ETHICS CHAPTER 2 Flashcards
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A practical and normative science that studies human acts and provides norms for their goodness and badness.
Defined Ethics
Ethics is derived from the Greek word ____, meaning customs, usage, or character, reflecting the traditional manners and norms of a community.
Ethos
systematic study of morality, providing a framework for understanding human behavior and the principles that govern it.
Etymology of Ethics
Actions performed with knowledge and full consent of the will.
Human Act
Actions performed without knowledge or will, such as biological processes.
Acts of Man
Actions that are understood and willed by the individual, including involuntary actions with personal approval.
Voluntary Human Conduct
What an individual deems useful, desirable, or significant, guiding them towards fulfillment.
Value
The study of universal moral concepts and principles that serve as the foundation of morality, also known as normative ethics.
General Ethics
The application of general ethical principles to specific situations, aimed at resolving particular moral problems.
Applied Ethics
A modern philosopher who proposed three moral bases for ethical principles: human freedom, immortality of the soul, and the existence of God.
Immanuel Kant
Ethics is the science of right living, while logic helps distinguish correct from incorrect arguments.
Ethics and Logic
Ethics studies how man ought to behave, while psychology studies how man behaves.
Ethics and Psychology
Ethics relates to the proper observance of moral laws in the context of societal relations.
Ethics and Sociology
Ethics considers the welfare of others in economic activities.
Ethics and Economics
Education teaches the importance of correct living for a fulfilling life.
Ethics and Education
Ethics deals with internal acts, while law deals with external acts; both are concerned with rightness and goodness.
Ethics and Law
Politics aims for good government, which requires moral living from leaders and citizens.
Ethics and Politics
Both ethics and religion aim for the ultimate purpose of man and describe right living as a means to achieve it.
Ethics and Religion
