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This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.

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[+] Axiological theories Categories: Philosophical theories | Axiology | Ethical theories (1)

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[+] Confucianism (4)

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[+] Divine command theory Categories: Theories of law | Ethical theories | Theories of truth | Religious philosophy | Religious belief and doctrine | Spiritual theories (4)

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[+] Existentialism Categories: 20th-century philosophy | Continental philosophy | Philosophical schools and traditions (3)

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[+] Humanism Categories: 20th-century philosophy | Philosophical anthropology | Philosophy of religion | Philosophical schools and traditions | Social theories | Philosophy of life (9)

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[+] Nihilism Categories: Philosophical schools and traditions | Nothing (1)
[+] Normative ethics (3)

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[+] Relativism

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[+] Taoism Categories: Philosophical schools and traditions | Chinese philosophy | Religious faiths, traditions, and movements | East Asian religions (9)

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[+] Utilitarianism Categories: Normative ethics | Ethical theories | History of economic thought | Philosophical movements | Political theories | Social theories (1)

Pages in category "Ethical theories"

The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).

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Confucianism Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius . It is a complex system of moral, social, political, philosophical, and quasi-religious thought that has had tremendous influence on the culture and history of East Asia. It might be considered a state religion of some East

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Contextualism Contextualism describes a collection of views in philosophy which emphasize the context in which an action, utterance, or expression occurs, and argues that, in some important respect, the action, utterance, or expression can only be understood relative to that context. Contextualist views hold that philosophically controversial concepts, such as &

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Decisionism Decisionism is a political, ethical and jurisprudential doctrine which states that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies. According to decisionism, it is not the content of the decision, but rather the fact that it is a decision made by the proper authority, or by using a correct method, which

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Expressivism Expressivism in meta-ethics is a theory about the meaning of moral language. According to expressivism, sentences that employ moral terms–for example, “It is wrong to torture an innocent human being”–are not descriptive or fact-stating; moral terms such as “wrong,” “good,” or “just” do not refer to real, in-the-world properties

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Individualism Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that stresses "the moral worth of the individual". Individualists promote the exercise of one's goals and desires and so independence and self-reliance while opposing most external interference upon one's own interests, whether by society, family or any

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Non-cognitivism Non-cognitivism is the meta-ethical view that ethical sentences do not express propositions and thus cannot be true or false . A noncognitivist denies the cognitivist claim that "moral judgments are capable of being objectively true, because they describe some feature of the world." If moral statements cannot be true, and if one cannot

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Categories: Philosophical theories | Ethics This category puts articles relevant to well-known ethical debates and decisions in one place - including practical problems long known in philosophy, and the more abstract subjects in law, politics, and some professions and sciences. It lists also those core concepts essential to understanding ethics as applied in various religions, some

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