Philosophies (ers)
Viewed practicing virtue and excellence as the road towards happiness.
Who is Aristotle?
Defined as the attainment of the good.
What is happiness?
This ethical philosophy risks neglecting the value of the individual for the sake of the majority.
What is utilitarianism?
Happiness
What is the attainment of the (final or perfect) good?
The two ways through which God reveals himself.
What are words and deeds?
Morality is dependent on personal perspectives and opinions, cultures or societies
What is relativism?
Nihilism argued that happiness was this.
What is meaningless/having no value or meaning?
Moral relativism has an argued "pro" that suggests ethics can become open to what based on the times or challenges of a certain period.
What is change/adapt?
Eudaimonia
What is happiness, human flourishing or excellence?
This is the word of God written by humans under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
What is Sacred Scripture/the Bible?
Believed that happiness came from a mental toughness, overcoming obstacles, and making the right choice not matter the difficulty.
What is Stoicism?
Utilitarianism argued that happiness is meant for this.
What is the majority/greatest number of people?
Relativism has a danger of leaving personal views form morality in order to justify this.
What are moral atrocities/evils?
Relativism
What is morality dependent on personal views, cultures, or societies?
This person is the fulfillment/climax of all divine revelation.
Who is Jesus Christ?
The philosophy that viewed morality and happiness as having no value.
What is nihilism?
Catholic theology presents the idea of happiness as having a close connection with this other thing.
What is holiness?
Since utilitarianism considers the majority, it views everyone's happiness as this?
What is equal?
Stoicism
What is a philosophy where you cannot control what happens to you but you can control how you react?
This is the verbal/oral teaching of the Apostles, handed down to the Church through the centuries.
What is Sacred Tradition?
Right or wrong action is based on the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people.
What is utilitarianism?
The Greek word, also meaning "excellence," or "human flourishing."
What is eudaimonia?
Catholic moral theology argues that while it has room for development, it cannot change this?
What is [revealed] moral truth?
Jeremy Bentham
Who is the founder of Utilitarianism?
This person had a vision/revelation of God in the temple in Jerusalem.
Who was Isaiah?