ethics quiz Flashcards
The Golden Mean
Virtue exists has an average between an excess and a defect of something
ex. Courage is the mean between cowardice and rashness
Dunamics
ability/capacity/power (to govern)
Autonomy
self-law
Anthropocentrism
humans are the center of everything
Anthropomorphism
projecting human ideals
Pantheism
All things are in God
Aristotles 4 causes
1) Formal cause: the idea (-ness): the idea to build a house
2) Material cause: what is used: the wood, metal, cement
3) Efficient cause: makes the effect happen: the carpenter, construction worker
4) Final cause: the reason: shelter, warmth, protection
Energeia
ergon, work – energy is the capacity to do work
Wish vs Moral Choice
You can wish for the impossible, but a choice can only be done with possibilities
Opinion vs Moral Choice
Opinion is about what we do not know, but we can make choices about what we do know
The “animal spirit”
Animals (and children) cannot be happy/virtuous, but Darwin argues they can be brave, courageous, and work towards what we would call honor
Bad Guys/Villains/Mistakes: God/the end/ The final cause
Good Guys/Heroes/Corrections: The efficient cause
Bad Guys/Villains/Mistakes: Time, finity, a sequential past present and future
Good Guys/Heroes/Corrections:: Infinity, eternity, simultaneous, indefinity
Bad Guys/Villains/Mistakes: External ideas
Good Guys/Heroes/Corrections:Adequate ideas
Bad Guys/Villains/Mistakes:Imagination
Good Guys/Heroes/Corrections:Understanding
