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| plural of alumnus (can be both male and female) |
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| Amusing Ourselves to Death |
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aesthetics: study of beauty
logic: study of proper reasoning
metaphysics: study of what's beyond the physical
epistemology: study of knowledge
axiology: study of value |
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| 2 ways to study something |
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- What it is, -How it works, -Scientific study, -Facts
-Descriptive [facts]
Normative (norm/standards) (how it ought to be)
-How good/bad it is, -how well it works, -evaluative study, -values, -prescriptive [more than just the facts] |
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| Non-Moral Values (5 of them) |
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Monetary Value ($)
Sentimental Value (special)
Aesthetic Value (degree of beauty)
Functional Value (basic, does what it's supposed to do)
Decorous Value (decorate, MANNERS) |
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| What's the difference between Ethics & Morals? |
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| Ethics is the study of morals. Morals are the rules to live by. |
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| "Ethics, or moral philosophy, asks foundational questions about the good life, about what is better and worse, about whether there is any objective right or wrong, and how we know it if there is." |
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| 2 Categories of Ethical systems |
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Teleological
-Consequentialism, Goal Based, Results Oriented, Non-moral value
Deontological
-formalism, duty based, duty oriented, moral value |
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| Where do Christians Derive their Values? |
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| Outline: 1) God exists. 2) The bible is God's word (one place we derive values) 3) Jesus Christ is God's Son. |
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Moral Law- God's nature
Positive Law- Pronouncements
Pure Positive Law- Human Law |
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Is good, good because God says so, or does God say it's good because it's good?
3 Option: God is good. It's who and what God is. It's God's nature. Euthyphro dilemma is false. |
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| Eternal Law (God's heart & Mind), Divine Law (Scripture), Natural Law (Heart), Human Law |
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| Humanist Manifesto: section on Ehtics |
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| autonomous and situational |
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| The Closing of the American Mind |
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| "I define postmodern as incredulity towards metanarratives." |
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| Jean-Francois Lyotard The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge |
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