Divine command theory

right actions are those willed by god, he defines right and wrong. It can be said that one’s moral beliefs aren’t theirs if they haven’t considered and really thought about the moral inherited from family

view that some moral principles are valid for everyone

implicates cultures are morally infallible that social reformers can never be morally right. Other cultures cant be legitimately criticized. Something is moral as long as one’s culture approves of it.

Subjective relativism

view that an action is morally right if one approves of it. IMPLICATIONS: individuals are morally infallible and that genuine moral disagreements b/w individuals is nearly impossible.

view that moral utterances are neither true nor false but are expressions of emotions or attitudes. IMPLICATIONS: people cant disagree over moral facts since there is no moral facts, presenting reasons to support moral utterance is a matter of influencing someone’s attitude nothing is good or bad

assertion that something is or is not the case

group of statements one of which is supposed to be supported by the rest

supporting statement in an argument

statement supported in an argument

terms that often appear in arguments to signal the presence of a premises or conclusion, or to indicate that an argument is deductive or inductive

argument that is supposed to give logically conclusive support to its conclusion

argument that is supposed to offer probable support for its conclusion

Deductive argument that does in fact provide logical conclusive support for its conclusion

deductive argument that does not offer logically conclusive support for the conclusion

inductive argument that does in fact provide probable support for its conclusion

inductive argument that does not give probable support to the conclusion

valid argument with true premises

strong argument with true premises

fallacy of arguing in a circle - that is trying to use a statement as both a premise and the conclusion

fallacy of assigning two different meanings to the same term in argument

fallacy of relying on the opinion of someone thought to be an expert who is not

fallacy of using dubious premises to argument that doing a particular action will lead to other actions that will result in disaster so you should not do the first action to

use of flawed analogy to argue for a conclusion

fallacy of arguing that the absence of evidence entitles us to believe a claim

fallacy of misrepresenting someone’s claim or argument so that it can more easily be refuted

fallacy of arguing that a claim should be rejected because of the characteristics of the person who makes it

fallacy of drawing conclusion about an entire group based on undersized sample of the group

doesnt meet min criteria adequacy, a theory asserting that the morally right act is the one that produces mort favorable balance of good over evil everyone is considered.

theory asserting that the morally right action is the that directly produces the most favorable balance of good over evil

theory asserting that the morally right action is the one covered by a rule that if generally followed would produce the most good over evil, everyone considered.

theory asserting that the morally right action is the one that produces the most favorable balance of good over evil for oneself.

Catergoircal imperative

imperative that we should follow regardless of our particular wants and needs; also the principle that defines Kant’s ethical system

theory asserting that the morally right action is the one that follows the dictates cate

theory asserting that the morally right action is the one done that follows the dictates of nature

The moral criteria of adequacy

1:consistency w/ confirmed moral judgements 2: consistency with our moral experiences 3: usefulness in moral problem solving

theory that to determine right action you must apply the egoistic principle to individual acts

theory that to determine right action you must see if an act falls under a rule that is consistently followed would maximize your self-interest

view that the motive for all our actions is self-inter

Bentham’s definition: that principle which approves or disapproves of every action whatsoever, according to the tendency which it appears to have to augment or diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question

Greatest happiness principle

Mill’s definition: the principle that “holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness

Hypothetical imperative

imperative that tells us what we should do if we have certain desires

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Morality

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Beliefs concerning right and wrong, good and bad; and practices

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Normative

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study of the principles, rules, or theories that guide our actions and judgements

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Metaethics

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study of the meaning and logical structure of moral beliefs

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Applied-ethics

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application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases, particularly those in a profession such as med or law

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Instrumentally valuable

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valubable as a means to something else ex. Pen, or tools, or money

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Intrinsically valuble

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valuable in itself, for its own sake ex. Happiness

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Principle of universalizability

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The idea that a rule or etc. that applies in one situation must apply in all other situations that are relevantly similar

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