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| What 3 things does Ethical Egoism says or doesn't say to do? (6 points) |
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| ________________ is selfless concern for others. |
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| This form of egoism focuses on what is not what ought to be or happen. |
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| This man is the foremost authority on religious philosophy writing the Summa Theologica. |
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| _____________ is the view that nothing is moral or immoral. |
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| What are the 2 ways that we can approach DCT according to Plato's Euthyphro? Name one problem for each and explain it. (6 points) |
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| Ayn Rand says a lot about the virtue of selfishness. Why should we focus on the individual and not society? What do we become when we are obligated to give and receive unearned things or be altruistic? (4 points) |
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| How does Natural Law get to religion? How do we find morality and what/who is responsible? (4 points) |
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| What are 2 problems with/consequences for/arguments against Cultural Relativism? Explain each. (6 points) |
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| ______________ ______________ _____________ makes morality and religion simple. Actions are right if they follow God's commands and wrong if God forbids them. |
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| Especially true in arguments with people who believe there are no such thing as morals, having this allows us to prove there are morals |
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| When the previous way of using religion to find morality seems to be arbitrary and impious, philosophers like C.S. Lewis look to __________ _______ or the idea everything has a purpose. |
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| When deciding morality you should use 2 things. One is reason. What is the other thing you need to be. Name it AND the 3 parts that make it up. (4 points) |
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| Does C.S. Lewis believe that ‘decent behavior’ is obvious to everyone? Use and explain two examples from the reading to prove this point. (4 points) |
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| What are the 3 exceptions to the killing is wrong/Sanctity of Human Life argument? (6 points) |
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| Outside the _____________ _____________, Natural Law has few advocates. |
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| David Hume, Nietzsche, and maybe the Joker would all argue that nothing is right or wrong by itself. What is this philosophy called? |
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| What philosophical idea would say morals change from place to place, time to time, or people to people? |
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| This is a guide to one’s conduct by reason while giving equal weight of each individual’s interests who will be affected. |
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| This kind of argument is difficult to prove because we have no way of knowing the future. |
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| This is one's ability to make choices, control their actions, and themselves |
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| In the Dark Knight, what does the Joker believe about people when it comes to their morals? Tell me what philosophy he would say they follow, how he tries to prove that belief, is it true, and how do you know that. |
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| This is the opposite of believing that there are no morals or that morals change but rather morals are constant that everyone can know and identify? |
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