WGU-IWC1-Part 11 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Social Contract Theory | Theory that people should give up some of their natural rights to a government in exchange for social order. |
Empiricism | Philosophical doctrine that says all knowledge is derived from our senses. |
Duty-Driven Ethics | Ethical system that emphasizes fidelity to principle and duty over the consequences of moral action |
Categorical Imperative | Kantian term for an absolute and universal moral demand or obligation founded on reasoning |
Hypothetical Imperatives | Kantian term for actions conditioned on some goal or desire |
Moral Autonomy | The capacity to impose moral law on ones self |
Utilitarianism | Ethical theory that the greatest good for the greatest number should be the only criterion for moral decisions |
Consequentailism | Ethical theory that the greatest good for the greatest number should be the only criterion for moral decisions |
Veil of Ignorance | Mental device to enable individuals to develop a standard of justice while remaining ignorant of their own place in or value in this imagined society |
Pragmatism | Theory that the truth or meaning of an idea or a proposition lies in its observable practical consequences |
Instrumentalism | Philosophic theory that ideas are instruments of response and adaption to a given situation, and that their truth |
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