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64 Cards in this Set
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Ethics |
Philosophical science dealing with the morality of human acts |
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Philosophy |
Systematic study of ideas and issues, a quest for a comprehensive understanding of the world |
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Epistemology |
Addresses the philosophical problems surrounding the theory of knowledge |
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Metaphysics |
Concerned with the nature of ultimate reality |
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Ontology |
Deals with the questions of how many fundamentally distinct sorts of entities compose the universe |
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Metaphysics proper |
Concerned with describing most general traits of reality |
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Aesthetics |
Concerned with the essence and perception of beauty and ugliness |
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Cosmology |
Study of the universe as a whole |
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Anthropology |
Study of all aspects of human life and culture |
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Logic |
Art and science of correct thinking |
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Logic |
Principle of valid reasoning and argument |
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Ethics |
Normative science of the conduct of human being living in societies |
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Ethics |
Ethicos or ethos |
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Ethics |
Often called moral philosophy |
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Ethics |
Principles and laws governing the morality of human acts |
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Morality of human acts |
Goodness or badness, rightness or wrongness |
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Morality |
Mos/moris meaning customs |
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Morality |
Nothing else but doing ethics |
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General ethics |
Present truths about human acts, from these truths deduce general principles of morality |
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Special ethics |
Applied principles of general ethics in different departments of human activity |
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Psychology |
Study of behavior and cognitive processes |
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Sociology |
Study of society and culture |
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Economics |
Proper allocation and efficient use of available resources |
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Education |
Liberates men from ignorance |
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Political science |
Study of state and government |
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Man |
A rational being endowed with reason, a quality that separates him from the brutes |
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Man |
An agent of reason |
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Act of man |
Act that is not proper to man as a rational being |
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Human act |
Action that emanate from the rationality of man |
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Elements of human act |
Knowledge, freedom, voluntariness |
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Elicited and commanded act |
Classification of human acts |
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Elicited act |
Begins and ends in the will without bodily involvement |
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Wish |
Desire or longing for an object |
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Intention |
Purpose or aim |
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Consent |
Affirmation of the will to go on the intention |
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Election |
Chooses a way to carry out intention |
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Uses |
Mind uses the selected means to carry out the intention |
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Fruition |
Result of the object being desired |
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Commanded act |
Mind-body act |
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Internal act |
Also in the mind but requires body to complete it |
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External act |
Act done by the body under the direction of the will |
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Mixed |
Combination of internal and external act |
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Object, end or intention of the agent, circumstances |
Sources of Morality |
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Object |
Aim or goal, finis operas or the end of the act |
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End or intention of the agent |
Means of attaining the object |
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Circumstances |
Environment or conditions prevailing when the action is done |
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Ignorance |
Absence of knowledge |
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Invincible ignorance |
A person is not capable of getting rid of his ignorance |
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Vincible ignorance |
It can be dispelled by the use of moral diligence |
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Ignorance of the law |
Unaware of the existence of the law |
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Ignorance of facts |
The thing itself or some circumstances is unknown |
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Ignorance of reality |
Not cognizant that a sanction has been attached at a particular time |
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Concupiscence |
Refer to the bodily desire of man sometimes called passion |
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Antecedent concupiscence |
Passion that suddenly flare uo without approval of the will |
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Consequent concupiscence |
When the will or wind acts in favor of the antecedent |
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Fear |
A disconcerted state of a person's mind due to the expected danger that comes anytime |
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Violence |
A force usually physical inflicted upon a person compelling him to act against his will |
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Habit |
A repeatable act of a person in comfort and ease |
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Values |
A thing a person highly treasures |
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Values |
Set of beliefs of a person to which he has an emotional attachment |
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Lifestyle, human nature, cultural inclination |
Roots of filipino values |
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Exogenous and indigenous |
Pattern of filipino values |
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Exogenous pattern |
Legal or formal, continued adaptation of culture |
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Indigenous pattern |
Considered traditional or non-formal |