Chapter 1 - Moral Philosophy

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Across
  1. 1. Thoughts and ideas about morality
  2. 4. Valid claims based on moral/ethical reasons; life, autonomy, etc.
  3. 6. Claims protected by law
  4. 8. Ethical theory that considers the consequences of an action; from the Greek for "goal"
  5. 10. Concerned with individual acts rather than generalizations
  6. 14. Nature of moral judgments and structure of moral concepts
  7. 15. Ethical theory emphasizing duties
  8. 18. Commitment that exists only once certain conditions are met
  9. 19. Obligation; must be done regardless of consequences
  10. 20. Desirable attitudes
  11. 22. Absolute, inescapable duties in Kantian ethics
  12. 23. Duties determined by the present situation; at first glance
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  1. 2. 18th-century German deontologist who placed emphasis on motives
  2. 3. An ordinary freedom; not guaranteed but not denied
  3. 5. Theory that emphasizes character traits
  4. 7. Duty that is binding in all circumstances
  5. 9. Valid claims guaranteed in a society
  6. 11. Another term for teleological theory; based on results of an action rather than the nature of the action
  7. 12. Concerned with the rules from which an action is derived and whether those rules promote happiness
  8. 13. Type of consequentialist/teleologist theory proposed by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
  9. 16. Ethical thinking that purports to guide human behavior
  10. 17. Deals with issues like justice, rights, and equality
  11. 21. Emphasized the concept of natural (moral) rights