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Decks in this class (24)

1A: Divine Command Theory
What is divine command theory dct,
What are the four key sections of...,
Section 1 god as origin and regul...
10  cards
1B: Virtue Theory
Background to vt,
Example of vt in action,
Who were the two contributors to vt
13  cards
1C: Ethical Egoism
What is ethical egoism,
How does ethical egoism work,
How does ee contrast with altruism
15  cards
1D: Naturalism
0  cards
1E: Intuitionism
What is intuitionism,
Overview of intuitionism,
Intuitionism what is good
14  cards
1F: Emotivism
Background to emotivism,
Why is intuitionism meaningless,
Why is naturalism meaningless
15  cards
2A: Thomas Aquinas’ Natural Law
0  cards
2B: Thomas Aquinas’ Natural Law - Virtues and Goods
0  cards
2C: Application Of Aquinas’ Natural Law
Application examples,
What is abortion,
Application to abortion
5  cards
2D: John Finnis’ Development of NL
Who is john finnis,
Background to finnis theory,
Background to the seven basic goods
11  cards
Hoose’s Prportionalism
0  cards
Application Of Finnis’ NL and Proportionalism
What is immigration,
Basic goods that could support im...,
Requirements of practical reason ...
11  cards
3A: Fletcher’s Situation Ethics - Rejection of other forms of ethics and acceptance of agape
0  cards
3B: Fletcher’s SE - Principles
What are the six fundamental prin...,
Fundamental principle love is the...,
Fundamental principle love is the...
12  cards
3C: Fletcher’s SE - A
What are strengths of se,
Strength post modern society,
Strength easy to follow
11  cards
3D: Classical Utilitarianism - Bentham’s Act Utilitarianism
Background to utilitarianism,
Background to act utilitarianism,
The principle of utility
7  cards
3E: John Stuart Mill’s development of Utilitarianism
0  cards
3F: Application Of Utilitarianism
0  cards
4A: Religious concepts of predestination
Background to determinism keywords,
Determinism definition,
Religious determinism definition
20  cards
4B: Concepts of Determinism
0  cards
4C: Implications of predestination and determinism
0  cards
4D: Religious concepts of free will
0  cards
4E: concepts of libertarianism
0  cards
4F: Implications of free will and libertarianism
0  cards

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