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Down: 1) snapshots of moral practices and beliefs2) descriptive, metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics4) a branch of philosophy; the study of what is morally right/good, wrong/bad5) a branch in philosophy; a rational explanation of religious beliefs6) one should seek the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people7) under normative ethics; focuses on individual character much more than individual actions8) different pleasures have different qualities, therefore they both count.9) explanations of moral beliefs in the non-moral terms14) a branch of philosophy; theory about social organization15) under duty theories; people are born with or acquired with individual rights.16) must pass deductive validity and truth tests18) moral belief and practices are essentially selfish19) the premises; if they were true, would guarantee the conclusion ( the conclusion would have to be true)20) the formal term for the statements that support a conclusion21) a branch of philosophy; the study of reality, the inquiry into what is most real. Across: 3) created hedonist calculus; the goodness/badness of an action is determined by the amount (quality only) of pleasure (intensity/duration) pain it produces10) the idea of moral progress is called into doubt. In summary, we do want to judge other cultures, we do think our culture can be wrong, we do think there is moral progress.11) a branch of philosophy; theory of knowledge, or how one knows12) moral beliefs and practices come from our desires/feelings that we want to help others13) has to do with the actual truth value of the premises17) we could decide whether actions are right or wrong just by consulting the standards of our society. Meaning...it would stop us to criticize our own society.22) theories that tells us what to do and why23) is it possible to always act with utilitarianism goals in mind?24) pleasure and the absence of pain25) the conclusion is intended to follow from the premises with absolute necessity. The premises are intended to guarantee the conclusion26) we could no longer say that the customs of other societies are morally inferior to our own. Meaning... we could no longer condemn other societies, just because they are different..we would have to accept it.27) pleasure seeking, happy thoughts, the ultimate goal in life28) under normative ethics; base morally on specific, foundational principles of obligation. Sometimes called deontological 29) a chain of reasoning and establishes a particular belief or claim30) the logical link between premises and a conclusion31) the conclusion follows from the premises, BUT only with a degree of probability not absolute necessity32) the application of normative theories theories to specific situations and issues.33) under normative ethics; an action is good or bad depending on the consequences34) it helps us keep an open mind
 

 

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