Glossary

Question 1

Absolutism

Answer 1

The idea that right and wrong is fixed at all times and for all people.

Question 2

Act Utilitarianism

Answer 2

The idea that we should always perform the act that leads to the greatest balance of good over evil.

Question 3

Active Euthanasia

Answer 3

A treatment is given that directly causes the death of the individual.

Question 4

Adultery

Answer 4

Sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.

Question 5

Agape

Answer 5

Unconditional love

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Antinomianism

Answer 6

Literally meaning to have no laws at all.

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Assisted Suicide

Answer 7

A person who wishes to die is helped by another person. Sometimes for medical reasons.

Question 8

Autonomy

Answer 8

The belief that we are free and able to make our own decisions.

Question 9

Capitalism

Answer 9

An economic system based on private ownership and free trade rather than government intervention.

Question 10

Categorical Imperative

Answer 10

An unconditional moral obligation that we are able to work out using reason.

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Cognitivism

Question 12

Conscientia

Question 13

Consequentialism

Question 14

Consumerism

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Question 16

Covenant

Question 17

Deontological

Question 18

Duty

Question 19

Ego

Question 20

Emotivism

Question 21

Eudaimonia

Question 22

Euthanasia

Question 23

Existentialism

Question 24

Extramarital Sex

Question 25

Globalisation

Question 26

Good Will

Question 27

Hedonic Calculus

Question 28

Homosexuality

Question 29

Hypothetical Imperative

Question 30

Id

Question 31

Intuitionism

Question 32

Invincible Ignorance

Question 33

Kingdom of Ends

Question 34

Legalism

Question 35

Logical Positivism

Question 36

Maxim

Question 37

Meta-Ethics

Question 38

Moral Anti-Realism

Question 39

Moral Realism

Question 40

Natualism

Question 41

Naturalistic Fallacy

Question 42

Non-Voluntary Euthanasia

Question 43

Normative Ethics

Question 44

Passive Euthanasia

Question 45

Person as Ends

Question 46

Phronesis

Question 47

Postulates

Question 48

Pragmatism

Question 49

Premarital Sex

Question 50

Quality of Life

Question 51

Relativism

Question 52

Rule Utilitarianism

Question 53

Sacrament

Question 54

Sanctity of Life

Question 55

Socialism

Question 56

Stakeholder

Question 57

Stockholder

Question 58

Suicide

Question 59

Summun bonum

Question 60

Superego

Question 61

Synderesis

Question 62

Teleological

Question 63

Telos

Question 64

Universal Law

Question 65

Utilitarianism

Question 66

Utitity

Question 67

Vincible Ignorance

Question 68

Voluntary Euthanasia

Question 69

Whistleblowing