PRELIMS

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has something to do with realizing
the fullest potential as free persons acting
in the world and doing right for others

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ethics

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It allows the realization of the good that
responds to the call of knowing what it
means to be human and to build better societies

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ethics

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what is the goal of ethics

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know what it means to be human

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what is the challenge of ethics

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to attain freedom ; discover who we are

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knowing what it means to be human

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genuine

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to build better societies

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common good

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the ability or power to choose

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human freedom

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3 kinds of freedom

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absolute
determined
structured

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it is the actual response toward moral situations ; should be analyzed with a perspective that considers the welfare and feelings of others

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moral acts

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moral acts require _ and _

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rationality
impartiality

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It means unveiling the sense of personhood.

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moral person

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Human
beings give meaning and take significance on the
acts that they are executing.

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moral person

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There is a sense of responsibility in moral acts that
leads to

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eudaimonia by moral habituation

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eudaimonia means

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human flourishing

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kind of freedom that involves doing things as you want

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absolute freedom

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kind of freedom that involves cannot choose because you are being dictated ; freedom is an illusion

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determined freedom

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kind of freedom that involves laws or determinations but you have the capacity to choose or not

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middle or structured freedom

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A standard for those rules, norms,
or guidelines that does not have
inherent ethical consideration. ; intent of efficiency, practicality, and conformity

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non moral (amoral standard)

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A standard that refers to principles or
guidelines concerning what is right or
wrong with ethical consideration. ; upholds fairness, justice, human well-being

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moral standard

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deal
with matters that can
seriously injure or
benefit human beings.

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moral standards

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it rests on the
adequacy of reasons to
support and
justify them, not on
decision of majority or
authoritative bodies.

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validity of moral standards

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Moral standards are to be
preferred to other values,
including

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self-interest

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Moral standards are based on

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impartial considerations

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Moral standards are based on
impartial considerations. Another
way of expressing this is

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“universalizable” or taking the ppoint of view of an “ideal observer”

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Moral standards are associated with

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special emotions

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what are the special emotions related with moral standards

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guilt shame remorse praise indignation

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In other words, individual responsibility cannot be taken in isolation from

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social responsibility

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__ with moral standards seriously injure us as human beings.

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noncompliance

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The challenge of moral standard is that

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in violating them, effect is not always immediate and visible

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How should we handle a moral dilemma?

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● Certainly not through feelings ● Upsurge of Feelings cannot be prevented ● What we do with them separates the mature form the immature moral agent

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it is a faculty, way of dealing with issues, and moral judgment is not a matter of personal preferences of tastes

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reason

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the morally right thing to do, in any circumstance, is determined by what there are the __ for doing.

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best reasons

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Because dilemmas are __ experiences; hard to make a good decision

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complex

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An agent is confused about the right decision to make because there are several __ that different stakeholders protect

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competing values

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refers to a situation in which a tough decision has to be made between two or more options, especially more or less equally undesirable ones ; not all are moral

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dilemma

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other term for dilemma

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ethical dilemma

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are situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, either of which entails transgressing a moral principle.

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moral dilemma

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There is conflict because the moral agent is torn between __ of doing different options that are not possible to do all actions

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moral reasons

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The agent seems to be condemned to __ for no matter what he does, he will do something wrong, or fail to do something that he ought to do.

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moral failure

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3 levels of moral dilemmas

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personal organizational structural

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dilemma that are experienced and resolved on the personal level ; own

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personal dilemma

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dilemma that are ethical cases encountered and resolved by social organization : business, medical fields, and public sector

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organizational dilemma

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dilemma that are involved network of institutions and operative theoretical paradigms ; multi-sectoral institutions and orgs, larger in scope and extend

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structural dilemmas

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Human beings are

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rational autonomous self-conscious

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them as these beings are the only ones capable of achieving certain moral values

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humans

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Connotes no ties, no hindrance, no blocks.

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freedom

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Connotes doing something, not because you want to but because it is expected of you

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responsibility

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__ follows freedom

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responsibility

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The fundamental difference between animal ethics and human ethics is that animals behave __ while human behavior is __.

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instinctively ; rational

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is a hard-wired, inborn, characteristic response to specific environmental stimuli.

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instinctive behavior

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a decision-making process where the person acts in ways that best achieve his or her needs in accordance with his or her set preferences, priorities, and principles

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rational behavior

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TRUE OR FALSE only human beings can be ethical because only humans have the capacity for free moral judgment…

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE There is no virtue in self-restraint.

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE There is no virtue in giving if you do it by force.

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE Although cultural traditions and social institutions can guide virtue, it cannot be coerced.

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TRUE

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The human being is a person endowed with characteristics that are

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material spiritual rational free

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A human person is a being with inborn properties that he or she uses to direct his or her own development toward

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self-fulfillment

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what is the formula for structured freedom

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absolute freedom + responsibility

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TRUE OR FALSE *Freedom is a gift *Freedom is Complementary to Reason *Freedom is Absolute *Freedom Demands Responsibility

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true