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| What is the divided line and who divised it |
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| a cross shape. Get from the physical world to the ideal world through the mind. Plato |
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| What does telos mean? its importance to virtue ethics? |
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| goal telos of virtue ethics – balanced and excellent |
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| What does the greek word eudaemonia mean? importance to virtue ethics |
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| According to Ishmeael, what are the 4 things takers do (concerning food)? |
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| eliminate competitiors, deny competitiors access to food, kill off compeititors food to make room for own, store food for the future |
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| What is the relationship between selfishness & self interest to physchological egoism? |
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| both come from physcholgical egoism. Selfishness and self interest aren’t same thing. You can take care of yourself without being selfish. |
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| what is a meta-theory and how does this relate to subjectivism? |
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| theory about theories; subjectivism is a meta-theory |
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| What is the most common value held across all cultures? |
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| What is the limits of divine command theory? |
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| 3 Problems A) Multiculturalism B) Euthyparo Problem C) Problem of Evil |
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| What is the argument of the sanctity of life and what is it used on? |
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| Human life is sacred; mercy killings, abortions |
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| Accoridng to Ishmael, what is the law of limited competitiion? |
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| compete but don’t wage war against other species |
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| What is the 10 commmandments a good example of? |
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| Who are the 3 famous american deists mentioned in the audio clip? |
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| Washington, Jefferson, franklin |
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| What is the euthyphro problem & why is it a problem? |
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| problem with the definition of god. Is something good just because god says its good or because god recognizes it as good. Write about it. Logical problem about the definition of god and what is good. |
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| rules regulations and standards of a given group |
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| self-reflection on a given morality to determine it's adequacy |
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| what makes an argument sound |
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1) correct facts
2) sound principles
3) impartiality |
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| origins of culture relativism |
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| origins in anthropology as a response to ethnocentrism = your culture is superior to all others |
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| your culture is superior to all others |
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| what is the cultural differences argument? |
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| different cultures have different morals therefore there is no objective truth in morality |
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| moral opinions are based on our personal feelings alone. No objective right or wrong |
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| theory of human nature that says we are incapable of being unselfish - alturism is false |
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| according to Thomas Hobbes, what is the motiviation behind giving to charity? |
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| What is plato's triparite soul? |
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A soul with three parts
1.Appetitive=bodily desire=chariot
2.Spiritedness=emotions=horses
3.Reason=intellect=charioteer all these are justice |
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God= is a lawmaker
The rules are revealed through scripture (10 commandments, 618 deuteronomy, Leviticus, golden rule) |
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| who was on the video we watched? |
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Animism
polytheism
monotheism
scientific materialism |
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