A Non-Religious Moral Code (Junior Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Natural law
Natural law
Inbuilt instinct telling humans right from wrong
Natural law theory
Natural law theory
Humans use reason to know right from wrong instinctively
Philosophy meaning
Philosophy meaning
Love of wisdom and knowledge
Ethics definition
Ethics definition
Study of what is right and wrong
Classical Era start
Classical Era start
Ancient Greece, approximately 500 BCE
Three Classical philosophers
Three Classical philosophers
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Socrates' universal truth
Socrates' universal truth
If right, should be right at all times and places
Plato's correct way to know moral good
Plato's correct way to know moral good
Understanding it in your mind
Allegory definition
Allegory definition
A story with a hidden meaning
Plato's Allegory of Cave message
Plato's Allegory of Cave message
Understand things, not just accept surface appearances
Aristotle's view on knowing truth
Aristotle's view on knowing truth
Both intellect and senses are equally important
Age of Reason period
Age of Reason period
16th to 19th centuries
Age of Reason emphasis
Age of Reason emphasis
Human reason and science over traditional authority
René Descartes' title
René Descartes' title
Father of Modern Philosophy
Cogito Argument
Cogito Argument
'I think, therefore I am' by Descartes