Mary Grace B. Pagatpatan
WIKIPEDIA ASSIGNMENT
1.
Contractaranism- It is a contract wherein the government needs to be ensure that
their people agrre to whatever the government implements. That its people is all
agreeing and there is mutual consent on both parties. (Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contractarianism)
2.
Consequentialism- Based on what I’ve read on Wikipedia, it is saying That the
main basis of an action to know if it is right or wrong is its consequences. So in
short, if you’ve done something and the consequences of that actin is good, for
consequentialism it is definitely right.(Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequentialism)
3.
Culture Critique- It is analysis and examining each culture of an specific place and
coming up with a conclusion or a belief either it contradict that certain culture
.(Ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture_of_Critique_series)
4.
Deontological Ethics- IIf consequentialism is basing the morality of an action on its
consequences,Deontological Ethics is basing it from how it adheres the given rules
or for the government, the law. If you obey the law,rules then youre doing it right
whatever your purpose of doing it. (Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontological_Ethics)
5.
Discourse Ethics- A type of argument that is establishing ethical truths. It is I think
more in rightness of both parties which is designed to speak with the right
presuppositions.(Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_Ethics)
6.
Divine Command – Theory it is saying that ethical sentences is all about the
attitudes of God. People believing in this theory think that everything that is good
is commanded by Him. It is kind of subjective. ( Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_command)
7.
Egoism – It is all bout self importance. Exaggerated level of thinking yourself as
important. (Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egoism)
8.
Hedonism- Theory that is saying that pleasure is the source of intrinsic good.
From which, all people believe on this is seeking for pleasure. (Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonism)
9.
Naturalism – It is coming up an hypothesis wherein the only basis is the
scientific phenomena and no other else. Other things like supernatural cases are
out of the picture. It will only base on what science taught us. (Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalism
Particularism - the belief that a common culture for all people is either
undesirable or impossible
(Ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particularism)
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11.
Perfectionism- A personality wherein a person is always aiming for perfection.
(Ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfectionism)
12.
Pragmatism- It is showing the relationship of practice and theory. Describing the
process on how a theory become a practice on a specific society. Basically, it is
focus on the “how” did a theory become a practice that people accepted. (Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatism
13.
Rationalism – Basically, it gives important on how a person justify or reasons
things out. Based on this theory, reason is the source of knowledge. "in which the
criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual
Ref:(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism)
14.
Relativism – is saying that all points of vies is fals and not valid. It is because all
are subjective and it depends on how the person thinks and understand.
It prevents us from observing something objectively with our own senses, and
notational bias will apply to whatever we can allegedly measure without using
our senses. Ref: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativism)
15.
- Subjectivism is a philosophical tenet that accords primacy to subjective
experience as fundamental of all measure and law.
Metaphysical subjectivism is the theory that reality is what we perceive to be
real, and that there is no underlying true reality that exists independently of
perception.
Ref: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjectivism)
16.
Virtue ethics – The action of a person is based on his/hercharacter rather than
the consequences and others. The morality of an action is based on the person.
Ref:( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_Ethics)