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49 Cards in this Set
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Pragmatic theory of truth |
What true is what works |
True if works. Believe it to be true. |
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Cohesive theory of truth |
True if fits |
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Correspondence theory of truth |
Check corresponding facts |
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Modern moral realism |
Is modest |
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How are moral facts known? |
1) reason 2) intuition 3) revelation 4) social training |
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Moral realism |
=Moral objectiveism |
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Externalists |
Notice to act morally is separate from the recognition of objective moral facts |
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Internalists |
Insists any real moral fact must motivate those who recognize the fact |
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Moral objectivists |
Existence of moral facts |
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Arguments for ethical nonobjectiveism |
1) existence of moral diversity 2) impossibility of argument 3) argument from simplicity |
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Religious ethics |
Vertical |
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Secular ethics |
Horizontal |
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Active evil |
Actually doing evil |
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Passive evil |
Allowing evil |
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Negative responsibility |
We are responsible for both our actions and non-actions |
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Non cognitivism or emotivism |
Moral statements Express approval or disapproval |
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Synthetic moral facts |
Facts are created by social construct |
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Ethical nonobjectivism |
No moral facts |
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Moral consideration kant |
Power of reason |
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Moral of consideration Regan |
Simply be subject of a life |
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Moral consideration utilitarians |
Ability to experience Pleasure and Pain |
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2 questions for the scope of morality |
Who follows and who is protected |
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Goal of care ethics |
To balance moral rules and moral feelings |
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What is important in determining morality in care ethics |
Personal Details Matter |
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Care ethics |
Emphasizes relationship |
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Singers weak principal |
If in our power to prevent bad things from happening without sacrificing anything morally significant we ought to morally do it |
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Aristotle's concept of virtuous life |
Living in moderation |
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Three steps to acquiring virtue |
1) knowing what is right 2) choosing what is Right 3) practicing was right |
Knowing choosing practicing |
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Role of character and motive in virtue ethics |
Character in mode of determine right or wrong action not consequences |
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Aretaic |
Greek word for virtue ethics |
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Virtue ethics |
1)Being instead of doing 2) agent-based instead of action based 3) Center in the heart |
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Stoics |
Detachment and minimization of needs and desires |
Don't expect much |
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Epicureans |
Seek pleasure carefully and prudently |
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Pragmatic ethics |
A system that works best for us |
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Conventionalism |
Right or wrong determined by my group |
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Cultural relativity |
Different cultures have different moralities or moral codes |
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Hypothetical egoist |
We all ought to observe our own interest because it will produce the end that we want |
We all ought |
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Categorical egoism |
We ought to observe her own interest because that is what we ought to do |
We ought to observe |
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Universal ethical egoism |
Everyone ought to do those |
Everyone ought to do |
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Individually ethical egoism |
Everyone ought to serve me |
Everyone ought to serve |
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Personal egoism |
I will always serve |
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Ethical egoism |
We ought to act |
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Psychological egoistic hedonism |
Only kind of ultimate desire is to desire to get or prolong Pleasant experiences |
Only kind of ultimate desire |
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Psychological egoism |
Everyone always does |
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Straw man fallacy |
Distorts or misrepresents a position that defeats distortion |
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Ad hominem fallacy |
Attack on a person |
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Red herring fallacy |
Statement doesn't support conclusion |
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Etiquette |
Form, style, polite Behavior |
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Four areas that dictate human behavior |
Etiquette, law, ethics, religion |
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