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Ethical intuitionism — (also called moral intuitionism) is usually understood as a meta ethical theory that embraces the following theses: Moral realism, the view that there are objective facts of morality, Ethical non naturalism, the view that these evaluative facts… … Wikipedia
Ethical dilemma — An Ethical dilemma is a complex situation that will often involve an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. This is also called an ethical paradox since in moral philosophy … Wikipedia
profit motive — ˈprofit ˌmotive noun [singular] ECONOMICS the desire to make money, which makes people want to be involved in a business activity: • People believe that the profit motive is behind the recent decline in standards of nursing care. * * * profit… … Financial and business terms
Bequest motive — A bequest motive seeks to provide an economic justification for the phenomenon of gratuitous, intergenerational transfers of wealth. In other words, to explain why people leave money behind when they die.The most common explanation for this is… … Wikipedia
Metaphysics — • That portion of philosophy which treats of the most general and fundamental principles underlying all reality and all knowledge Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Metaphysics Metaphysics … Catholic encyclopedia
motivation — noun 1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior (Freq. 5) we did not understand his motivation he acted with the best of… … Useful english dictionary
Deluge — • A catastrophe fully described in Gen., vi, 1 ix, 19 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Deluge Deluge † … Catholic encyclopedia
morals — noun motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑ethical motive, ↑ethics, ↑morality • Derivationally related forms: ↑moralistic (for: ↑morality), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of atheists (philosophy) — Philosophy* John Anderson (1893 ndash;1962): Scottish born Australian philosopher, founder of the empirical maphilosophy known as Sydney realism . [ This degree of radicalism Sydney could endure. But what of a man who had signed up as a communist … Wikipedia
Ateos — Anexo:Ateos Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Mapa porcentual de ateos y agnósticos a nivel mundial, según estudio de Zuckerman (2006) Ateo es aquel que niega la existencia de uno o más dioses[1] … Wikipedia Español
