Key Words Flashcards
1
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Deontology
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A duty based approach to ethics (i.e. doing your duty).
2
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Teleology
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Looks long-term and focuses on the purpose of life.
Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
3
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Consequentialism
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Consequence based approach. Focus is on immediate outcome which benefits majority.
4
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Absolutism
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Ethics that apply in all places and times - do not change.
5
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Objective
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Bigger picture approach.
6
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Relativism
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Change depending on time or place.
7
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Subjective
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Vary from person to person/take only one person’s attitude into consideration.
