unit 6: lessons 1 & 2, philo
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discipline in philosophy that is concerned with observing how people determine what is right and wrong

ethics

ethics seeks to decide what ___ are acceptable by determining good and evil, etc.

actions

established based on ethical standards

laws

characteristics that serve as the foundation for doing what is right

<p>virtue</p> Signup and view all the answers

who stated "virtue is knowledge"

<p>socrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

good life in which an individual must act appropriately based on the right character

<p>eudaimonia</p> Signup and view all the answers

according to ___, eudaimonia is....

<p>aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

the goal of eudaimonia is a ___ where man is untroubled and at peace

<p>flourishing life</p> Signup and view all the answers

to achieve eudamonia, ___ wrote about the __

<p>aristotle, golden mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

complete balance between opposites

<p>golden mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

golden mean promotes the __

<p>virtue of moderation</p> Signup and view all the answers

for aristotle, to have moderation is to ___

<p>act morally</p> Signup and view all the answers

hedonism is from the ___ word ___, which means ___

<p>greek, hedone, pleasure</p> Signup and view all the answers

views most human desires and emotions as irrational

<p>stoicism</p> Signup and view all the answers

humans need to control their passions and live with __ to be in harmony with the universe

<p>virtue, duty, and integrity</p> Signup and view all the answers

ataraxia is a ___ work that means __

<p>greek, tranquility</p> Signup and view all the answers

for the stoics, __can be achieved by living virtuously in accordance with nature

<p>ataraxia</p> Signup and view all the answers

to achieve ataraxia:

  1. pursue __ by doing what is morally right habitually
  2. to live ___ including being contented with what one has

<p>virtue, peacefully with nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

when you are in a state of calmness, not being frustrated with what is happening or the outcome of a different circumstance

<p>peace of mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

belief that is in everything

<p>pantheism</p> Signup and view all the answers

pan = __ theo = __

<p>all, god</p> Signup and view all the answers

god is __, and __ is god

<p>all</p> Signup and view all the answers

belief that everything is in agreement with each other because god is all-knowing, etc.

<p>divine command theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

defined as the ability of a person to control his actions

<p>free will</p> Signup and view all the answers

believed that man exercises his free will according to the cause, whether internal or external

<p>compatibilism</p> Signup and view all the answers

eudaimonia can be translated to __

<p>happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

two categories of eudamonia

<p>natural happiness, supernatural happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

result of achieving what you truly want

<p>natural happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

result of following god's teachings, which doesn't necessarily mean you get what you desire

<p>supernatural happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

god knows our future, but we have free will

<p>St. Augustine</p> Signup and view all the answers

god is highest good, but we can pursue what is good for us

<p>St. Thomas Aquinas</p> Signup and view all the answers

stated that morality cannot come from external factors, the moral standard of a person must come from within

<p>immanuel kant</p> Signup and view all the answers

___ are associated with the knowledge of one's ____ and _____

<p>moral actions, duties, responsibilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

allows the individual to make certain judgments that are considered right without any command or procedure on what to do in a situation

<p>the categorical imperative</p> Signup and view all the answers

stated that ___ is universal, and each individual is under its universality

<p>moral law</p> Signup and view all the answers

asks "what should i do?"

<p>the categorical imperative</p> Signup and view all the answers

a function that must be performed and is not influenced by emotions and predispositions

<p>duty</p> Signup and view all the answers

rejected the idea that man's argument of right ang wrong is based on his reasoning

<p>david hume</p> Signup and view all the answers

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