Defe Pg2 Flashcards
Euthanasia
The act of intentionally ending a life to relieve suffering, raising ethical debates about morality and legality
Fecundity
In utilitarianism the likelihood that an action will lead to further pleasures in the future
5 moral precepts
Aquinas’ key laws in natural law: preserve life, worship god, reproduce, educate, and order society
Hedonic
Related to pleasure in ethics often associated with hedonism + utilitarianism
Hippocrates oath
They pledge that all medical professionals have to take to ensure that they will preserve life
Human law
Laws created by societies to maintain order, ideally derived from natural law
Intrinsic
Inherent or essential; often used to describe moral values that are good in themselves rather than for their consequences
Invincible ignorance
Ignorance that cannot be overcome using reason, ignorance that you are not responsible for
Legalism
Having a code of moral laws that must be followed
Natural law
A moral theory based on reason and the idea that humans have an inherent purpose (telos) guiding their moral decisions
Objective
Independent of personal feelings or opinions; often linked to absolute moral truths
Personalism
In situation ethics, the idea that morality should prioritise people rather than rules
Personhood
The status of a being that affords them moral value
Positivism
The belief that faith or ethical principles should be accepted voluntarily rather than proven through reason
