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26 Cards in this Set
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Morals
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the beliefs and ideas a person has about what is right and what is wrong
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ethics
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branch of philosophy that deals with questions about morality and assesses rightness and wrongness of actions and decisions
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Morality
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system of norms, values and rules of action that govern our relationship with other human beings
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Normative Questions
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do not aim to describe accurately some state of affairs as to prescribe how we should act in certain circumstances
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Moral Reasoning
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the decision-making process that requires individuals to use criteria such as moral values, moral principles, and/or the anticipated moral consequences to determine whether an action is right or wrong
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Altruistic
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form of reason that makes a person look beyond his/her own good in determining the correct action
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Strategic reasoning
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a different decision making process that has the objective of acting based on what will reward or bring greatest advantage to a person
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Moral Values
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particular traits or characteristics that help people act well toward others
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Prudential Values
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concern the value we place on our well being (ex: should we avoid eating unhealthy)
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Aesthetic Values
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how we view the world in terms of beauty and grace
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Metaethics
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branch of ethics that seeks to comprehend the nature of ethical properties, statements, attitudes and judgements
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Moral Dilemma
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situation that calls for actions to determine which option is morally best
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Moral Obligation
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include moral judgements that people make that affect people's relationships and dealings with one another, and that bring the moral value of their motives, intentions, and character traits under scrutiny
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Moral Goodness
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condition of virtuousness
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Moral relativism
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empirical thesis that there are deep and widespread moral disagreements and that truth or justification of moral judgements is not absolute, but relative to some group of person
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Bracketed Morality
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morality that allows sport participants to emphasize self-interest, related to goals of sport, more than what is allowed in everyday morality
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Moral Egocentrism
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the tendency to interpret the sporting world in terms of self. putting one's own interest or the team's interest ahead of others
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integrity
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uprightness of character
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Psychological Hedonism
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humans seek out actions that bring them the most pleasure or elude pain
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psychological egoism
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wider view that people do act in order to promote some interest of their own but this self-interest need not be a matter of physical pleasure
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Teleological Ethical Theory
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judges the rightness of an action in terms of an external goal or purpose
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Consequentialism
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contending that the consequences of actions are the primary element in determining the right action to take in a given situation (end justifies the means)
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Hedonism
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a theory holding that you should do whatever rings you the greatest amount of happiness
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Utilitarianism
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universal form of hedonism founded by Mill and Jeremy Benthem. when faced with a moral decision you should select the act that will bring the greatest amount of happiness to the greatest number of people
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Virtue Theory
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a branch of moral philosophy that emphasizes character, rather than rules or consequences
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Deontological Moral Theory
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focuses on the rightness or wrongness of intentions or motives behind action such as respect for rights. focuses on intrinsic features of our moral actions (actions that are "good for me are good for all")
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