Meta Ethics Flashcards by Amen Akthar

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What is descriptive ethics?

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What is an example of descriptive ethics?

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What are normative ethics?

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What is an example of normative ethics?

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What is applied ethics?

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What is an example of applied ethics?

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What is meta-ethics?

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What is an example of meta ethics?

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What is cognitive ethics?

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What is non cognitive ethics?

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Which categories can meta ethical theories be broke in?

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What is Ethical Naturalism? (+examples)

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What is Ethical Non-Naturalism? (+examples)

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What are examples of ethical non-cognitivist theories?

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Who is the key thinker for Act Utilitarianism?

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What is the basic principle of Utilitarianism?

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What is the sole intrinsic good and what does this mean in relation to Utilitarianism?

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What is the hedonic calculus and it’s criteria’s?

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The assessment of the hedonic calculator is quantitative - what does this mean?

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What is Act Utiliarianism?

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Finish the quote; ‘Nature has placed mankind under the governance…

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…of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do. (An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Bentham)

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What is rule utilitarianism and it’s key thinker?

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What did Mill believe about pleasure?

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Finish the quote ‘it is better to be a human being dissatisfied..

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…than a pig satisfied’ (Utilitarianism, Mill)

What are some strengths of ethical naturalism?

What are some weaknesses of ethical naturalism?

Explain G.E Moore's Naturalistic fallacy

What are some counter arguments to weakness of ethical non-naturalism

What is neo-naturalism?

What does non-naturalist theories claim about moral values?

What is intuitionism and it's key thinker?

Intuitionism is an example of a secular ethical theory - what is secular ethics?

G.E Moore claims that 'good' is an irreducible term, what does this mean?

What comparison does Moore use to further his view of 'good'?

Where does human knowledge of right and wrong come from according to intuitionism?

What is one problem of Moore theory regarding the issue of wrong and right?

What did W.D Ross in order to back intutionism

What is a prima facie duties?

What are the six prima facie duties?

How does Ross further clarify the use of these prima facie duties?

What are some strengths about intuitionism as a non-naturalist theory?

What are some weaknesses about intuitionism as a non-naturalist theory?

How is divine command theory a cognitive theory?

How is divine command theory a non naturalist theory?

Where does Divine Command Theory believe moral commands come from?

What are the two Christian beliefs are the basis of Divine Command Theory?

How does understanding of God's grace come from?

What has ultimate authority according to Divine Command Theory?

How did John Calvin view Divine Command Theory?

What did Barth claim was the answer to all ethical questions?

What does Barth say in his writing 'Church Dogmatics'?

What are the strengths of Divine Command Theory?

What are the weaknesses of Divine Command Theory?

What is Plato's 'Euthyphro's Dilemma'