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16 Cards in this Set
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Validity
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IF the premise are true, conclusion MUST be true
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Sound
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All true premises, and Valid
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Objective Judgment
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truth or falsity of the judgment is NOT determined SOLELY by our feelings, beliefs, or attitudes
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Subjective Judgment
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truth or falsity of judgment IS determined Solely by our feelings, beliefs, or attitudes
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Moral Objectivism
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ARE some true objective moral truths.
divine command theory, natural law, ethical egoism, utilitarianism, kanitianism, social contract |
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Moral skepticism
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no true objective moral judgments. cultural relativism, simple subjectivism, emotivism
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Descriptive relativism
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cultures (and individuals) disagree about matters of morality
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Cultural (ethical) relativism
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1. cultures will disagree 2. no true objective standard for culture's moral code to be judged as superior 3. moral code of a culture determines moral status within that culture
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Individual (ethical) relativism
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1. individuals disagree 2. no true objective standard to judge a person's code 3. person's moral code determine status of that person's moral behavior
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ethical subjectivism
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morality is solely a matter of individual feeling
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simple subjectivism
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making a moral judgment just means making a judgment about our own attitudes (i approve or disapprove)
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emotivism
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our moral judgments are neither true/false they are commands or expressions of our attitudes
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cognitive meaning
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if a sentence is used to say something true or false
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emotive meaning
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if a sentence is used to express emotion
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Divine command theory
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god is exists and is omnipotent, omnibenevolent creator. God is our moral sovereign. Morally right/wrong come from God's moral commands.
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abortion
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Is the fetus a person? Pro life v. Pro choice
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