Moral Theory
Logic
God
Evil
Name That Theory
100
Theory that states that acquisition of pleasure should measure morality.
What is Hedonism?
100
Type of argument that does not guarantee the truth, even if all the premises are agreed to be true.
What is inductive reasoning?
100
Describing God as having humanlike qualities, such as a sense of jealousy, is referred to as this.
What is anthropomorphic?
100
Theory stating that people are born inherently evil.
What is nature argument for evil?
100
A philosophy of rigorous self-discipline and abstinence.
What is asceticism?
200
Theory that states that moral actions should be determined by what causes the most good for the most people.
What is Utilitarianism
200
A statement that is accepted from the start of an argument and it not itself argued.
What is a premise?
200
Theory stating that God much have existed to create the universe, but that there is no reason to believe that he is still concerned about humanity.
What is deism?
200
Argument stating that evil acts on earth will be dealt with after a person dies.
What is the "justice in the afterlife" argument?
200
The view that every event in the universe is dependent upon other events that are its causes.
What is determinism?
300
Theory that states that individuals should act in their own own best interest.
What is Egoism?
300
Either the breach is a safety violation, or it is not subject to fines. The breach is not a safety violation. Therefore, it is not subject to fines.
What is a disjunctive syllogism?
300
The existence of this in our world has been one of the most powerful arguments used to prove that God can not exist.
What is evil?
300
Theory stating that circumstances in a person's life lead them to become evil.
What is the nurture argument for evil?
300
The metaphysical view that only minds and their ideas exist.
What is idealism?
400
You decide not to wear your new t-shirt to school because it goes against the school dress code. This is an example of...
What is ethics?
400
The argument "God is all-powerful so he can create a mountain so huge that even he could not move it" is an example of this.
What is a paradox?
400
A belief that many Gods exist is called this.
What is polytheism?
400
The argument that states that evil exists because humans choose it is called this.
What is the freewill argument?
400
The thesis that both determinism and free action can be true.
What is compatibilism?
500
You do not report the cheating of a peer because you know their father is sick and they are very stressed out. This is an example of...
What is morality?
500
The statement "a man is free if he is free" is an example of this.
What is tautology?
500
The refusal to believe that either God exists or that He doesn't exist is referred to as this.
What is agnosticism?
500
A mom who drives her four children off a cliff killing everyone involved would be an example of this type of evil.
What is a moral evil?
500
The view that mental events are caused by physical events in the brain
What is epiphenomenalism?
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