Ethics: Ethics And Democracy

Question 1

What is ethics

Answer 1

Decisions are made, mostly at and for a smaller scale and up to an individual, on what the principles should be, or what is right and wrong.

Question 2

What is the social contract theory

Answer 2

• the central idea is that people collectively agree to behave morally as a way to reduce chaos and create peace

Question 3

What does a state of insecurity (war) arises from

Answer 3

• desire to satisfy our goals
• ability to harm

Question 4

Why be moral?

Answer 4

• behaving morally is a matter of self-respect
• people won’t like us if we behave morally
• society punishes immoral behaviour
• ‘a higher authority’ commands moral behaviour
• to be moral role models

Question 5

What is the modified self interest principle

Answer 5

Choose a life that is moral even if it is not in your self interest

Question 6

What is democracy

Answer 6

Government by the people
- rules by majority

Question 7

Who did Plato believe the 5 basic people are

Answer 7

• wisdom lover
• lover of honour/victory
• money lover
• lover of freedom and equality
• anarcho-tyrant

Question 8

What are the problems of democratic aspiration

Answer 8

• If people give free reign to their desires their desires will grow to the point that they cannot be harnessed
• who will rule over the law
• pleasure is default value of normal human life
• deeply odds with equality

Question 9

What is the ideal democracy

Answer 9

• decisions made by the group must be appropriately responsive to the expressed wishes of the group
• political equality requires each group member to have equal influence over the group’s decision
• option that gets the most votes is the group decision