr. Neil R. Quinn Jr.

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<%If session("StudentID") > 0 then ' allow only one logon per session LogonPassword="" GetStudents = "SELECT * FROM Students WHERE StudentID=" & session("StudentID") ' Response.Write GetStudents & " " Set DB_Results = DB.Execute(GetStudents) %> Answer the questions below according to following key: 1 - Absolutely Agree 2 - Agree 3 - Neutral/Undecided 4 - Disagree 5 - Strongly Disagree > Relativism, Absolutism, and Pluralism   1 2 3 4 5   1. What’s right depends on the culture you are in. 2. No one has the right to judge what’s right or wrong for another person. 3. No one has the right to intervene when they think someone else has done something morally wrong. 4. It’s hopeless to try to arrive at a final answer to ethical questions. 5. Ultimately, there is one and only one right standard of moral evaluation. Religion and Ethics   1 2 3 4 5   6. What is right depends on what God says is right. 7. There is only one true religion. 8. What my religion says (in the Bible, the Qur'an, or whatever its sacred text is) is literally true. 9. All major religions have something important to tell us about what is right and what is wrong. 10. We do not need to depend on religion in order to have a solid foundation for our moral values. Psychological and Ethical Egoism   1 2 3 4 5   11. Everyone is just out for himself or herself. 12. Some people think that they are genuinely concerned about the welfare of others, but they a just deceiving themselves. 13. People are not really free. They are just products of their environment, upbringing, and other factors. 14. Everyone should watch out just for themselves. Utilitarianism   1 2 3 4 5   15. I do not care what motivates other people; I judge them solely on the basis of what they do. 16. When I am trying to decide what the right thing to do is, I look at the consequences of the various alternatives open to me. 17. The right thing to do is whatever is best for everyone. 18. We should look at the overall consequences of our actions in each and every case. 19. If someone tries to do the right thing but it works out badly, they still deserve moral credit for trying. 20. Pleasure is the most important thing in life. 21. Happiness is the most important thing in life. Kant, Duty and Respect   1 2 3 4 5   22. If someone tries to do the right thing but it works out badly, they still deserve moral credit for trying 23. It is important to do the right thing for the right reason. 24. Morality is primarily a matter of doing your duty. 25. What is fair for one is fair for all. 26. People should always be treated with respect. 27. We should never use other people merely as a means to our own goals. Rights Theories   1 2 3 4 5   28. Morality is basically a matter of respecting people’s rights. 29. Some rights are absolute. 30. I have a right to do whatever I want as long as it does not impinge on other people’s rights. 31. People have a right to health care, even if they can’t afford to pay for it. 32. Animals have rights. 33. In personal relationships, rights usually are very important. Virtue Ethics   1 2 3 4 5   34. Morality is mainly a matter of what kind of person you are. 35. Sometimes courage seems to go too far. 36. Compassion for the suffering of others is an important character trait. 37. It’s important to care about yourself. Gender and Ethics   1 2 3 4 5   38. Men and women often view morality differently. 39. Emotions have no place in morality. 40. Morality is primarily a matter of following the rules. Race, Ethnicity, and Ethics   1 2 3 4 5   41. Morality should reflect an individual’s ethnic and cultural background. 42. Moral disagreement is a good thing in society. 43. Compromise is bad. 44. Minorities have special rights by virtue of their status as minorities. Theories against Theories   1 2 3 4 5   45. We should always strive to do what is best, not just the moral minimum. 46. Morality applies to your friends in just the same way as it applies to strangers.   <% end if %>