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Relativism
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The belief that R/W always depends on a point of view, individual or cultural.
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Subjectivism
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The belief that morality is only in the mind. Feeling not fact
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Amoralism
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The belief that morality is only a power- play.
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Nonmaleficence
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Not doing harm
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Beneficence
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Doing good.
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The harm principle
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Liberty is limited to prevent harm to others
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The offense principle
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Liberty is limited to prevent offense to others.
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Paternalism
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Liberty is limited to prevent immorality
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Extreme paternalism
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Liberty is limited to benefit someone
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Legal moralism
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Liberty is limited to prevent immorality
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The social welfare principle
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Someone's liberty is limited to bring about a public benefit
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Distributive Justice
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The matter of how to fairly divide up the goods and the responsibilities of society.
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Libertarian concept of justice
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The fair thing is to give each person freedom to pursue his or her own welfare, without interference, and without the burden of being obligated to meet the needs of others.
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Egalitarian view of justice
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The fair thing is to make sure that everyone has what he or she needs, and to minimize inequalities in all the important areas of life.
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Moral relativism
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Morality is not objective, but relative.
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