Why Morality Matters Flashcards
(24 cards)
Why is morality important to consider?
Human and societal flourishing require that individuals are moral creatures.
What composes one’s worldview?
Metaphysics, epistemology, and anthropology.
What is moral realism?
The view that moral facts and values exist, are objective, and can be known.
What is the primary concern of Moral Choices?
Normative ethics.
What are the three broad categories of ethics?
- Descriptive ethics
- Normative ethics
- Metaethics
What are the two types of ethical systems?
- Action-based
- Virtue-based
What are the three subcategories that fall under action and virtue-based ethics?
- Deontological
- Teleological
- Relativism
How many deontological systems are there?
Three.
How many teleological systems are there?
Two.
What is the moral minimum for ethical behavior?
Law.
What must morality be legislated in relation to?
Behavior, not motivation.
Myth of Gyges,
social contract theory
, worldview
, metaphysics
The broad abstract study of reality
Epistemology
The study of how we come to know reality
Anthropology
Learning and understanding different cultures, traditions, languages, how they formed.
Morality
Ethics
Naturalism
Moral Realism
Normative ethics
Deontological
Teleological
