Details Title: Exam 4 Description: Question 2 Total Flash Cards: 16 Created: 05/03/2009 21:14:20		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 Ethics/moral theory Definition what does it mean to be a morally good person? what is the criteria- what to do/how to live? (aka normative ethics) Term Virtue ethics Definition everything in nature, including human nature, has a function. goodness of a thing is defined by its function. in order to be a good person, we need to know what the function of being human is Term Function of being human Definition our capacity for rational thinking defines our essence. we all search for one final good to flourish as humans..."state of deliberate moral purpose consisting in a mean relative to ourselves/determined by reason" Term Criticism of virtue ethics Definition no standard for applied ethics Term George + virtue ethics Definition vicious, emotions overpower practical reasoning Term Utilitarianism Definition utility = greatest Happiness Principle, actions are right if they promote happiness (absence of pain, much like virtue ethics) Term utilitarianism's consequentialism Definition moral theories should stress results, act utilitarianism stresses results of actions & rule utilitarianism stresses results of rules Term criticism of utilitarianism Definition deontology Term Persons Ethics Definition laws are made with moral force & are basis of obligations that must be carried out. if morality is to be rational/universal, it must be devoid of desire/happiness Term Persons ethics' categorical imperatives Definition commands binding regardless of desires-if you can, you must... respect each other's ability for self-governance aka moral maturity Term Lisa & persons ethics Definition exemplifies acting out of duty/obligation- commitment to vegetarianism Term Feminist ethics Definition morality is the longing for goodness achievable through development of nurturing relationships, not w/ moral reasoning Term Lois & Feminist ethics of care Definition morals informed by nurturing/caring relationship with family, despite stewie wanting to kill her Term Nietzche's radical attack on morality Definition conformist tendencies of traditional moral theory undermine creativity + genuine individuality Term Nietzche's positive ethics/ethics of "self-overcoming" Definition substitute universal moral values for artistic/aesthetic values...exchange slave-morality (resentment for what is unique/self-glorifying) for master-morality Term Fight Club Definition conformity is transgressed through the violation of traditional social norms against violence