HRE4M1 CH1

infinite

endless

teleological

having to do with something’s design

teleological thinking

seeking to understand something’s ultimate end

telos

end

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finality

logos

study

empiricism

theory: knowledge comes from evidence perceived by senses

subjective

relating to own reality perception arising from mind

objective (C1)

relating to sensible experience independent of one’s thought & perceived by others

autonomy

free self-direction

ethics

discipline dealing with nature of good / human & criteria for making judgment

morality

conduct system based on fundamental belief to follow codes

obligation

what one is bound by duty to do

responsibility (C1)

being morally accountable for actions

Revelation

ways God makes Himself known

How is God fully revealed?

in Jesus Christ

What is the revealed Word of God?

Scriptures

What does God reveal through creation?

Self

What does Aristotle hold a good person would use?

reason to control desire

ethical experience: duty

curfew

deon

duty

For Kant, what is motivated by duty?

real human worth

For Kant, what determines duty?

maxims

For Kant, what determines how duty is universally applicable?

reason

If norms aren’t the final word, what is?

good

For Kant, what are areas that may not be empirically proven, yet needed to pursue / attain supreme good?

• God

• freedom

• immortality

For Kant, when is a human action morally good?

when done for duty’s sake

For Levinas, what is Good?

philosophy’s central question

For Levinas, what is a trace of the Good?

what’s unique about everyone

ethical experience: personal response

scream

For Aristotle, what is ethics’ core?

political intent

For Aristotle, what do ethics state?

human life = shaped to full in community