Axiology
What is axiology the study of?
Value
In the trolley problem, what’s the choice traditionally between?
Sacrificing 1 person to save 5 people
Would you rather be always happy but live in a simulation, or know the truth but never be happy?
Seb will decide
You’re wrong about climate change because you failed science class.
Ad hominem
Who thought life without government would be “nasty, brutish, and short”?
Thomas Hobbes
What is aesthetics the study of?
Beauty and art
Which ethical theory says we should act for the greatest good for the greatest number?
Utilitarianism
Is it better to be free but unsafe, or safe but not free?
The person seated closest to me will decide
If we let students use phones in class, next they’ll stop listening to teachers, and soon no one will learn anything!
Slippery Slope Fallacy
Which philosopher believed people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
Which philosopher believed beauty was connected to the world of perfect “Forms”?
Plato
Which ethical approach is about following duties or rules, no matter the outcome?
Deontology
Should we care more about the happiness of people alive today, or the people of the future?
The person seated farthest from me will decide
If it rains, the ground will be wet. The ground is wet, so it must have rained.
Who believed people are born good but corrupted by society?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which philosopher discussed the subjectivity of beauty?
Kant
What does virtue ethics focus on?
The intentions and values of a person, not just the action itself.
If you could push a button that made everyone in the world equal in wealth, should you?
The person with the next birthday will decide
Either you support school uniforms, or you want total chaos in the classroom.
False dilemma
If young people are most affected by climate change, should they get more votes than older people? Why or why not?
I will decide
If something is harmonic and orderly, it is beautiful. If it is overwhelming and awesome, what is it?
Sublime
If someone refuses to lie even when lying would save lives, which ethical theory are they following?
Deontology
Is it ever okay for the government to lie to its people?
TJ will decide
Student A: “I think we should have less homework so we have more time for sports and family.”
Student B: “So you just want students to stop learning altogether!”
Strawman
What is the "Lord of the Flies"?
Dystopian novel about school boys becoming stranded on an island, trying to govern themselves but falling into chaos