Details Title: Ethics Description: human nature blah blah blah Total Flash Cards: 15 Created: 02/01/2009 19:08:57		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Philosophy Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Empirical/Empiricists: Definition Empirical/Empiricists: always use observations and its hard to put a priori limitations on observation Term Meta Physics Definition Metaphysics: Study of nature of things Discovery of the essence of something, its nature Term Relativism Definition the position that moral or ethical propositions do not reflect objective and/or universal moral truths, but instead make claims relative to social, cultural, historical or personal circumstances Term Altruism Definition concern for others over self interest or living for the sake of others radical altruism: sometimes people go so far as sacrificing themselves for others (hume) Term existentialism Definition Existentialism: everything is permitted in the absence of god and man is forlorn because he cannot find anything to believe in, within or outside of himself (Sartre Term Hume Definition Passion and emotions basis for ethics Reason and passion need each other, reason secondary Term Hobbes Definition State of Nature leads to civil state state of nature: self interest first instinct, no justice Civil State: development of government and state believes reason leads to morality Term Kant Definition Pure reason gives you universality and necessity.    If something is necessarily true, its universal/ Inherent good will.   Good will acting out of duty not inclination or personal gain Term Mencius Definition understands human nature as good Bellieves humans have a tendency towards good Term Darwin Definition Believes animals have moral sense to though different from human. developed from social instinct, past experiences, language development and mental faculties development strengthened by habit Term Aristotle Definition Virture: intellectual and moral Intellectual: teaching, experience and time Moral virtues come as a result of habit. Doesn’t arise by nature First: aquire potentiality and later exhibit the activity   Virtues gained first by exercising them (we learn before doing, learn while doing) creates good and bad of everything Term Plato Definition Conversation between Socrates and Thrasysmus morality not benefit of stronger party. like doctors in charge, they do whats in best interest of patient, morality works to assure everyone equality Term Nietzsche Definition Herd morality: develops step by step Draws instinct from how much status quo and common good are being endangered (communal solidarity) Term Rousseau Definition Man’s natural virtue: pity (apart of his human nature) Precedes self interest. Term Axelrod Definition prisoners dilemma related to idea of self interest (hobbes)