Unit 2 Chap 1

Question 1

Ethical experiences four ways to locate the ethical

Answer 1

The scream - personal response
Feeling a deep spontaneous compulsion to respond

The beggar - experience of the other
Another person’s presence calls you to respond—not as an object, but as a subject with dignity

I have to.. experience of obligation
You feel a duty or expectation to do something, tied to family, community or social rules

This is intolerable - experience of contrast
- you feel outrage at something unfair or unjust happening to you or others

Question 2

What is ethics

Answer 2

Discipline about the nature of good, the nature of person, and the criteria for right judgment

Question 3

What is morality?

Answer 3

System of conduct based on one’s beliefs and obligations to follow codes, customs and behaviours