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23 Cards in this Set
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Morality
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The standards that an individual or a group has about what is right or wrong or good or evil.
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Ethics
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The branch of Philosophy that tries to determine the right and good thing to do.
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Value
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Moral basis that shapes our thoughts, feelings, actions and perceptions.
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Relativism
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The view that human judgement is conditioned by factors such as acculturation and personal bias.
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Consequentialist Theory
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Morality is determined by by its non-moral consequences.
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Non-Consequentialist Theory
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Morality is determined by something more that just its consequences.
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Egoism
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We act morally when we act in a way that promotes our best long-term interests.
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Act Utilitarianism
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Action is moral if it produces the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people.
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Rule Utilitarianism
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We should act so that the rule governing our actions produces the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people.
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Divine Command Theory
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theory thats says we should always do the will of god.
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Categorical Imperative
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Theory that says to act as if the rule governing your action is a universal law; what is right for one, is right for all.
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Ethical Absolutism
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A view of a single correct and universally applicable moral standard.
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Ethical Relativism
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Views that denies the existence of a single universal moral standard.
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James Rachels
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Utilitarianist
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Jeremy Bentham
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Along with Mill, developed Utilitarianism, wrote Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation.
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John Stuart Mill
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Helped to develop Utilitarianism with Bentham.
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Aquinas' Theory of Natural Law
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Humanity can approach but not comprehend natural law.
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According to Kant, nothing is good without qualification, except?
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Nothing is good without qualification except a good will.
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How should we act according to the categorical imperative?
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Act as if everyone is did what you were doing, and what would happen if everyone did the opposite.
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What does Nietzsche hold?
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That god is dead and man has killed him with modern philosophies and beliefs.
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Who announces the death of God?
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The madman.
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Master Morality assigns high value to?
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Strength, Intelligence, Courage and Revenge.
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Slave Morality assigns high value to?
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sympathy, kindness, pity, patience, and humility.
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