Key Terms Flashcards
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Moral Law?
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Binding moral obligations.
2
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Maxims?
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Another word for moral rules, determined by reason.
3
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Duty?
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Duties are created by the moral law, to follow it’s our duty. The word deontological means duty-based.
4
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Summum Bonum?
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The highest, most supreme good.
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Good Will?
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A person of good will is a person who makes decisions according to the moral law.
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Categorical Imperative?
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An unconditional moral obligation that’s always binding irrespective of a person’s inclination or purpose.
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Hypothetical Imperative?
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A moral obligation that applies only if one desires the implied goal.
8
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Kingdom Of Ends?
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An imagined future in which all people act in accordance to the moral laws the categorical imperative.
