Theology Notes

All morality is defined by individuals or cultural, not universal

Relativism

Different cultures disagree about right and wrong _____; therefore, right and wrong _____ are matters of _____ not ________

Actions, actions, opinion, objective

If cultures disagree about ____ and ___, there is no _____ or ______

Right, wrong, right, wrong

Most people speed

Descriptive

It's okay to drink in high school

Normative

Good/bad based on actions/rules

Deontology/ Divine Command

Focused on consequences, good/bad based on outcome, the ends justifies the means, whatever benefits most good for most people

Consequentialism (Utilitarianism)

Building upself

Egoism

Character

Virtue Theory

Fundamental laws of human beings (according to Aquinas)

Natural Law

What are the 3 laws of Natural Law?

Preservation of Life, procreation and educating youth, can't help but want to know the truth

T/F: goodness and being are the same thing

T

We try to keep ourselves alive, instinct to preserve life

Preservation of life

We are animals, have offspring and raise them, take care of young

Procreation and educating youth

We are all seeking goodness, no matter what it is, people are naturally curious, we like knowing "why?

Can't help but want to know the truth

What ought people should and shouldn't do

Normative

If one is speeding on a highway, the fear of getting caught suggests this morality

Morality of obligation

If one is speeding on a highway, the fear of getting into a crash suggests this morality

Morality of happiness

This sense of morality focuses on the rules which guid the decision making of an individual

Descriptive

This sense of morality focuses on the objective rightness or wrongness of actions

Normative

Set of rules/principles that one lives by

Moral code

Which version of the trolley problem would consequentialists support?

The fat man (because you're killing someone either way)