Moral Standards: An Introduction to Ethics

accepted achieve actions activities altruistic amount arise Aristippus Aristotle basis behavior believe belong better categorical imperative cause Christian conception concerning conduct Cyrenaic democracy desires determined doctrine elements emotional Epicurus ethical codes ethical relativism evil existence experience expression fact factors field of ethics follow formalistic freedom Friedrich Nietzsche give goal happiness harmony hedonism hedonistic human nature idea ideal Immanuel Kant important includes individual instances interests intuition Kant kind knowledge laws living marriage matter means ment mind moral motive nations one's organization particular person philosophy physical Plato pleasure point of view possess possible present principles problems profession Protagoras psychological hedonism purpose question realization reason recognized regarded relativism religion religious respect right and wrong self-realization selfish sense social society Socrates standard Stoic teachings teleological theory things Thrasymachus tion true truth universal values vidual welfare