according to the book: Waller, B. N. (2011). Consider Ethics: Theory, readings, and contemporary issues (3rd ed.) New York, NY: Pearson Longman. ISBN-13: 9780205017737
1. Are ethical principles fixed or changing? Explain your response.
2. In the text, the author asks the reader to consider how to think carefully, critically, and effectively. What does this proposition mean to you?
3. Do you agree with Rachels notion that only those who exercise free will are capable of acting ethically? If you subject your will to the external commands of others, are you acting slavishly? Explain your response.
4. A witness in a murder trial wants to testify about the character of the victim instead of about when he or she last saw the victim alive. Is the witness’s testimony relevant or not? Explain your answer.
5. Define cultural relativism.
6. What is the difference between a moral judgment and an aesthetic judgment?
7. In your own words, present one formulation of the categorical imperative.
8. According to the author, why must we avoid the temptation to look for the “women’s perspective,” the
“Hispanic perspective,” and so on?