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42 Cards in this Set
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Aliquid quo nihil majus cogitari possit |
Someone or something of significance that than which nothing greater can be conceived. |
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Reductio ad Absurdum |
Reduced to Absurdity |
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"Fool" |
Atheist |
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Predictability |
Actions are predictable not by chance |
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Analogy |
Comparing two things. Not valid nor sound |
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Faulty analogy |
Weak argument. Less similar=less strong, weaker |
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Teleological arguments |
"Design" argument. Existence of God |
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Fallacy of Composition |
Erroneous argument from a property of a part to a whole to a property of the whole |
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Moral evil |
The wicked things which humans choose to do. |
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natural evil |
The pain, suffering and death which are caused by natural events. |
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Stoics |
"The universe is good and there's no evil in the world." |
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Ethical skepticism |
We would have no basis for calling anything good including God |
The View that no moral knowledge is possible |
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Privation |
The absence or lack there of |
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Theodicy |
God's justice/righteousness Justify God's goodness in allowing the existence of evil. |
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Prosyllogism |
An argument whose conclusion is used as a premise in another argument. |
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Felix culpa |
Happy sin |
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Summum Bonum |
Greatest Good |
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Apatheia |
Happiness, a state of tranquility, never being moved by emotion. |
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Provideré |
To foresee |
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Stoicism |
To be calm and not excitable. Bearing difficulties or discomfort without complaining. |
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Pneuma |
Physical |
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Sapiens |
A wise person |
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Stoicism values |
Patience Temperance Endurance Courage Emotional self control |
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Morally neutral |
Not good nor evil |
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Enchiridion |
Handbook |
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Free |
In our control. |
Opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion |
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Slavish |
Not in our control. |
Body, property, reputation, command |
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Good will |
A will which acts for the sake of duty alone. |
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Categorical imperative |
A command which is absolute and unconditional |
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Hypothetical imperatives |
An action that you should do if you want to promote some goal you already have. If you want 'Y,' then you must do 'X.' |
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The kingdom of ends |
The ideal moral community |
Everyone would apply the categorical imperative. Everyone would respect each other. Everyone would agree to what is right |
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Perfect duty |
I duty that is owed to a particular person. Must be done |
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Imperfect duty |
A duty that is not owed to any particular person. |
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Hedonism |
'Pleasure' Seek pleasure and avoid pain |
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Utilitarianism |
Have the duty to increase pleasure and reduce pain that others might experience. |
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Altruism |
Any act that seeks to advance the good of others |
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Materialism |
The view that everything is a material object |
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Metaphysics |
The study of the ultimate nature of reality |
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Eudaimonia |
Happy demon |
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Ataraxia |
Freedom from anxiety and Mental pain |
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The criteria of choice |
Pleasure in the absence of pain |
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Dangerous consequences |
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