Philosophy final exam Flashcards

Final exam study set (19 cards)

1
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Truth

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mode of being

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2
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Good

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Nature of being in its natural form

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3
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being centered ethics

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being is and being is good

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4
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Teleological/teleology

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telos (purpose or goal)
- nature gives an object value
- everything has a purpose stamped on it
Being is the source of all good

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5
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Virtue ethics

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virtues that allow you to flourish and reach your goals

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6
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Ultitarinism

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*Teleological
not my own pleasures but the good that brings happiness to people

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7
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Deontological

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certain things that are right and wrong

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8
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ethics/morals

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nature of the good

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9
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metaethics

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asking big questions about the nature of ethics

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10
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Being centric

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being = good
- different kinds of value because it shares in the good of being

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11
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Ego centric

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  • grounded in the experiencing individual experiences
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12
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Ego centric ethics (2 approaches)

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rational = “I think”
empirical = sense experience

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13
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Fact value distinction

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David Hume
- our desire shapes an objects value

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14
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Reason/emotion (experiences)

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subjective value - ego centric

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15
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Consequential ethics (two schools of thought)

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1) ethical egoism
- whether or not it fulfills subjective desires
2) Utilitarianism
- maximum amount of pleasure for max amount of people

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16
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emotivism

17
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relativism

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individual or group thinking
- truth or relative to the individual or a group shaped by desires

18
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Kant - deontology

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  • desires should be measured with reason
  • duty based ethic (focus on rules)
19
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Categorical imperative

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“Treat others the way you’d want to be treated”