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26 Cards in this Set
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Assumption
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A proposition that is taken for granted, as if it were true based on presupposition without support of the facts
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Argument
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A statement including premises along with the conclusion
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Absolute
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Moral rules or principles have no exceptions and are context-independent
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Consequentialist
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A moral judgment that is based on consequences
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Deontological
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A moral judgment that is based on duties and rights
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Descriptive
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Empirically grounded
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Divine Command Theory
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A moral theory that is based on moral rules given by God or gods
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Ethical theory
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Systematic exposition of a view about the nature of what is good or right
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Ethics
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The process of asking basic questions about the good life, about whether there is right and wrong, and, if so, how we can know what it is
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Ethnocentrism
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Judging the world from the perspective of one's own culture
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Meta-ethics
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The study of the meaning of ethical terms like “right” and “wrong”
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Moral Philosophy
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The discipline that addresses ethical questions
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Nonconsequentialist
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A moral judgment that is not based on the consequences or action
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Normative
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Evaluatively grounded
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Norms
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Standards
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Objective
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Independent of minds
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Ought
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Indicates duty or obligation
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Pluralism
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The view that there is a variety of equally valid moral principles or equally moral values
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Premise
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Also called a proposition: is a declarative sentence about something known or taken for granted
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Realism
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The view that there exists a reality independent of those who know it
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Relativism
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The view that there is no objective right or wrong
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Skepticism
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The view that it is difficult, if not impossible, to know something
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Sound Argument
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A valid argument with true premises, therefore having a true conclusion
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Universal
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Applicable to all times and places
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Value
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A worthwhile principle, standard, or quality
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Teleological
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A goal-orientated view
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