Key Words For Utilitarianism Flashcards
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What is a deontological ethic
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An ethic that is focused on abiding by rules
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What is a normative ethic
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An ethic that guides you on how you ought to act
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What is hedonism
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The view that pleasure is the chief good
4
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What did Plato and Aristotle argue?
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The Greek philosophers both argued that good equated with the greatest happiness
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What did epicureans argue
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They stressed pleasure as the main aim of life
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What does relativist mean
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No strict rule, linked to act utilitarianism
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What is a teleological ethic
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An ethic that focuses on the end point
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What is elitist
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Someone who argues that their own desires and self worth are above others, criticism of rule as ones pleasure could be argued to be higher of an others.
