ETHICS

Question 1

The word ethics is derived from the Greek word __which means characteristic way of acting, habit, or custom.

Answer 1

ethos

Question 2

The Latin equivalent is__ and __ which come the word moral and morality.

Answer 2

mos, mores

Question 3

He is self conscious of his dignity and submits to the duty of doing what is good and avoiding what is wrong.

Answer 3

moral sense.

Question 4

defined as the science of the morality of human acts. And because actions reflect the motives of the doer, ethics is said to be the study of human motivation, and ultimately,
of human rational behaviour. The primary interest of ethics is morality.

Answer 4

Ethics

Question 5

are actions done intentionally and freely. They are also called deliberate or intentional actions.

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Human acts

Question 6

instinctive and involuntary actions. Eg. physiological and psychological movements like breathing, feeling happy, or falling in love.

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Acts of man

Question 7

the quality of human acts by which they are constituted as good or bad or indifferent.

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Morality

Question 8

that which is described as good .

Answer 8

Moral

Question 9

that which is described as bad .

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Immoral

Question 10

that which is described as indifferent .

Answer 10

Amoral

Question 11

the habit or inclination to do good .

Answer 11

Virtuous

Question 12

the habit or inclination to do wrong .

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Vicious

Question 13

are those performed by the will but are not bodily externalized.

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Elicited acts

Question 14

the tendency of the will towards something, whether this be realizable or not. The object of wishing may include the impossible, or. That which is remotely possible.

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Wish

Question 15

the tendency of the will towards something attainable but without necessarily committing oneself to attain it.

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Intention

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the acceptance of the will of those needed to carry out the intention.

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Consent

Question 17

the selection of the will of those means effective enough to carry out the intention.

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Election

Question 18

the command of the will to make use of those means elected to carry out the intention.

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Use

Question 19

the enjoyment of the will derived from the attainment of the thing he had desired earlier.

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Fruition

Question 20

are the mental and bodily actions performed under the command of the Will. These are either internal or external actions.

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Commanded acts

Question 21

are those performed mentally, such as reasoning, recalling, imagining, and reflecting.

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Internal actions

Question 22

are those performed bodily, such as walking, dancing, talking, and writing.

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External actions

Question 23

it assumes that only matter exists and man is responsible only to the State since there is no God who rules the universe.

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Atheistic

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it assumes that God is the supreme lawgiver. Everything must conform to God’s eternal plan of creation.

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Theistic

Question 25

Professional is a person who has the obligation to listen to the ___

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dictates of reason

Question 26

means that the person performing the act is liable for such act. It involves the notion of guilt or innocence.

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imputability of a human act

Question 27

Voluntariness comes from the Latin word ___referring to the will.

Answer 27

voluntas

Question 28

essential to an act, without it, an act is a mere act of man.

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Voluntariness

Question 29

it is present in a person who fully knows and fully intends the act. Eg. a man who, wanting to get even, takes a gun and shoot his enemy.

Answer 29

Perfect

Question 30

it is present in a person who acts without fully realizing the act. Eg. a woman in terror, might jump out of a window without fully intending to kill herself.

Answer 30

Imperfect

Question 31

it is present in a person who is forced by circumstances beyond his control to perform an act which he would not do under normal conditions. Eg. a child who is intimidated by his mother to study the lesson is acting with conditional voluntariness.  

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Conditional

Question 32

it is present in a person doing an act wilfully, regardless of whether he likes to do it or not.

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Simple

Question 33

it accompanies an act which is primarily intended by the doer, either as an end in itself or as means to achieve something else. Eg. going to school, inviting a friend to a movie, reading a book, or writing a note.

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Direct

Question 34

it accompanies an act or situation which is the mere result of a directly willed act. Eg. getting a failing grade is indirectly voluntary on the part of the student who has willingly neglected to study.

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Indirect

Question 35

where the direct intention is the saving of the mother’s life with the accidental result of aborting the fetus.

Answer 35

therapeutic abortion

Question 36

Factors that influence man’s inner disposition towards certain actions are called ______

Answer 36

“modifiers of human acts”

Question 37

the absence of knowledge which a person ought to possess.

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ignorance

Question 38

these are tendencies towards desirable objects.

Answer 38

Passions

Question 39

tendencies away from desirable or harmful things.  

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concupiscence

Question 40

it is the disturbance of the mind of a person who is confronted by an impending danger or harm to himself or loved ones. Distinction is made , however, between an act done with fear and an act done out or because of fear.

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fear

Question 41

it refers to any physical force exerted on a person by another free agent for the purpose of compelling said person to act against his will.   

Answer 41

violence

Question 42

it is a lasting readiness and facility, born of frequently repeated acts, for acting in a certain manner.

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Habit