Quiz:2 Flashcards
What does metaphysical mean
Beyond nature
What do science and reason do?
Cancel out faith and anything metaphysical
What did Descartes believe about truth
It has to be clear and distinct
What does morality become
Deontological … A.k.a rule based
Who supported deontological and what is underlying question
Kant ; What should I do?
What code embodies : deontological/ what should I do
The Ten Commandments
What is our goal?
To live according to ontological ethics
What is ontological ethics and what is underlying question?
Reason and experience: who should I be
What should we avoid in ontological?
Positivism
What takes primary place in Cardinal virtues
Prudence
What does intellectual virtue do?
Transcends caution
What is prudence and what is it geared towards
Saying correct thing effectively; good
What did Pieper believe about a prudent person?
Cautious,effective and reflective
What does Pieper say about evaluating truth
Must evaluate in an unbiased way
What is morality
Knowledge based on human reason, experience and God’s revelation that discovers what we ought to do to live fully human lives
