Old Dead White Guys (and Gals) It's all Relative Vocabulary words Usefulness Vs. Inherent Worth Odds and Ends
100
Who is Socrates?
This individual was charged for "speaking against the gods and corrupting the youth of Athens".
100
What is subjectivism?
It is also called individual relativism.
100
What is egoism, descriptive egoism, or psychological egoism?
Simply put, it holds that people are basically self-centered or selfish, and primarily pursue their own self-interest.
100
What is intrinsic value?
The term given to something that has value "in and of themselves" and not merely as tools or means.
100
What is the Enlightenment?
According to your textbook, this period of time was the time when Locke, Hume, Kant, and Bentham were active.
200
Who is Diogenes?
This individual lived in a large jar and "associated" with dogs.
200
What is cultural relativism?
The term that holds that ethical values vary from society to society and that the basis for moral judgments lies in these social or cultural views.
200
What is reciprocal altruism?
According to your textbook, it is term that states "It is rational for self-interested person to cooperate, since cooperation tends to produce good outcomes for those who cooperate.
200
What is instrumental value?
The term given to something that is useful or good as tools or as mean toward some other end.
200
What is the social contract theory?
According to your textbook, this term involves social rules which can be understood as resulting from agreements among rational and self-interested individuals.
300
Who is Adam Smith?
According to your textbook, this individual argued for laissez-faire capitalism due to his belief in ethical egoism.
300
What is absolutism?
According to your textbook, it is the term given as "the view that moral rule or principles have no exceptions and are context-independent".
300
What are arguments from analogy?
According to your textbook, this type of argument is one that compares familiar examples with the issue being disputed.
300
What is intrinsic value?
The term given to a value that CANNOT be taken away.
300
Would is a conclusion or a normative claim?
I ought to clean my car is an example of.
400
What is he had himself stuffed?
What did Jeremy Benthom have done with his body after his death?
400
What is prima facie?
This terms mean "at first face" or "on first look".
400
What is a circular argument?
Another term for the fallacy of "begging the question".
400
What is instrumental value?
The value term given for the fact that my nephew can get my a beer or scratch my back.
400
What is the paradox of hedonism?
According to your textbook, it is the term for when the impulse towards pleasure because to great and defeats is own aim.
500
Who is Ayn Rand?
Paul Ryan Mitt Romney's running mate in 2012, credited her as "the reason I got involved in public service."
500
What is perspectivism?
According to your textbook, Friedrich Nietzsche is often viewed as a proponent of this "ism".
500
What is akrasia?
The name given in your textbook for the Greek term of the problem of "weakness of will".
500
What is inherent worth?
According to your textbook, it is another term for intrinsic value.
500
What is "I am a citizen of the world" or "cosmopolitan"
According to your textbook, what was Diogenes' response when Alexander the Great asked where he was from.






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