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11Is-ought problem — In meta ethics, the is ought problem was raised by David Hume (Scottish philosopher and historian, 1711 ndash;1776), who noted that many writers make claims about what ought to be on the basis of statements about what is . However, there seems to …
12Sojourner Truth: What Time of Night It Is (1853) — ▪ Primary Source African American reformer and evangelist Sojourner Truth was involved in the abolitionist and women s rights movements. The following is a brief account of her appearance at and speech before the rowdy Women s Rights… …
13It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. — It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. Edmund Burke Nolo’s Plain English… …
14should - ought to — Should and ought to are sometimes used with similar meanings. When should has a similar meaning to ought to, you pronounce it in full and you do not write it as d. (See entry at ↑ should would.) …
15Oh! What a Lovely War — This article is about the 1969 film. For the original 1963 stage musical, see Oh, What a Lovely War!. Oh! What a Lovely War Theatrical release poster Directed by …
16is-ought problem — noun The problem of whether prescriptive statements stating what the case ought to be can be derived from descriptive statements stating what the case is. See Also: naturalistic fallacy …
17W.E.B. Du Bois: What African Americans Want (1903) — ▪ Primary Source Although they came to represent divergent perspectives on civil rights, Booker T. Washington (Washington, Booker T) and W.E.B. Du Bois were the two leading African American spokesmen at the turn of the twentieth century.… …
18Hold come what may — is a phrase popularized by the late Harvard philosophy professor, W. V. Quine. Beliefs that are held come what may are beliefs one is unwilling to give up, regardless of any evidence with which one might be presented. Quine held (on a perhaps… …
19ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
20Science of morality — The Good Samaritan by François Léon Sicard. The sculpture is based on a story, and one that would be promoted by science of morality. Nature, habits, culture and norms are all pivotal in this empirical pursuit of harmony among living beings.… …
