Module 1

Question 1

It came from the Greek word “ethos” which means “character” or “custom”.

Answer 1

Ethics

Question 2

It refers to “customary or habitual character”.

Answer 2

Ethikos

Question 3

He was a Roman statesman and philosopher credited with ascribing the Latin equivalent of the term “ethikos” to the word “mos” which means “one’s disposition”.

Answer 3

Marcus Tullius

Question 4

It is the root of the word “mores” which refers to custom or habit.

Answer 4

Mos

Question 5

It refers to proper manner, behavior, and character of a person in society.

Answer 5

Moralis/moralitas

Question 6

It is the branch of Philosophy that deals with the study of right and wrong.

Answer 6

Moral Philosophy

Question 7

He said that ethics and morality are necessary in attaining “eudaimonia”.

Answer 7

Aristotle

Question 8

It is a Greek word that loosely translates to “happiness” although if the word meant so much deeper than just the surface meaning of the word.

Answer 8

Eudaimonia

Question 9

It is a state of not just exciting but “flourishing” or “thriving” in one’s day to day life.

Answer 9

Eudaimonia

Question 10

It is the first step towards internalizing the desire to live a moral life by first knowing what ethics we need to abide by.

Answer 10

Study of Ethics

Question 11

It is an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do.

Answer 11

Rules

Question 12

It stands as a mirror to show how unethical we are.

Answer 12

Law/Ethics

Question 13

“Knowledge isn’t power unless it is applied.”

Answer 13

Dale Carnegie

Question 14

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

Answer 14

Will Durant

Question 15

Codes of right and wrong that have no reference to specific behaviors.

Answer 15

Moral standards

Question 16

Moral standards appeal directly to the intellect and reason, common sense and experience. Right actions entail that feelings and emotions are guided by proper reasoning and sound judgment.

Answer 16

Reasonability

Question 17

Moral standards are neutral, fair and unbiased in determining right or wrong. Moral standards also do not favor the interests of any specific groups of people regardless of their gender, status, financial circumstances or their cultural, social, political and religious affiliations.

Answer 17

Impartiality

Question 18

Moral standards should clearly allow us to determine “what we ought to do” and “what we ought not to do”.

Answer 18

Prescriptivity

Question 19

Moral standards have a predominant authority in such a way that they have the ability to override other kinds of principles; and take precedence over other norms and rules.

Answer 19

Overridingness

Question 20

Moral standards are able to stay independent from the influence of any form of authority.

Answer 20

Autonomous from Arbitrary authority

Question 21

Moral rules and principles are known to be upheld by society because they are publicly held to be the moral rules and principles that serve as clear guidelines to human actions.

Answer 21

Publicity

Question 22

Moral rules should be “doable” and not be beyond what can be done by human beings.

Answer 22

Practicability

Question 23

A moral rule or principle must be applicable to everyone, without exception given the same situation and context.

Answer 23

Universalizability

Question 24

These are standards of behavior that vary from social group to social group depending on their own shared values, beliefs and/or goals.

Answer 24

Non-standard behaviors

Question 25

It is a set of conventional rules on behavior and manner in polite society.

Answer 25

Etiquette

Question 26

It is a statement adopted and implemented as a matter of procedure or protocol by a group of people in order to assist in managing daily activities, operations, decision-making and governance.

Answer 26

Policy

Question 27

These can be understood as political, managerial, financial, and administrative mechanisms arranged to reach explicit goals.

Answer 27

Policies

Question 28

It is a system of rules that society through governments and its agencies create, develop and implement within their jurisdiction.

Answer 28

Law

Question 29

It is a strict rule for behavior as an imposition of the will or law of God or Divine being.

Answer 29

Commandment

Question 30

It is a moral conflict centered around an individual, whether with themselves or with another person or group of people.

Answer 30

Personal Moral Dilemma

Question 31

It is a moral conflict when an organization has to make difficult moral decisions that have direct implications on some of its members or on the organization as a whole.

Answer 31

Organizational moral dilemma

Question 32

It is a moral conflict that comes about when leaders or people who hold high positions in society have to make difficult decisions that have systemic or societal implications.

Answer 32

Structural moral dilemma