Key People
Categorical Imperative
Kant
This moral theory focusses on maximizing happiness for the great nest number of people
Utilitarianism
What is the key word to remember Deontology?
Rules
Self control is most related to which theory?
Stoicism
"Metaethics is the legal and political version of ethics". is this statement true or false?
False
Golden Mean
Aristotle
John says self interest is the most important moral foundation. What is John?
Egoist
What school of ethics is attributed to the the Golden Mean?
Virtue Ethics
The Eightfold Path is part of...
Buddhism
Who claimes "There are no moral truths"
Nihilists
Egoism
Rand
What is the "good" in Hedonism?
Pleasure
Where do moral determinations come from in Divine Command Theory?
God
Confucianism seeks what above all else?
Societal harmony
How would an existentialist approach ethics?
Individuals search for and define their own morality
Nietzsche is attributed to what ethical system
Nihilism
What is the main critique of Utilitarianism?
Potential to deny minority rights / harm
The maxim that our actions are only good if we would want them to be a universal principle
A categorical imperative
Is Kierkegaard part of the virtue ethics field?
No
They reject the modern idea of a single moral code
Post Modernists
Epicurus
Who came first: Bentham or Mill?
Bentham
Is the Categorical Imperative part of Deontology or Consequentialism?
Deontology
Jimmy says that "virtue lies in finding the middle ground" What is Jimmy following?
The Golden Mean
What is the difference between nihilism and existentialism?
Existentialists believe you must find your own meaning to life, Nihilists say there is no meaning