The defining characteristics of ethics

Question 1

Characteristics of Ethics

Answer 1

1) Ethics consists of DECISIONS
2) Ethics needs PURPOSES
3) Ehitcs is occupied with the CONSEQUENCES of actions

DECISIONS + PURPOSES
definining elements
ACTION

Question 2

Moral Subject

Answer 2

Ethics consists of DECiSION → someone decides →
MORAL SUBJECT:
1) Agency → capacity to act
2) Moral Conscience → presence of a certain kind of conscience
3) Moral Value (Value of judgement)

Question 3

Moral Subject:
Agency

Answer 3

Everything that is capable of agency is worth of moral consideration
→ for possible consequences of his/her/its actions
→ for his/her/its intrinsic dignity

Question 4

Moral Subject:
Moral Conscience

Answer 4

In ethical consideration there are hierarchies of worthiness
→ Intention

Question 5

Moral Subject:
Moral Value

Answer 5

What pushes Intention to Action

Every moral subject must possess
→ Theoretical judgement
→ Practical judgement

They are non universal:
→ subjective
→ relativistic

Need to satisfy ethical requirements to be moral and become an ethical norm
→ Then exclusively human

Criteria:
→ Scope and consequences of actions
→ Responsibility of actions

Question 6

Moral Subject:
Moral Value
→ Theoretical judgement

Answer 6

Conscience
→
Theoretical judgement
→
Reality
→
Facts
→
Utility

Question 7

Moral Subject:
Moral Value
→ Practical judgement

Answer 7

Moral conscience
→
Practical judgement
→
Values
→
Subjective evaluation

Question 8

Task of Ethics

Answer 8

Ethical all human action that are run according to principles that are:
→ founded on reason
→ valid for the greatest number of actions and decisions
→ valid for all individuals independently from characterising