Philosophy Vocab 3

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LIBERTARIANISM

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one who advocates liberty, especially with regard to thought or conduct.(or) the philosophical doctrine of free will.

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COMPATIBILISM

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[is the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas, and that it is possible to believe both without being logically inconsistent] (people who hold this belief are known as compatibilists).[1] While compatibilists hold that free will and determinism are not mutually exclusive, not all compatibilists would insist that both are true.

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DETERMINISM

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is the concept that events within a given paradigm are bound by causality in such a way that any state (of an object or event) is, to some large degree, determined by prior states. (Need to double Check...)

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RELATIVISM

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is the concept that points of view have no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration.

Hint: The term is often used to refer to the context of moral principle

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MISOLOGY

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Hatred of reason, argument, or enlightenment.

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CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE

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the unconditional moral principle that one's behaviour should accord with universalizable maxims which respect persons as ends in themselves; the obligation to do one's duty for its own sake and not in pursuit of further ends Compare

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VIRTUE

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Moral excellence and righteousness; goodness

the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness

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SUMMUM BONUM

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the principle of goodness in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived; highest or supreme good

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UTILITARIANISM

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the theory that the criterion of virtue is utility (or) the doctrine that the morally correct course of action consists in the greatest good for the greatest number, that is, in maximizing the total benefit resulting, without regard to the distribution of benefits and burdens

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DEONTOLOGY

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the branch of ethics dealing with duty, moral obligation, and moral commitment

(alt) the branch of philosophy concerned with ethics, especially that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action

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UTILITY

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The quality or condition of being useful; usefulness

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"IN ITSELF"

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is the self-sufficient, lumpy, contingent being of ordinary things.

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" FOR ITSELF"

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is the mode of existence of consciousness, consisting in its own activity and purposive nature;

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MAXIM

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A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct.

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HEDONISM

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The ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good.