Kantian Ethics
Who was the founder of Kantian Ethics?
Immanuel Kant
What do you call someone who sets a fine example and serves as a role model for the rest of us?
Moral Exemplar
True or false: Moral nihilism rejects the possibility of absolute moral values.
True
True or False: Moral objectivity is the belief that moral standards vary depending on individual beliefs or opinions.
False
What was Wes Watson’s slogan?
Ripped, Rich, Rare
What did Kant think our mind constructed meanings from?
Objects
True or False: In virtue ethics, an act is never morally right just because it is one that a virtuous person, acting in character, would do in that situation.
False
What are the two types of moral nihilism?
Error Theory and Expressivism
Who is our go to moral test example against moral subjectivity to use in this class?
Jeffrey Dahmer
“I’d rather have a ___ than a frontal lobotomy”
bottle in front of me
True or False: Kant believes that all moral rules are absolute and objective?
False: not all are absolute
True or False: Virtue ethics states that there is a surefire method for discovering moral truth.
False: Virtue Ethics denies this claim
Nihilism comes from the latin word nihil meaning what?
Nothing
How many arguments does the book present against moral objectivity?
11
What is the name of the viewer that we modded during class?
Moral Meerkat
Kant rejects whose theory of nature?
Aristotle's
Aristotle wrote which book likely dedicated to and named after his son?
Nicomachean Ethics
What is psychological egoism?
The view that humans are always motivated by self-interests and selfishness
Where do contractarians believe objective morals come from?
Objective morality is the set of mutually beneficial rules that would be agreed to by equals who are rational and free.
Who wrote “The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" ?
Immanuel Kant
Which theory is diametrically opposed to Kantian Ethics?
Utilitarianism
In virtue ethics, what term describes the state of moral excellence achieved through habitual practice and virtuous behavior?
Eudaimonia
Who is someone who sincerely makes moral claims, but is entirely unmoved by them?
An amoralist
What argument is “If science cannot verify the existence of X, then the best evidence tells us that X does not exist”
Argument from the scientific test of reality
What is the Euthyphro Dilemma?
"Do the gods love actions because they are pious, or are actions pious because the gods love them?"