Introduction

Question 1

Ethics in Greek

Answer 1

ethos, meaning “customs” or “behaviors”.

Question 2

Ethics in Latin

Answer 2

moris which means “morals”

Question 3

These are inherent to human being

Answer 3

Ethics and behavior

Question 4

Is ethics specific to a nation?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Ethics is a mental-set, disposition or values.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Deals with the morality (rightness or
wrongness) of the human act

Answer 6

Ethics as a science

Question 7

What are the two sets of actions that we assess for the rightness and wrongness?

Answer 7

○ involuntary actions (this is not subjected to your ethical scrutiny and is called Acts of Man)
○ voluntary actions (subject of scrutiny, considered as a Human Act. Which can be determined whether it is right or wrong based on the disposition of the values where it will be assessed)

Question 8

meant for the exercise of a human conduct, both ethical and unethical

Answer 8

Ethics as a discipline

Question 9

it guides the intellect in discerning concrete human conduct.

Answer 9

Ethics as a Philosophical Study

Question 10

a discipline that covers all life sciences
a broader concept

Answer 10

Bioethics

Question 11

is a type of ethics wherein you are more concerned with the practice of the medical profession

Answer 11

Medical ethics

Question 12

is more concerned on ethical practice of nursing itself.

Answer 12

Nursing ethics