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Question 1

what is ethics

Answer 1

ethics are the principles right conduct within a group of people or society.

Question 2

what is conscience

Answer 2

an intuition or judgment that assists in distinguishing right from wrong.

Question 3

what are morals

Answer 3

are the principles on which one’s judgement of right and wrong are based.

Question 4

duty theory

Answer 4

Duty theories base morality on specific foundational principle of obligation, irrespective of the consequences that might follow from our actions. For example, it is wrong to not care for our children even if it results in some great benefit, such as financial savings.

Question 5

utilitarian theory

Answer 5

Jeremy bantams principle of utility is “What is good is what leads to the greatest happiness for the greatest number”. For Bentham pleasure and pain are the only consequences that matter in determining whether our conduct is moral.

Question 6

virtue theory

Answer 6

Virtue ethics, however, places less emphasis on learning rules, and instead stresses the importance
of developing good habits of character.

Question 7

normative ethics

Answer 7

to arrive at moral standards that regulate right and wrong behaviour. We should do to others what we would want others to do to us. based on this rule, it would be wrong to lie to, harass, bully, assault or kill others.

Question 8

meta ethics

Answer 8

looks at where our ethical beliefs come from and what they mean. they focus on the issues of universal truths, the will of God, the role of reason in ethical judgments.