Ethos Flashcards
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Derived from the Greek word ethos which means characteristic way of acting, habit, or custom.
- study of human motivation, and ultimately,
of human rational behaviour. The primary interest of ethics is morality.
Ethics
The ethos of man is revealed in the following propositions
- He is able to distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong, moral and immoral.
- He feels within himself an obligation to do what is good and to avoid what is evil.
- He feels himself accountable for his actions, expecting reward or punishments for them.
Ethics studies the characteristics behaviour of man as endowed with
reason and freewill.
The Latin equivalent is mos, mores which come the word moral and morality.
Ethics
are actions done intentionally and freely. They are also called deliberate or intentional actions.
Human acts
that which is described as good .
Moral
instinctive and involuntary actions. Eg. physiological and psychological movements like breathing, feeling happy, or falling in love.
Acts of man
the quality of human acts by which they are constituted as good or bad or indifferent
Morality
Does ethics study the acts of man in themselves?
No, but as factors affecting man’s judgement and violation.
that which is described as bad
Immoral
that which is described as indifferent .
Amoral
the habit or inclination to do good .
Virtuous
the habit or inclination to do wrong
Vicious
are those performed by the will but are not bodily externalized.
Elicited acts
(Elicited acts) 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.
Wish
(Elicited acts) the tendency of the will towards something attainable but without necessarily committing oneself to attain it.
Intention
(Elicited acts) the acceptance of the will of those needed to carry out the intention.
Consent
(Elicited acts) the selection of the will of those means effective enough to carry out the intention.
Election
(Elicited acts) the command of the will to make use of those means elected to carry out the intention.
Use
(Elicited acts) the enjoyment of the will derived from the attainment of the thing he had desired earlier.
Fruition
are the mental and bodily actions performed under the command of the Will. These are either internal or external actions.
- when someone consciously decides to raise their hand in class to answer a question,
Commanded acts
are those performed mentally, such as reasoning, recalling, imagining, and reflecting.
Internal actions
are those performed bodily, such as walking, dancing, talking, and writing.
External actions
