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hedon


This is a term that utilitarians use to designate a unit of pleasure. Its opposite is a dolor, which is a unit of pain or displeasure. The term "hedon" comes from the Greek word for [..]
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absolutism


The belief that there is one and only one truth; those who espouse absolutism usually also believe that they know what this absolute truth is. In ethics, absolutism is usually contrasted to relativism [..]
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agnosticism


The conviction that one simply does not know whether God exists or not; it is often accompanied with a further conviction that one need not care whether God exists or not.
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altruism


A selfless concern for other people purely for their own sake. Altruism is usually contrasted with selfishness or egoism in ethics.
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anthropocentrism


The view that humans are the most important beings on Earth. Typical of Western Judeo-Christian culture.
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areté


The Greek word for "excellence" or "virtue." For the Greeks, this was not limited to human beings. A guitar, for example, has its areté in producing harmonious musi [..]
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atheism


The belief that God does not exist. In the last two centuries, some of the most influential atheistic philosophers have been Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Bertrand Russell, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Com [..]
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autonomy


The ability to freely determine one’s own course in life. Etymologically, it goes back to the Greek words for "self" and "law." This term is most strongly associate [..]
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biodiversity


The natural variety of life in all its forms, levels and combinations, together with the environmental conditions necessary for survival. Biodiversity includes: regional diversity, ecosystem diversity [..]
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bioprospecting


The search for potentially valuable chemical compounds within biota.
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