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- 2. What deontologists believe you must act from, regardless of the result.
- 4. Entitlements a person is owed simply by being human,central to Kant's Humanity formulation.
- 8. A personal rule or principle of action Kant says you should be able to will as universal.
- 9. Ethical theory that judges actions by whether they produce the greatest good for the greatest number.
- 10. The branch of philosophy concerned with what is morally right and wrong.
- 11. A person's capacity to make their own informed, un-coerced decisions.
- 12. The outcome or result of an action; what utilitarians focus on when judging it.
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- 1. ___ imperative: Kant's unconditional moral rule that applies in all situations.
- 3. A situation requiring a choice between two difficult or conflicting options.
- 5. Ethical approach concerned with fairness in how benefits and burdens are distributed.
- 6. Ethics approach focused on character traits like honesty and courage rather than rules or outcomes.
- 7. 18th-century philosopher behind the categorical imperative.