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What are some bad answers for the question, "What makes the right action right?"
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authority says, God says
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What are some good answers for the question, "What makes the right action right?"
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the consequences (Mill), the intentions (Kant), the character of whoever is taking the action (Aristotle and Confucius)
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What is the Euthyphro Problem?
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This problem proves that God says so is not what makes actions right. The first reason is that if God is just reporting it to us, then there is a reason for his report that is the true answer. The second reason is that God says is right is right because he says, then God becomes the definition right action creating a circular reasoning. Also if that were true if God said killing is right, then it would be right but evidence suggests otherwise.
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How was John Stuart Mill raised from birth?
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This upbringing believed in the importance of nurture over nature. It was very structured with much cost-benefit analysis
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What causes did Mill support?
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social reforms like suffrage for women and abolition of slavery
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What is 'extrinsic value?'
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This value is from its ability to get something else. Anything but pleasure.
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What is 'intrinsic value?'
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This value is from itself and nothing else and can not be exchanged. Pleasure
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What is fungible?
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This word mean exchangeable.
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What is moralistic fallacy?
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This fallacy goes from what should to what is. It says whatever should be is part of human nature.
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What is the naturalistic fallacy?
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This fallacy goes from what is to what should be. It says whatever is part human nature is how things should be.
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What is psychological hedonism?
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This idea says that all actions especially those by humans are trying to get pleasure or avoid pain. Mill supports it.
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What is ethical hedonism?
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This idea says that it is right to try get pleasure and avoid pain. Mill supports it
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What is psychological egoism?
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This idea says that everything anyone does is for himself but not necessarily for pleasure.
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What is ethical egoism?
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The idea says that everything anyone does should be for himself but not necessarily for pleasure.
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What kind of hedonist is Mill?
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ethically non-egoist hedonist
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What is quantitative hedonism?
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This idea says that all pleasure is the same. The only difference is how much pleasure. 100 scratches = 10 milk shakes = 1 sexy time
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What is pleasure and what kinds are there?
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Pleasure is a feeling that can be distinguished by cause, quantity or quality.
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What is the qualitative view of pleasure?
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This view sees pleasure as higher and lower. a milkshake or solving a problem
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What is a qualified judge?
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This judge is a neutral person who has experienced both pleasures.
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What are Mill's challenges?
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These challenges are would anyone choose to be a cat, anyone trade 10 IQ points to be rich or would anyone enter a machine that puts you in the most pleasurable dream ever forever.
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