Final (philosophy) Flashcards
(25 cards)
A life well lived…
Good life
the thesis that people ought to act for their own self interest…
Ethical Egoism
A philosophy of rigorous self discipline and abstinence…
Ascetism
The thesis that people always act for their own self interest
psychological egoism
The thesis that there is a single set of correct moral standards, applicable to all societies…
Absolutism (in ethics)
The thesis that people ought to act for the well being of others
ethical altruism
the rules for right action and prohibition against wrong acts
morality
the thesis that one ought to act for the sake of the interests of others
altruism
we should act in such ways as to make the greatest number of people as happy as possible
utilitarianism
the thesis that there are no universal and essential moral values.
moral relativism
the thesis that different people in fact have different values
cultural relativism
the thesis that whatever a culture or society holds to be right is therefore right, at least ‘right for them’
ethical relativism
the thesis that people naturally act for the well being of others
psychological altruism
independence
autonomy
the ability to be applied to everyone without exception
universalizability
the thesis that people act for their own interests.
egoism
the view that societies differ in their basic ethical values
relativism (in ethics)
moral right and wrong are determined first of all by the concept of a person’s duties and obligations
duty-defined morality
the study of a way of life and its values
ethics
the philosophical belief that the basic theme is human freedom and responsibility, the lack of any given rules, and the need for us to be responsible for our actions
existentialism
the study of right and wrong actions, moral values and principles
moral philosophy
what one ought to do
duty
the thesis that there are universal and essential moral values
moral absolutism
the conception of the good life that takes pleasure to be the ultimate good
hedonism
