FINALS - Intro to Bioethics and Professional Ethics Flashcards
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greek word that means characteristic way of acting
ethos
latin word that means tradition or custom
“mos” ; “mores”
includes CULTURAL MANNERISMS, religion, politics, laws, and social aspirations of a group of people
ethos
refers to those CHARACTERISTICS belonging to man as a RATIONAL BEING, being endowed with intellect and free-will
ethos
man is endowed by nature with a MORAL SENSE
ethics
he is self-conscious of his dignity and SUBMITS to the study of DOING WHAT IS GOOD and avoiding what is wrong
ethics
defined as the SCIENCE of the MORALITY of human acts and because actions reflect te motives of the doer
ethics
the study of HUMAN MOTIVATION, and ultimately of HUMAN RATIONAL BEHAVIOR
ethics
these are actions PERFORMED BY MAN, knowingly and freely
human acts
also called deliberate, intentional action, or VOLUNTARY ACTION
human acts
human acts differentiated from the so called ______ which are instinctive and involuntary
acts of man
the QUALITY of human acts by which they are constituted as good, bad, or indifferent
morality
That which is good is described as _____
That which is bad is ______
That which is indifferent is ____
moral; immoral; amoral
true or false:
amoral is in between moral and immoral
true
those we do VOLUNTARILY
human acts
the STANDARDS of morality
norms
standard or NORMS of morality ethics or ethics in general
morality
MANIFESTATIONS of one’s CHARACTER or moral conduct
human acts
reveal the thoughts and INCLINATIONS of a person doing them
human acts
a person who has the habit or inclination to do GOOD is said to be ______ and the one who has the habit of doing WRONG is _____
virtuous; vicious
this pronounces on individual human acts in a word of CONSCIENCE
human reason
this is the DIVINE REASON
eternal law
this is the HUMAN REASON
the conscience
human acts are _____ when they agree with the dictates of reason
good