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Period: 469 BCE to 399 BCE
SOCRATES
"No one commits an evil act knowingly and doing wrong arises out of ignorance" -
Period: 428 BCE to 348 BCE
PLATO
Plato held that moral values are objective in the sense that they exist in a spirit-like realm beyond subjective human convention. They are absolute, or eternal, in that they never change, and also that they are universal insofar as they apply to all rational creatures around the world and throughout time. -
Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE
ARISTOTLE
The Golden Mean Principle - In order to be happy, live a life of moderation. In everything that we do, we must avoid extremes. -
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THOMAS HOBBES
Moral Positivism - Moral positivism anticipates the chaotic outcome if laws are not abided. We all believe that the purpose of the government is to protect the rights of its people, preserve justice and enforce the laws. -
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JEREMY BENTHAM
Utilitarianism