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Philosophy Final-RossFountain
Spring 2012
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Philosophy
Undergraduate 1
05/03/2012
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Four Classic Branches of Philosophy
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1. Metaphysics

2. Ethics

3. Logic

4. Epistemology
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Metaphysics
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Ethics
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Logic
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Epistemology
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Logical Fallacies
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1. Hasty Generalization

2. appeal to authority

3. begging the question

4. ad baculum

5. ad hominem

6. slippery slope

7. straw man fallacy

8. bifurcating

9. red herring

10. ad misericordiam
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hasty generalization
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appeal to authority
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begging the question
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Ad Baculum
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Ad Hominem
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Slippery Slope
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Straw Man Fallacy
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Bifurcating Fallacy
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Red Herring Fallacy
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Ad Misericordiam Fallacy
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Four major paths to deal with moral differences
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Moral Nihilism, Skepticism, Subjectivism
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Moral Nihilism
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Moral Skepticism
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Moral Subjectivism
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Ethical Relatvism
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Soft Universalism
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Hard Universalism
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Descriptive Ethics
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Normative Ethics
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Ethical Relativism
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Six problems of Ethical Relativism
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Six problems of Ethical Relativism: No criticism or praise of other cultures
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Six problems of Ethical Relativism: Majority Rule
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Six problems of Ethical Relativism: Professed or Actual Morality
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Six problems of Ethical Relativism: What is "Majority"?
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Six problems of Ethical Relativism: What is "Culture"?
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Six problems of Ethical Relativism: Can tolerance be a universal value?
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Inclusive Multiculturalism
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Exclusive Multiculturalism
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Psychological Egoism
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Shortcomings of Psychological Egosim
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Shortcomings of Psychological Egoism: Falsification Is Not Possible
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Shortcomings of Psychological Egoism: Is Doing What We Want Always Selfish?
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Shortcomings of Psychological Egoism: Problems of Language
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Ethical Egoism: Hobbes
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Ethical Egoism: Rand
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Shortcomings of Ethical Egoism
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Define Altruism
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Levinas's Ideal Altruism
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Singer's Reciprocal Altruism
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Three major schools of thought on source of values
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Principle of Utility
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Jeremy Bentham
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Hendonistic Calculus
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Intrinsic Values
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Instrumental Values
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Quantity vs. Quality
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Problems of Numbers
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Mills higher pleasures
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Mills lower pleasures
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Mills harm principle
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classical liberalism
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egalitarian liberalism
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Act Utilitarianism
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Rule Utilitarianism
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Deontology
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Kant's Good Will
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Categorical Imperative
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Criticisms of the Categorical Imperative
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Criticisms of the Categorical Imperative: Consequences Count
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Criticisms of the Categorical Imperative: Conflict Between Duties
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Criticisms of the Categorical Imperative: Loophole
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Criticisms of the Categorical Imperative: What is Rationality
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Criticisms of the Categorical Imperative: No Exceptions?
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Definition of Person
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Types of Equality
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Fundamental Equality
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Social Equality
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Equal Treatment for Equals
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Negative Rights
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Positive Rights
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Distributive Justice
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Rawls: Justice of Fairness
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Five Approaches to Punishment
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Five Approaches to Punishment: Deterrence
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Five Approaches to Punishment: Rehabilitation
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Five Approaches to Punishment: Incapacitation
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Five Approaches to Punishment: Retribution
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Five Approaches to Punishment: Vengeance
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MLK's Just Laws
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MLK's Unjust Laws
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Ethics of Conduct
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Virtue Ethics
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Socrates': The Good Life
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The Virtuous Person: The Tripartite Soul
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The Tripartite Soul: Elements of the Soul...Virtues
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