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PHIL 235 Exam Questions & Answers 100 define ethics - ANSWER-study of right and wrong in terms of human action 3 branches of ethical theory - ANSWER-meta-ethics, normative ethics, applied ethics define meta-ethics - ANSWER-questioning the nature of ethics itself- what do right and wrong actually mean define normative ethics - ANSWER-rules and principles which should guide behavior define applied ethics - ANSWER-systematic development of fields of ethical theory around controversial questions 4 branches of normative ethics - ANSWER-consequentialism, non-consequentialism(deontology), virtue ethics, ethics of care definition of consequentialism and main philosopher - ANSWER-John Stuart Mill- right and wrong are determined according to expected consequences by weighing expected outcomes and picking whichever course of action is expected to give the best result 2 ways to determine "best result" in consequentialism - ANSWER-1) egosim 2) utilitarianism definition of deontology and main philosopher - ANSWER-Immanuel Kant- some things are always right/wrong regardless of consequence definition of virtue ethics and main philosopher - ANSWER-Aristotle- not what should i do but what kind of person should i be defi% Correct!
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