Ethics #2

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Even if what we say isunpopular, Mill argues that we should have this right

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right to free speech

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Utilitarianism was originallyfounded by this philosopher.

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jeremy bentham

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This is the only thingvaluable in-itself, according to Mill.

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happiness

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According to Mill, thedifference between the higher and lower pleasures is this type of difference.

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Whatis a difference in kind (or qualitative difference)?

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Mill’s version ofUtilitarianism rids Utilitarianism of this egotistical emphasis.

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Whatis self-interest?

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Critics argue thatUtilitarianism is nothing more than psychological what.

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hedonism

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According to Mill, because wedo not have a duty to ourselves, this action is not necessarily immoral

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suicide?

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Mill argues that these peoplewho seem to like pain suffer from a psychological problem

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masochists?

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Mill’s version ofUtilitarianism is problematic since it is prone to this logical fallacy

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fallacy ofcomposition?

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Mill mentions this criterionwhen discussing an exception to liberty that overrides free speech

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the clear and presentdanger criterion?

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Morality is governed by thistype of reason, according to Kant.

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practicalreason?

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Kant argues that you shouldalways act in accordance with this.

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yourmoral duty?

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Kant argues that if we alwaysfollow our duty, we will know that we have this.

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agood will?

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The Greek word for obligation is this

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deon?

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If something is apodeictic,then it is good in this way.

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intrinsically?

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The kingdom of ends is the result of thisformulation of the categorical imperative

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the 3rdformulation (the autonomy formulation)?

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According to Kant’s 3rdformulation of the categorical imperative, all rational human beings have this

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dignity?

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Kant argues that morality isthis, which implies that when you are in Rome, you should not simply do as theRomans do.

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absolute(universal)?

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If we universalize promise-breaking, then whathappens to the concept

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Itbecomes meaningless (it dissolves)?

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This is another word for freedom for Kant

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autonomy?

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The focus of Virtue Ethics isn’t on the act, itis on this

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the character of theactor?

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A person who knows how to playan instrument well displays this form of wisdom

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practical wisdom?

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Aristotle presents thisdoctrine to explain how a virtuous person is able to distinguish virtue fromvice

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the doctrine of the mean?

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The virtuous person isconsidered this because he/she sets the standard of right action

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a moral exemplar?

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When learning to be virtuous,we are engaged in on-the-job training, so we could be considered this

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apprentices at virtue

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This Greek word represents thetype of life the virtuous person leads, a life spent in contemplation

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theoria?

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This Greek word represents theproper function that all things have

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ergon?

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This Greek word can be looselytranslated as “happiness”

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Eudaimonia

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Virtue ethics can beunderstood as this because it is directed at a telos

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teleological?

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This Greek word forms part of the title ofAristotle’s book on ethics, even though it refers to combat

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