Ethics 6-7 Flashcards
(23 cards)
These are norms that individuals or groups have about the kinds of actions believed to be morally right or wrong, as well as the values placed on what we believed to be morally good/bad
Moral Standards
(Promote the good, eg, welfare and well-being of humans, and etc)
What constitutes moral standards?
Norms + Values = Moral Standards
General rules about actions or behaviors
Norms
Enduring beliefs about what is good and desirable and what isn’t
Values
Refer to standards which we judge what is good or bad or right or wrong in a non-moral way.
Non-Moral Standards
(like etiquette)
Non moral standards are a matter of taste and preference
Might appear in T/F
What are the 3 conditions that must be present in a moral dilemma?
- The person/moral agent is obliged to make a decision on what course of action is best
- There must be different courses of actions to choose from
- No matter what you choose, some moral principles are always compromised
Culture comes from the Latin word?
Colore, which means to cultivate, inhabit, honor
This is a situation where a person is forced to choose between two or more conflicting options, neither of which is acceptable
Dilemma
This manifestation of culture are words, gestures, pictures, or objects that carry a particular meaning which is only recognized by those who share a particular culture.
Symbols
New symbols easily develop and old ones disappear
Represent the outermost layer of a culture
This manifestation of culture are persons, past or present, real or fictitious who possess characteristics that are highly prized in a culture.
Heroes
They also serve as models of behavior
This manifestation of culture are collective activities, sometimes superfluous in reaching desired objectives but are considered as socially essential
Rituals
Carried out most of the times for their own sake
This manifestation of culture are broad tendencies for preferences of certain state of affairs to others
Values
Can only be inferred from the way people act under different circumstances
Intangible
Culture is comprised off?
Norms + Values also
If there are many cultures, then cultural values may differ from one culture to another. This is called?
Cultural Relativism
It is the view that all beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to the individual within his own culture.
Cultural Relativism
Also the ability to understand a culture on its own
This category of Cultural Relativism implies that everything that happens within a culture must and should not be questioned by outsiders
Absolute Cultural Relativism
Since right/wrong are cultural values that vary in its meaning. then right/wrong are relative to the culture to which it is employed, this is called?
Ethical Relativism
This category of Cultural Relativism questions about cultural practices in terms of who is accepting them and why, and also recognizes power relationships
Critical Cultural Relativism
This category of Ethical Relativism supports the view that the truth of moral principles is relative to individuals, whatever you believe is right for you is completely up to you to determine
Subjective Ethical Relativism
It is that which views truth as variable and not absolute. What constitutes right and wrong is determined solely by the individual or society, since truth is not objective, there can be no objective standard which applies to all cultures.
Ethical Relativism
This can lead to ethnocentrism
This category of Ethical Relativism supports the view that the truth of moral principles is relative to cultures or society, basically you no longer get to choose because your culture/society does it for you.
Conventional Ethical Relativism
This places the individual’s will subordinate to the will of the cultural majority
