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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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fictionalism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The meta-ethical view that moral judgments refer to a fictional domain, and moral statements can be true or false depending on whether or not they accurately refer to the ...
means to an end
Philosophy; General philosophy
The method, tools, or process used to accomplish a goal. Sometimes people are said to be inappropriately treated as “means to ends” rather than valued or respected (an “end in ...
argumentative strategies
Philosophy; General philosophy
The methods we use to form a conclusion from premises. For example, the “argument from absurdity” and “argument from analogy” are argumentative strategies.
greatest happiness principle
Philosophy; General philosophy
The moral principle that states that we ought to do what will lead to the greatest good for the greatest number. In this case “goodness” is equated with “happiness” and “harm” is ...
principle of utility
Philosophy; General philosophy
The moral principle that states that we ought to seek the greatest good for the greatest number. The principle of utility is generally understood as equating “goodness” with ...
moral intuitionism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The moral realist meta-ethical view that moral facts are not identical to nonmoral states and that we can know about moral facts through intuition. Moral intuitionists typically ...
moral naturalism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The moral realist meta-ethical view that there are moral facts that are either 44 identical to or emergent from nonmoral facts of some kind. For example, actions could be wrong ...
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