chapter 1 Flashcards
chaos of thoughts, belief, assumptions, values, and superstition
PHILOSOPHY
philosophical discussion of what is concerned good/bad, right/wrong in terms of moral issues
MORAL PHILOSOPHY
concerned with the study of social morality and philosophical reflection on society’s norms and practices
ETHICS
derived from either of 2 basic school of thoughts
ETHICAL THEORIES
dependent upon human nature and psychology
NATURALISM
not dependent upon human nature
RATIONALISM
based upon the rational view that the rightness/wrongness of a an act depends upon nature act rather than its consequences
DEONTOLOGY
Deon means
DUTY
other term of deontology
FORMALISM
other term of deontology
FORMALISM
Born in Konigsberg, Prussia in 1724
-ethical rules are universal
-more on rational
IMMANUEL KANT
act only according to the maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law
CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or that of another, always as an end and never as a means only
PRACTICAL IMPERATIVE
inhelent recognition that all people are equal and competent to make universally legislative decisions
KANTIAN THEORY
ethics of democracy
KANTIANETHICS
it requires liberty, equality and fraternity with in politically organized society
RAPHAEL (1994)
one finds that the goal of consequentialism is often stated as the greatest good for the greatest number.
TELEOLOGY
another term of teleology
CONSEQUENTIALISM
telos means
END
evaluate the morality of actions in terms of progress toward a goal/end
CONSEQUENTIALIST MORAL THEORIES
has several versions, the best known of which is utilitarianism
CONSEQUENTIALISM
terms of the maximization of the net utility expected for all parties affected by a decision/action
UTILITARIANISM
believed both good end evil lie in sensation, pleasure being good and pain being evil
EPICURUS
Pleasure according to Epicurus
-living a life of moderation
-courage
-justice
-by cultivating
-friendship