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4 central virtues (cardinal virtues)
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Prudence, Temperance, Justice
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Normative Ethics
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Good is the norm for greek philosophers
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1st order ethics:
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Abortion, poverty, capital punishment ( hot topics )
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2nd order ethics
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Foundations in ethics (is there a god? how do we know? how do we define it?
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Philosophical realism
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Things exist independently and they exist independently of what we think of them.
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Theological realism
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God exists whether or not we believe in him or not
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Moral realism
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There is a good whether we believe in it or not
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Types of moral realism
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Ethical naturalism
ethical non-naturalism intuitionism |
Cognitivism
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Things are either true or false.
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Non-cognitivism
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Things are not true and false independently of us. true and false are subjective.
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Moral anti-realism
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Good exists but it depends on our thinking of it.
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Emotivism
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The good exists based on how we react to it emotionally.
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Contructivism
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The idea tha good exists, but it doesn't exist until the moment that we decide what it is.
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Deontology - deon means duties
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Ethics based on rules or duties. this type of ethics is only concerned with the present moment.
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Ethical naturalism
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The good exists and the good has natural properties to it. good has natural properties.
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