Philosophy Flashcards
The state of having limits or bounds.
Finitude
Something that acts as a medium or means.
Intermediary
Existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level.
Transcendence
Relating to space.
Spatial
It refers to the things in our lives that are already given.
Facticity
Give 5 Examples of Facticity
- Name
- Gender
- Parents
- Skin Color
- Status in Life
We are limited by out bodies to be present in two or more places at the same time. What quality is this?
Spatial
When we are young there’s so many “not yet” but when we become older there will be so many “no longer”. What quality is this?
Temporal
A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.
Customs
Not restricted or limited.
Unconstrained
The root word of morality.
Mores
It is the customs including the customary behavior of a particular group of people or society.
Morality/Mores
In order to preserve these customary behavior/practices, to control the behavior of the individual and to maintain order in the society, __ are developed.
Sanctions
Man is an unconstrained free moral agent in the sense that he always has a choice in every aspect of life.
Freedom
To utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry.
Wailing
It came from the word “dein” meaning duty.
Deontological Reasoning
The meaning of ‘dein’.
Duty
It recognizes that there are moral principles that we follow which we consider universally correct and should be applicable to all of humanity.
Deontological Reasoning
It doesn’t require weighing the costs and benefits of a situation. This avoids subjectivity and uncertainty because you only have to follow set rules.
Deontology
Enumerate the 2 Types of Duty.
- According to Duty
2. From Duty
Doing an action based only on your inclinations or feelings; it has no moral worth.
According to Duty
Doing an action devoid of any feelings and emotions, then you are morally worthy; it has moral worth.
From Duty
Enumerate the 2 Approaches of Moral Reasoning.
- Deontological Reasoning
2. Teleological Reasoning
It came from the root word “telos” meaning end goal or purpose.
Teleology
What does “telos” mean?
End Goal or Purpose
The end goal or purpose of an action must be based on its consequences.
Teleological Reasoning
