D. Negative examples, showing falsity of religious tenets 1. All violate the order of nature. E. Positive examples, establishing principles 1. Monogamous marriage 6. Zera Yacob's Theory of Human Nature A. Dispositions 1.
Ethics is life-affirming.
Dispositions are good, but acting on them is not always good. Ethics tests policies for acting in response to dispositions B. Reason 1. Tests of health, happiness, and stability place limits on acting on dispositions, including our disposition to be lazy.