4 Ethical isms & sources of ethics Flashcards
1
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What does ethical “Isms” mean
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-“Isms” refer to different ways of thinking
-People do different things when given ethical statements
2
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What are the ethical isms
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-Moral realism
-Subjectavism
3
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Where does ethics come from according to philosophers? (Sources of ehtics)
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*God and religion (Supernaturalism)
*Human concience & intuition(Intuitionism)
*example of good human beings(Consequentalism)
*A desier for the best for people (Virtue ethics)
*(Situation ethics)
*Political power
4
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What is the difference between moral realism and subjectavism
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Moral realism is about real objective moral truths and subjectavism is about moral statements about feelings, attitudes and emotions