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| Unselfish regard for, or devotion to,the welfare of others. |
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| description of human psychology (empirical theory of human motivation |
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| Theory that describes human conduct as it occurrs, or a statement of the empiriical facts. |
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| beliveve tha one always ought to do what is in one's own self interest. |
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| Plato's story about a shepherd that makes himself invisible in order to do self-serving acts. |
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| Principle that tells us that if we ought to do something, then it must be possible for us to do it. |
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| prescriptive ethical theories |
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| Theory that prescribes a certain kind of conduct, endorses certain actions, or tells us that we ought to do certain things. |
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| The belief that all human motivation is self-interested. |
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| unfalsifiable or definitionally irrefutable |
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| terms used to describe a theory that is true by stipulative definition; substantively empty or meaningless. |
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