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Module 1 Flashcards

1
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Philosophy comes from two Greek words, what are these?

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Philos and Sophia

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2
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Philos means?

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lover

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3
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Sophia means?

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wisdom

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4
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Philosophy, in its _____sense, means that it is a quest for more and deeper knowledge thus it is a search for meaningful wisdom.

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etymological

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5
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Philosophy is ______ because it uses reason as its main instrument in finding answers to its fundamental questions. It does not use experience nor experimentation. It uses ideas and reason alone to give justification to its answers.

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rational

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6
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Philosophy is both a ____ and an ____.

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science and art

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7
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Philosophy is science because ?

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-it is governed by certain rules and principles
-deals with tangible reality and facts
-deals with the world surrounding man

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8
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Philosophy is art because?

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-has methods and techniques to follow
-because it is practical and is used in everyday life

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9
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All things refer in philosophy are ___ and ____

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material things and immaterial beings

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10
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Philosophy aims to find the ______

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ultimate cause

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11
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What are other words for ultimate cause?

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spring
origin
source
fountain
birthplace
cradle
infancy
nursery
babyhood
fount

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12
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Philosophy is answerable thru _____ alone

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human reason

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13
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Study of Existence

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Metaphysics

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14
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Study of Knowledge

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Epistemology

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15
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Study of action

A

ethics

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16
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study of force

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politics

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17
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study of art

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aesthetics

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18
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According to Commission on Higher Education, ethics is?

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Ethics deals with principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the person, society, and in interaction with the environment and other shared resources

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19
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refers to how a person lives his life

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behavior

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20
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ethics is concerned with your?

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character

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21
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What are the four kinds of ethics?

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Descriptive
Normative
Applied
Meta

22
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describes and compares the ethical norms in different societies

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Descriptive

23
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investigates the questions that arise
when considering how we oughtto behave and what ethical norms should we follow

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normative

24
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process of applying normative principles and arguments to particular situations

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applied

25
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examines what moral language is about and how it can be justified.

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meta

26
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Meta in Greek means

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beyond

27
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deals with what people actually believe (or made to believe) to be right or wrong, and accordingly holds up the human actions as acceptable or not acceptable or punishable under a custom or la w.

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descriptive ethics

28
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descriptive ethics is also called ____ because?

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comparative ethics

compares the ethics of the past and present, ethics of one society and other

29
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descriptive ethics takes inputs from other disciplines such as ?

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anthropology
psychology
sociology
history

30
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deals with “norms”

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normative ethics

31
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set of considerations how one should act

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norms

32
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it’s a study of “ethical action” and sets out the rightness or wrongness ofthe actions.

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normative ethics

33
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normative ethics is also called as

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prescriptive ethics

34
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What is the golden rule of normative ethics?

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doing to other as we want them to do to us

35
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is a branch of ethics devoted to the treatment of moral problems, practices, and policies in personal life, professions, technology, and government

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applied ethics

36
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can be described as the philosophical study of the nature of moral judgment

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metaethics

37
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What are the elements of moral experience?

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The moral agent
The Moral Act
The Reason or Framework

38
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What are the components of the Human Act?

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Knowledge
Freedom
Voluntariness

39
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Ethics deals primarily with

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moral experience

40
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is what you encounter in your life.

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moral experience

41
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This element refers to the doer of a moral behavior and this definitely includes you.

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The Moral Agent

42
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This element refers to the activity of the moral agent. It shows the behavior of the agent and/or it expresses the character of the agent

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The Moral Act

43
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This element answers the question why and how such a moral act is right or wrong. It captures the reasons of the moral agent for doing the moral act

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The reason or framework

44
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refers to your activity which you perform knowingly, freely and willingly

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human act

45
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A human act is performed consciously. You must be aware of your action,

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knowledge

46
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A human act is performed freely. You must perform an action with free choice, with your own power, not by being forced by somebody or something else.

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freedom

47
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A human act is performed willingly. Your action must come from your own willfulness.

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voluntariness

48
Q

refers to your actions that are not done deliberately. In other words, ______ is involuntary or instinctive.

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act of human

49
Q

are those rules that only belong to a particular group of people. These standards do not necessarily entail a universal norm. They refer to your taste or preference. They deal more on the technicality of what to do.

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Non-moral standards

50
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refers to a set of principles that are aimed for universalization of a harmonious and good life. It usually applies to all human acts.

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moral standards

51
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Philosophia est scientia rationalis omnium rerum per supremas
causas.

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Philosophy is the rational science of all things through their ultimate causes

52
Q

The target of morality is the _____ not the _____

A

human act
act of human

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