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What assumption do error theorists claim is at the heart of morality? Describe the expressivist account of moral language. Do you agree that either of these theories are crucial to morality? Why or why not?

Feminist ethicists argue that traditional moral theories have overemphasized ___________ at the expense of ____________.

According to the text, what attitude do many feminists take toward rights?

Virtuous people differ from vicious people in their

The contradiction problem is a threat to virtue ethics because

What is ethical particularism? Define the theory, and explain how it differs from other ethical views. What is the biggest problem for ethical particularism? How might an ethical particularist respond to this problem?

Some have claimed the virtue ethics is too demanding. Why might someone think this? How serious of an objection is this to the theory? How do you think a virtue ethicist would reply to this claim?

According to Ross’s theory, regret is

According to contractarians, the ultimate point of morality is to

What view do absolutists commonly hold about the moral significance of the distinction between doing and allowing? Describe a case in which their view seems to give the right ethical verdict and another case in which it seems to get things wrong. Do you think the absolutist view of this distinction can be supported? Defend your answer.