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WGU Ethics Terms IV
ETHICS OF DIGNITY AND FREEDOM
Question | Answer |
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Immanuel Kant | ? |
Categorical Imperative | An absolute and universal moral demand based on reasoning |
Maxim | A formal principle |
Absolute Rules | A moral demand or obligation with no exceptions; actions based on this rule are always right (or wrong) independently of any further considerations |
Good Will | ? |
Autonomy | ? |
Universalizability | The applicability of a moral rule to all |
Dignity | The unconditioned esteem and respect that all people should receive just in virtue of being human and rational |
Freedom | ? |
Retributivism | ? |
Conflicting Grounds of Obligation | ? |
Hypothetical Imperative | An action conditioned on some goal or desire |
Deontological Ethics | Ethical theories that maintain that the moral rightness or wrongness of an action depends on intrinsic qualities and not on its practical consequences |
Duty | An action that people are required to perform; the practical content of a moral obligation |