Philosophy Outline
I Ethics
II Metaphysics Part I Universals
III Metaphysics Part II Particulars
IV The Philosophy of Language: Wittgenstein ( This is in a different color
on the chart than Metaphysics, so I'm giving it its own category)
V Epistemology
Next level of detail
I Ethics
A Preliminary Definitions
B Non-Normative Ethics
C Normative Ethics
D. Consequential/Teleological Theories
E. Non-Consequential/Deontological Theories
Next level of specificity
I Ethics
A. Preliminary Definitions
1. Morality - Class of rules held by society to govern right conduct of
members
2.Ethics - Branch of philosophy that seeks to understand the
nature,purposes, justification and founding principles of moral rules and
the systems they comprise.
3. Preferences - Personal preferences are subjective, can only be false
if here is dishonesty or self-deception on the agent's part, and are not
taken to have others act with the same preferences as the agent.
4. Moral judgements - Often construed ass concerned with objective
matters of bheavioral assessment, and others are expected to conform to the
agent's moral convictions; lack of conformity and/or violation typically
results in moral censure, condemnation and derision of the violator's
character.
B Non-Normative Ethics
1. Scientific/Descriptive
2. Meta-Ethics
C Normative Ethics
1. Applied Normative Ethics
2. General Normative Ethics
D. Consequential/Teleological Theories
1.Ethical Egoism
2.Ethical Altruism
3.Utilitariaism
4.The Theory of Valuation:Dewey
E. Non-Consequential/Deontological Theories
1.Classified into 4 Divisions
a. Extreme
b. Moderate
c. Act
d. Rule
2. Intuitionism
a. Realistic Value Theory (G.E. Moore)
b. Idealistic Value Theory (Prichard)
c. Prima Facie Concepts ( Ross )
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