definitions Flashcards
1
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Ethos with a short e (é)
A
character
2
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Ethos with a long e (è)
A
habit, disposition
3
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Eudaimonia
A
Happiness (fulfillment and dignity)
4
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Ataraxia
A
tranquility of mind or absence of any disturbance
5
Q
Arete
A
2 translations, virtue and excellence
6
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Deotologist
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an action is right if done by certain rules
7
Q
Utalitarinism and Hedonisms are types of
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Consequentialism
8
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Consequentialism
A
whether an act is morally right depends only on consequences
(as opposed to the circumstances or the intrinsic nature of the act or anything that happens before the act)
