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What is utilitarianism?

Utilitarianism is one of the major moral theories along with deontology and virtue ethics.

According to utilitarianism, the morally best action is the action that maximises utility (or good) to the...

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Outline Descartes' conceivability argument (5 marks)

Descartes’ argument from conceivability for the mind and body as distinct substances is presented in Meditations VI. Descartes stars by asserting that he has a clear and distinct ...

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Explain how a utilitarian would make a moral decision (5)

Utilitarianism is a consequentialist normative ethical theory which prescribes the moral action to be the one that maximises utility. It is unconcerned with the nature of the act itself but rather with it...

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In Kant's ethics, what is his conception of moral worth and how does it relate to duty?

Kant repeatedly emphasises the question of moral worth. He declares that it is not mere actions (‘which one sees’) that are of significance when we contemplate what it is that contains moral worth, but ra...

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What is propositional knowledge?

A proposition is basically just a claim abuot the world. It can be justified or unjustified; true or false; believed or not believed. For a proposition to count as knowledge, many think that it must be ju...

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