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Sacrosanct
Most sacred or holy
Commodity
An economic good something useful or valid
Unfettered
Not controlled or restricted; free
Parlance
Speech, manner or mode of speech
Exorbitant
Exceeding customary or appropriate limits in intensity or quality
Visceral
Felt in the internal organs of the body
Atavistic
Recurrence in an organism of a trait typical of an ancestral form due to genetic recombination
Acceded
To give or express oneās approval
Decorous
Polite following the established rules
Capacious
Spacious more then adequate
Laissez-faire
A doctrine opposing government interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary
Libertarian
An advocate of the doctrine of free will; upholding the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and action
Egalitarian
Asserting, promoting, or marked by egalitarianism; advocating the removal of inequalities among people and belief in human equality
Anathema
Someone or something instantly disliked or loathed
Affirmative action
An advantage given to minority students
Abomination
Something regarded with disgust or hatred
Dogmatic
Characterized by the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts; of or relating to dogma
Socrates
Circa 430-399 BC Greek philosopher who focuses on the good as commensurate with the noble and the beautiful
Aristotle
Focused on achieving happiness determined by the final end
Endeavor
Serious determined effort
Interlocutor
One who takes part in conversation
Platoās republic
Men still in the cave analogy as happy and naive; possible example of utilitarianism
Dialectical
Dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation
Utopia
A perfect place; an impractical scheme for social improvement
Immanuel Kant
Holds the highest intrinsic value to be good will
John Stuart Mill
Strengthened the happiness principle of Jeremy Bentham and James Mill
John Rawls
Presented a contract theory to utilitarianism; aimed to protected fundamental rights and liberties of persons
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