Philosophy Flashcards

(26 cards)

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The state of having limits or bounds.

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Finitude

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Something that acts as a medium or means.

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Intermediary

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Existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level.

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Transcendence

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4
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Relating to space.

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Spatial

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5
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It refers to the things in our lives that are already given.

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Facticity

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Give 5 Examples of Facticity

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  1. Name
  2. Gender
  3. Parents
  4. Skin Color
  5. Status in Life
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We are limited by out bodies to be present in two or more places at the same time. What quality is this?

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Spatial

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When we are young there’s so many “not yet” but when we become older there will be so many “no longer”. What quality is this?

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Temporal

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A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.

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Customs

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10
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Not restricted or limited.

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Unconstrained

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11
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The root word of morality.

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Mores

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It is the customs including the customary behavior of a particular group of people or society.

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Morality/Mores

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In order to preserve these customary behavior/practices, to control the behavior of the individual and to maintain order in the society, __ are developed.

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Sanctions

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Man is an unconstrained free moral agent in the sense that he always has a choice in every aspect of life.

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Freedom

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15
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To utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry.

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Wailing

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16
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It came from the word “dein” meaning duty.

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Deontological Reasoning

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The meaning of ‘dein’.

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It recognizes that there are moral principles that we follow which we consider universally correct and should be applicable to all of humanity.

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Deontological Reasoning

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It doesn’t require weighing the costs and benefits of a situation. This avoids subjectivity and uncertainty because you only have to follow set rules.

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Enumerate the 2 Types of Duty.

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  1. According to Duty

2. From Duty

21
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Doing an action based only on your inclinations or feelings; it has no moral worth.

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According to Duty

22
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Doing an action devoid of any feelings and emotions, then you are morally worthy; it has moral worth.

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Enumerate the 2 Approaches of Moral Reasoning.

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  1. Deontological Reasoning

2. Teleological Reasoning

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It came from the root word “telos” meaning end goal or purpose.

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What does "telos" mean?
End Goal or Purpose
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The end goal or purpose of an action must be based on its consequences.
Teleological Reasoning