Glossary:

Empirical: Knowledge comes from sensory evidence (Lecture: Feb. 11, 2020)

Argumentation

Argument: Set of reasons given in support of a claim (Lecture: Feb. 6 2020)

Conclusion: The claim intended to be supported by the argument is called the conclusion of the right (Lecture: Feb. 6, 2020)

Premises: The claims given as reasons for thinking the conclusion of the argument is true are called premises of the argument (Lecture: Feb. 6, 2020)

Inductive: Predicts the future based on the past, makes general claims on specific claims (Lecture. Feb 6, 2020)

Deductive: certain on it’s findings, makes specific claims based on general claims (Lecture: Feb. 6, 2020)

Analogy: comparison between two objects within relevance (Lecture: Feb. 6, 2020)

Mill: Utilitarianism

Blunder: A stupid mistake (Reading)

Colloquial: Informal way of speaking (Reading)

Contradistinguished: distinguishing two objects by contrasting them (Reading)

Disparagement: marrying someone from a different social class (Reading)

Frivolity: Lack of seriousness, lighthearted (Reading)

Consequentialism: The rightness of actions depends on their consequence (Lecture: Feb. 25, 2020)

Non-consequentialism: Actions are wrong in themselves, regardless of any outcome (Feb. 25, 2020)

Rule Utilitarianism: An indirect theory, since the rightness or wrongness of an act depends on a set of rules (Lecture: Feb. 25, 2020)

Act Utilitarianism: The rightness and wrongness of each action depends directly on whether it fits the utilitarian principle (Lecture: Feb. 25, 2020)

Tyranny: A person who believes they are above law and rule to their own desire (Lecture: Feb. 25, 2020)