PP110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Normative Ethics, Negative And Positive Rights, Tyrant
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Absolutism - the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. Moral absolutism is an ethical view that certain actions are absolutely right or wrong, regardless of other circumstances such as their consequences or the intentions behind them. Thus stealing, for instance, might be considered to be always immoral, even if done to promote some other good (e. g. , stealing food to feed a starving family), and even if it does in the end promote such a good. Moral absolutism stands in contrast to other categories of normative ethical theories such as consequentialism, which holds that the morality (in the wide sense) of an act depends on the consequences or the context of the act. Liberal equality: providing the poor with the same opportunities as the average citizen i. e health care + child care. Libertarianism the group of political philosophies, which advocate minimizing coercion and emphasize freedom, liberty, and voluntary association.
