Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Man is not just a _______ animal
Corporeal
Also a consciousness, rational being
Man
Man is not only corporeal and rational, but also_______
Moral
Developed as a science for the study of the morality of human acts.
Ethics
It is common awareness that only human speak and behave according to what they______ as_______ or _______, ________ or ________
Know as right or wrong, good or bad
It is a common awareness that only human speak of and behave according to what they know as right or wrong, good or bad. If they do this as individuals in the context of community, social scientists call this?
Moral Norm
Is the only moral being
Man
Man, therefore, is the only_________.
Moral being
Morality exists only in the context of community, this means outside the human world there is_____________ to speak of
no morality
Derived from the greek word ethos
Ethics
Ethics is derived from greek word?
Ethos
Meaning characteristic way of acting
Ethos
Suited to designate the science of human conduct
Ethics
Mos
Nominative
Moris
Genitive
Latin equivalent, custom or traditional line of conduct
Mos or moris
Identical to moral science or moral philosophy
Ethics
If he correctly distinguishes what is right from what is wrong not only in knowledge but also in practice
Morally good person (Moral)
He does not act or behave in conformity with practiced moral principles or norms
Immoral person (Immoral)
He does not have the ability to distinguish between what is morally good act and what is morally evil one
Amoral person (amoral)
One who cannot identify and accept moral norms, resulting into some sort of “abnormality “ or deviancy.
Amoral person (amoral)
Practical and philosophical science of morality of human acts or human conduct
Ethics
It is the body of systematized knowledge arranged with its accompanying explanation
Ethics
Ethics is said to be a______
science