Ethics

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  • Absolutism
    Is The view that certain actions are inherently good or bad
  • Altruism
    Selfless actions done without thought or expectation of a reaard
  • Artificial intelligence (AI)

    Is Computer systems that are able to carry out tasks normally done by humans
  • The banal of evil
    Is A phrase used by Hannah Arendt to describe how evil can result from ordinary, thoughtless behaviour
  • Dualism
    The belief that humans have both a body and another separate, immaterial part, such as a mind or soul
  • ethics
    The philosophical study of right and wrong
  • Hedonic calculus 

    Hedonic Calculus is Jeremy Bentham's way of calculating which actions are right and wrong
  • Holocaust
    Is The killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis in Germany between 1933 and 1945
  • Materialism
    The belief  that the only thing that exists is physical matter and the movement of this matter
  • Morality
    Ideas of principles about what is right and wrong
  • Relativism
    Is The view that whether an action is good or bad depends on the situation
  • Speciesism
    A term  popularised by Peter Singer to describe prejudice or discrimination towards animals
  • Thought experiment
    Is A mental test in which people think through consequences of different actions, often in scenarios that can't be tested out in real life
  • Turing test 

    A test created by Alan Turing to try and show if a computer can think
  • Utilitarianism
    The theory that the best action in any situation is the one which creates the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people
  • The will to power
    A term used by Nietzsche to describe a natural human desire for strength and power