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Religion Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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Ethics

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individual reasoning of what is right and wrong

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Morality

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rules that guide behaviour (right and wrong)

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Happiness

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State of being happy

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Virtue

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trait or quality that is thought to be morally good (courage generosity)

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The Mean

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Aristotle’s concept of virtue as a balance between extremes of deficiency and excess (Should act like the virtue in the middle)

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Theoretical Reason

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reasoning used to understand the world using facts and knowledge

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Empiricism

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all concepts are formed from experience

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Practical Reason

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reasoning when acting through moral principles (using reasons to decide how to act)

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Good Will

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actions that are backed with good intent

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Ethical Maxim

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a guiding principle to determine behaviour(Simple rules/or saying that tell us what right and wrong is)

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Moral Imperative

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a principle compelling a person to act to moral duty

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Categorical Imperative

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laws all persons must follow

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Goodness

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quality of being good

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The Human Face

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(levinas) idea that encountering a human imposes ethical responsibility (When you see somebody think of them as somebody with feelings,not just what you see)

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Amoral

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lacking morals

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Subjective

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personal opinion

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Objective

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statement based on facts

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Human Agency

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allows us to respond in an ethical manner(Individuals are given the chance to influence their own decisions)

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Agent

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acts freely and is accountable for their actions

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Analytic Philosophy

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philosophy that has given
us an insight to do something

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Motive

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reason or intention of an action

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Means

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methods or tools to achieve an end

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Circumstance

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situation surrounding an action

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Freedom

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the human potential capacity and power to act and to what they want to do

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Action

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is the realization of that potential, capacity and power

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Determinism

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all thoughts/actions/desires are caused by previous events and behaviour is formed for you not by you

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Ego

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a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance

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Id

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the part of the mind seeking pleasure

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Superego

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moral conscience that cause you to feel shame and embarrassment

30
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Predestination

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the belief all events are predetermined by the divine

31
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Providence

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God’s guidance and influence over care and creation

32
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Sublimation

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Using bad emotions to do good (ex. When you are mad you go for a run)

33
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Neurotic

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mental distress/anxiety from unresolved conflicts

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