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10 Cards in this Set
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Natural Law |
The theory that an eternal absolute moral law can be discovered by reason |
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Situation ethics |
The morally right thing to do is the most loving in the situation |
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Euthyphro Dilemma |
The dilemma first identified by Plato- is something good because God commands it or does God command it because it's good? |
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Divine Command Theory |
Actions are right or wrong depending on whether they follow God's commands or not |
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Relativism |
Nothing may be said to objectively right or wrong: it depends on the situation culture and so on |
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Teleological ethics |
The morally right or wrong thing to do is determined by the consequences |
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Deontological ethics |
Ethical systems which consider that the moral act itself has moral value |
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Absolutism |
An objective moral rule or value that is always true in all situations and for everyone without expection |
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Conscience |
Out senses of right and wrong |
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Utilitarianism |
Only pleasure and the absence of pain have Utility or intrinsic value |
