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Moral Theory
What is the aim of moral theory 1,
What is a fundamental ethical pri...,
What is a fully general ethical p...
27  cards
Mill's Utilitarianism
What is mill s main argument for ...,
Why does mill think pleasure and ...,
What is mill s reductio 3
7  cards
General Strategis for responding to objections
What is the accommodate strategy 1,
The debunking strategy 2,
The partners in crime strategy 3
4  cards
Williams and Slote on Consequentialism
What is the demandingness objecti...,
What is the specific criticism of...,
What is the generic criticism of ...
11  cards
Kant and Deontology
What is deontology 1,
Agent centered theory 2,
Patient centered theory 3
15  cards
Virtue Ethics
What is a virtue 1,
What is character 2,
What distinction would a virtue e...
16  cards
Metaethics
Cognitivism 1,
Descriptivism 1,
Subjectivism relativism 2
17  cards
Noncognitivism
What does it mean to say that mor...,
What is the difference between de...,
What are some of the strengths of...
9  cards
Moral Relativism
What is cultural relativism 1,
What is subjectivism 2,
What is the different questions w...
12  cards
Metaethical Naturalism
What does natural in naturalism m...,
What s the big difference between...,
What s reductionism what theories...
9  cards
Non-Naturalism
Why prefer non naturalism hint th...,
What is the principle of phenomen...,
What are some misconceptions abou...
7  cards
Constructivism
What is constructivism 1,
What is a categorical imperative 2,
What are korsgaard s 3 criterion ...
18  cards
Nihilism
What is nihilism 1,
Why prefer nihilism what are the ...,
What feature of nihilism seems le...
8  cards
Puzzles of Practical Reasoning Weakness of Will
What is intentional action 1,
What three features must a genuin...,
What is a skeptical response to t...
9  cards
Puzzles of Practical Reasoning Adaptive Preference
What are adaptive preferences 1,
How do adaptive preferences appea...,
What is the relation between adap...
7  cards

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