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What does the term 'Philosophy' derive from?
Philosophy comes from the Greek words 'Philia' meaning love and 'Sophia' meaning wisdom.
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What are the five main branches of philosophy?
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic, Aesthetics.
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What does Metaphysics study?
The study of reality and what really exists in the world.
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What is the focus of Epistemology?
The study of knowledge, its nature, and how we come to know things.
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What is Ethics concerned with?
The study of what is right and wrong and how to live morally.
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What is the primary question Normative Ethics addresses?
'What is the morally right thing to do?'
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What is Applied Ethics?
The practical application of ethical theory to specific real-life dilemmas.
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What does Metaethics examine?
The foundational questions about the nature of morality and ethical theories.
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Describe the Doctrine of Double Effect.
It refers to a situation where an action has two effects: one intended and good, and the other unintended and possibly harmful.
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What moral dilemma is presented by the Dudley & Stephens case?
Whether it was morally right to kill a young man to potentially save three others in a life-or-death situation.
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What is a characteristic of Moral Intuition?
It is often reliable but can be unreliable, leading to reflection and philosophical questioning about morality.
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How does the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen relate to ethical dilemmas?
It presents a moral choice between spending limited resources to help a sick child or feeding multiple other children at risk of malnutrition.
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What does ethics reveal about human behavior in nature?
Unlike nature, ethics involves freedom of choice and moral intuitions that guide our decisions.
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Why is freedom important to morality?
Freedom is necessary for moral intuition and understanding moral dilemmas.
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What is the significance of philosophical analysis in moral disagreements?
It helps to resolve conflicts in moral intuitions and regulate moral action through normative ethical theories.
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