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Ethics wk 1
Question | Answer |
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Absolute | Moral rules or principles have no exceptions and are context-independent. |
Argument | A statement including premises along with the conclusion. |
Assumption | A proposition that is taken for granted, as if it were true based on presupposition without support of the facts. |
Consequentialist | A moral judgement that is based on consequences. |
Deontological | A moral judgement that is based on duties and rights. |
Descriptive | Emperically grounded. |
Divine Command Theory | A moral theory that is based on moral rules given by Gods or gods. |
Ethical Theory | Systematic exposition of a view about the nature of what is good or right. |
Ethics | The process of asking basic questions about the good life, about whether there is right or wrong, and if so, how we can know what it is. |
Ethnocentrism | Judging the world from the perspective of ones own culture. |
Meta-ethics | The study of the meaning of ethical terms. Such as "right" and "wrong". |
Moral Philosophy | The discipline that addresses ethical questions. |
Nonconsequentialist | A moral judgement that is not based on the consequences or action. |
Normative | Evaluatively grounded. |
Norms | Standards. |
Objective | Independent of minds. |
Ought | Indicates duty or obligation. |
Pluralism | The view that there is a variety of equally valid moral principles or equally moral values. |
Premise | Also called a proposition; is a declarative sentence about something known or taken for granted. |
Realism | The view that there exist a reality independent of those who know it. |
Relativism | The view that there is no objective right or wrong. |
Skepticism | The view that it is difficult, if not impossible, to know something. |
Sound Argument | A valid argument with true premises, therefore having a true conclusion. |
Universal | Applicable to all times and places. |
Value | A worthwhile principle, standard, or quality. |
Teleological | A goal-oriented view. |