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Here is a list of the terms and definitions on each card.

Card 1:
Term: Absolute duties
Definition: Absolute duties are over-riding obligations that people have no matter what happens.
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Term: Prima facie duties
Definition: Prima facie duties are obligations that people have, but which may yield to stronger obligations.
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Term: Correlative duties
Definition: Correlative duties are duties that agents owe to a right-holder because the right-holder has that right.
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Term: Categorical imperative
Definition: A categorical imperative is a type of principle that does not depend on anyone's wants or desires.
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Term: Hypothetical imperative
Definition: A hypothetical imperative is a type of principle that will help someone get what he or she wants.
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Term: Harm principle
Definition: The harm principle says that people (or the government) may interfere with people’s freedom, liberty, or exercise of their rights only in order to prevent harm to others.
Card 7:
Term: Autonomy
Definition: Autonomy is a person’s capability to make competent, rational choices.
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Term: Moral right
Definition: A moral right is a type of right that is justified by a moral theory.
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Term: Legal right
Definition: A legal right is a type of right that is legally enforceable.
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Term: Specific right
Definition: A specific right is one whose correlative duty only falls on a determinate person or group.
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Term: General right
Definition: A general right is a right whose correlative duty falls on everyone.
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Term: Positive right
Definition: A positive right imposes a duty on others to assist the right bearer in some way.
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Term: Negative right
Definition: A negative right imposes a duty on everyone else not to interfere with the right holder’s activities.
Card 14:
Term: Divine command theory
Definition: A divine command theory holds that people’s obligations are created by the commands of God.


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