1.1.1 Normative ethical theories key words Flashcards
(12 cards)
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What is meant by ‘ethics’?
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- Philosophy concerned with the study of moral judgements.
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What is meant by ‘moral’?
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Actions, behaviour or intentions that are considered good or right.
3
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What is meant by ‘immoral’?
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- Actions, behaviour or intentions that are considered bad or wrong.
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What is meant by ‘ethical theory’?
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- Ideas about ethics & how people should behave.
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What is meant by ‘moral agent’?
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- Someone involved in making ethical & moral decisions.
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What is meant by ‘normative ethics’?
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- Ethics discussing what individuals should & should not do.
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What is meant by ‘consequentialist’?
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- Theories which judge if an action is right or wrong on the based on the consequence of an action, not the actual action itself.
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What is meant by ‘deontological’?
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- Theories which make judgements on ethical issues based on the intention of moral agents or whether they’re consistent with moral laws (e.g. MNL).
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What is meant by ‘teleological’?
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- Theories which are interested in the outcome of actions, rather that the means of the actions (e.g. situation ethics).
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What is meant by ‘act-centred’?
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- Theories which make judgements about actions rather than people (e.g. utilitarianism).
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What is meant by ‘character-based’?
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- Theories which make judgements about people rather than actions (e.g. Aristotle’s virtue ethics.
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What is meant by ‘applied ethics’?
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- Application of ethical thinking to real-world issues (e.g. euthanasia or sexuality).
