- Shuffle
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Alphabetize
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Front First
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Both Sides
Toggle OnToggle Off
Front
How to study your flashcards.
Right/Left arrow keys: Navigate between flashcards.right arrow keyleft arrow key
Up/Down arrow keys: Flip the card between the front and back.down keyup key
H key: Show hint (3rd side).h key
PLAY BUTTON
PLAY BUTTON
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
ethical objectivism
|
the view that there is at least one objective moral standard
|
|
moral skepticism
|
the view that there are no objective moral standards or moral knowledge
|
|
moral nihilism
|
the world contains no moral features, and so there are no moral claims to be debated (error theory and expressivism)
|
|
error theory
|
there are no moral features in this world. no moral judgements are true, we try to make them but always fail. there is no moral knowledge
|
|
expressivism
|
no moral features, nothing for moral judgements to be true of. analyzes moral judgements as expressions of emotions, orders, or commitments, which can't be true or false
|
|
cultural relativism
|
an act is morally right because it is allowed by the guiding ideals of the society in which it is performed
|
|
iconoclasts
|
people whose views differ radically from the conventional wisdom of their society
|
|
categorical reason
|
a reason to do something that applies to a person regardless of their desires
|
|
objectivism
|
rules and demands apply to us independently of our opinions and desires
|
|
ad hominem
|
an attempt to undermine the position of an opponent by criticizing his motives or character
|
|
state of nature
|
a situation when there is no central authority with exclusive power to enforce its will on us
|
|
tacit consent
|
agreement that is expressed through silence or inaction
|
|
hypothetical consent
|
what a person would consent to under conditions of ideal rationality
|
|
moral exemplar
|
someone of outstanding moral character; someone who can serve as a proper moral role model
|
|
dogmatism
|
the trait of being close minded and unreasonably confident in the truth of one's views
|
