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Down: 2) under normative ethics; an action is good or bad depending on the consequences5) moral belief and practices are essentially selfish6) explanations of moral beliefs in the non-moral terms7) a branch of philosophy; theory about social organization10) the logical link between premises and a conclusion11) under normative ethics; focuses on individual character much more than individual actions18) under normative ethics; base morally on specific, foundational principles of obligation. Sometimes called deontological 19) the formal term for the statements that support a conclusion21) moral beliefs and practices come from our desires/feelings that we want to help others22) pleasure and the absence of pain24) pleasure seeking, happy thoughts, the ultimate goal in life Across: 1) happiness is unattainable for most in society3) The conclusion does not follow from the premises. The premises concerns what people believe.4) 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.8) a branch of philosophy; the study of reality, the inquiry into what is most real.9) Valuing the young, truth telling and prohibition on murder.12) 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.13) the conclusion follows from the premises, BUT only with a degree of probability not absolute necessity14) reason/rational reflection and arguments15) must pass deductive validity and truth tests16) has to do with the actual truth value of the premises17) under duty theories; people are born with or acquired with individual rights.20) the premises; if they were true, would guarantee the conclusion ( the conclusion would have to be true)23) a branch of philosophy; the study of what is morally right/good, wrong/bad25) ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion.26) different pleasures have different qualities, therefore they both count.27) the application of normative theories theories to specific situations and issues.28) one should seek the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people29) a branch of philosophy; theory of knowledge, or how one knows30) created hedonist calculus; the goodness/badness of an action is determined by the amount (quality only) of pleasure (intensity/duration) pain it produces31) the conclusion is intended to follow from the premises with absolute necessity. The premises are intended to guarantee the conclusion32) We shouldn't confuse moral standard with the motive behind actions. An action can be morally right, regardless of the motive.
 

 

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