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Chapter 1: Bumper Stickers and Ethical System 1. What does Wilkens mean by “bumper sticker” ethics? Explain Ethical questions usually come to us in quick short statements. 2. How is his book organized? What reasons does he give for his approach? First section- looks at systems whose elements contradict Christian Worldview Middle- other non-Christian views, non theistic view Last- Overview of attempts to express ethical concepts form Christian context Reason for this is that it helps to compare the different ways to examine things, these are the main ethical systems. 3. What ethical systems did he select and why? List each with a brief (one sentence) description. When in Rome do as the Romans do Cultural Relativism Look out for Number One Ethical Egoism I couldn’t help myself Behaviorism Survival of the ethical fittest Evolutionary Ethics The greatest good for the greatest number Utilitarianism Its your duty Kantian Ethics Be good Virtue Ethics The moral of the story is Narrative Ethics All you need is Love

Situation Ethics Doing what comes naturally Natural law ethics God said it, I believe it, that settles it Divine Command theory Unraveling the Options 4. What is the relationship between ethics and worldview? Every ethical system is part of something bigger called a worldview. 5. Explain what Wilkins means: “…we need to recognize that in every ethical system there is a connection between a concept of ultimate reality and the origin of right and wrong” (22). If God did not exist then where would right and wrong come from? What you think about right and wrong is based on what you think about the ultimate reality. 6. Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics is a book written by a Christian for Christians, what does Wilkens hope his readers will take away from reading his book? They will be more grounded in the ethics of Christianity, the foundation of why you make decisions....