Moral Decisions Flashcards
The view that certain actions are inheritantly good or bad
Absalutism
Selfless actions done without thought or expectation of a reward
Altruism
Computer systems that are able to carry out tasks normally done by humans
Artificial intelligence
Computer systems that are able to carry out tasks normally done by humans
Artificial intelligence
The name given to a possible future invention that is more intelligent than humans and can outperform us in everything
Artificial super intelligence
The belief that humans have both a body and another separate, immaterial part such as mind and soul
Dualism
The philosophical study of right and wrong
Ethics
Jeremy Benthams way of calculating which actions are right and wrong
Hedonic calculus
The killing of 6 million in Germany between 1933 and 1945
Holocaust
The belief that the only things that exist is physical matter and the movement of this matter
Materialism
Ideas or principles about what is right and wrong
Morality
The view that whether an action is good or bad depends on the situation
Relativism
A term popularised by Peter singer to describe prejudice or discrimination towards animals
Speciesism
A phrase used by hannah arendt to describe how evil can result from ordinary , thoughtless behaviour
The banality of evil
An imaginary scenario invented to examine the consequences of a philosophical idea
Thought experiment
A test created by Alan Turing to try and show if a computer can think
Turing test
The theory that the best action in any situation is the one which creates the greatest amount of good for the greatest number utilitarianism
utilitarianism
The theory that the best action in any situation is the one which creates the greatest amount of good for the greatest number utilitarianism
utilitarianism
