<%@ Language=VBScript %> COEN288 Ethics Survey Summary

COEN288 - Ethics Survey Summary

Instructor: Dr. Neil R. Quinn Jr.

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Average Answers to the questions below:
1 - Absolutely Agree;    2 - Agree;   3 - Neutral/Undecided;   4 - Disagree;   5 - Strongly Disagree

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Relativism, Absolutism, and Pluralism

1.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   What’s right depends on the culture you are in.
2.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   No one has the right to judge what’s right or wrong for another person.
3.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   No one has the right to intervene when they think someone else has done something morally wrong.
4.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   It’s hopeless to try to arrive at a final answer to ethical questions.
5.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Ultimately, there is one and only one right standard of moral evaluation.

Religion and Ethics

6.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   What is right depends on what God says is right.
7.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   There is only one true religion.
8.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   What my religion says (in the Bible, the Qur'an, or whatever its sacred text is) is literally true.
9.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   All major religions have something important to tell us about what is right and what is wrong.
10.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   We do not need to depend on religion in order to have a solid foundation for our moral values.

Psychological and Ethical Egoism

11.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Everyone is just out for himself or herself.
12.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Some people think that they are genuinely concerned about the welfare of others, but they a just deceiving themselves.
13.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   People are not really free. They are just products of their environment, upbringing, and other factors.
14.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Everyone should watch out just for themselves.

Utilitarianism
15.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   I do not care what motivates other people; I judge them solely on the basis of what they do.
16.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   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.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   The right thing to do is whatever is best for everyone.
18.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   We should look at the overall consequences of our actions in each and every case.
19.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   If someone tries to do the right thing but it works out badly, they still deserve moral credit for trying.
20.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Pleasure is the most important thing in life.
21.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Happiness is the most important thing in life.

Kant, Duty and Respect

22.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   If someone tries to do the right thing but it works out badly, they still deserve moral credit for trying
23.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   It is important to do the right thing for the right reason.
24.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Morality is primarily a matter of doing your duty.
25.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   What is fair for one is fair for all.
26.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   People should always be treated with respect.
27.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   We should never use other people merely as a means to our own goals.

Rights Theories

28.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Morality is basically a matter of respecting people’s rights.
29.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Some rights are absolute.
30.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   I have a right to do whatever I want as long as it does not impinge on other people’s rights.
31.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   People have a right to health care, even if they can’t afford to pay for it.
32.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Animals have rights.
33.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   In personal relationships, rights usually are very important.

Virtue Ethics

34.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Morality is mainly a matter of what kind of person you are.
35.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Sometimes courage seems to go too far.
36.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Compassion for the suffering of others is an important character trait.
37.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   It’s important to care about yourself.

Gender and Ethics

38.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Men and women often view morality differently.
39.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Emotions have no place in morality.
40.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Morality is primarily a matter of following the rules.

Race, Ethnicity, and Ethics

41.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Morality should reflect an individual’s ethnic and cultural background.
42.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Moral disagreement is a good thing in society.
43.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Compromise is bad.
44.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Minorities have special rights by virtue of their status as minorities.

Theories against Theories

45.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   We should always strive to do what is best, not just the moral minimum.
46.   <% =FormatNumber(DB_Results("AvgOfQuestionValue"),1)%>   Morality applies to your friends in just the same way as it applies to strangers.