PHIL 164 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Moralny Kodex, Divine Command Theory, Modus Tollens
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Branches of philosophy: epistemology- what exists, mind- the mind, ethics- morality. Normaive ethics- theories about what is (im)moral. Medical ethics: what is morally right/wrong in the domain of medicine. Moral norms- standards for right/wrong; universality, dominance, impariality, reasonableness. Right acion: permissible- okay to do/not do, obligatory- must do or impermissible. Prima facie principal- a principal that applies unless it clashes with another principal. Criical reasoning- assessing if an argument is good/bad. Deducive arguments: valid- conclusion is true if premises are. Modus ponens- if p then q. p. so q. Not p: invalid- conclusion doesn"t have to be true if premises are. Airming the consequent- if p then q. q. so p. Denying the antecedent- if p then q. not p. not q: sound- valid and true premises. Inducive arguments: strong- likely, weak- not likely, cogent- likely and true premises. Moral arguments- (1+) moral premise, (1+) non-moral premise, conclusion or moral judgement.
