Unit I and II: BASIC CONCEPTS AND DETERMINANTS OF MORALITY Flashcards
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A branch of Philosophy that deals with he question and standards of what is right and what is wrong
Ethics or Moral Philosophy
Ethics came from a Latin word “_____” which means?
ethos - character or Moral nature
True or false
When you say character or Moral nature, the character or Moral nature of a person is not affected by his or her personal principles and experiences by the belief and value system of his or her surroundings
False - greatly affected
It refers to the rules that affect the choice of a person but are not linked to moral or ethical considerations, similar with ethics people use value judgement in dealing with these aspects
Non-moral standards
Give some examples of non-moral standards
Aesthetics
Rules in games
Laws
Personal experiences and principles
Etiquette
Recipe or Formula
Religion
Traditions or norms
It refers to the rules or set of guidelines that affect the choices of a person and his or her belief system and decision-making process in problems and situation that beg the question of what morally right or wrong
Moral Standards
What are the 5 characteristics of Moral Standards
-Concern with the welfare of beings
-Reliance on reasoning and not on authority
- Overriding of or Hegemonic
- Impartial, Fair and Just
- Special emotions and vocabulary
In Moral Standards It deals with matters that can seriously injure or benefit the welfare of beings
Concern with the welfare of beings
This characteristics rely on reasoning not on authoritive individuals to support or justify their cause
Reliance on reasoning not on authority
It takes precedence over other standards and considerations
Overriding or Hegemonic
It means that there is no exemption to the moral standards
Impartial, Fair and Just
Moral standards that are associated with special emotions and vocabulary
Special emotions and vocabulary
Give examples of Special Emotions
Guilt
Shame
Remorse
Give examples of vocabulary
Right
Good
Wrong
Evil
Moral
Amoral
Immoral
It is a situation that makes an agent to choose between two alternatives with equal weight wherein both alternatives are either good or both are evil, but the agent cannot to both or all actions
Moral Dilemma
True or False
In moral dilemma no matter what the agent chooses will be left with a moral failure but not chooing anything impose greater harm or loss for the agent
True
What are the basic concepts of moral dilemma
Personal advocates
Society
Culture religion
Family and friends
Education and experiences
What are the three levels of moral dilemma
Individual dilemma
Organizational dilemma
Structural dilemma
In this dilemma it starts with the personal and individual interaction of people and situations in their daily lives
Individual dilemma
This dilemma is encountered by institutions, business, organizations in the decision-making process at this level the dilemmas that organizations experiences usually affect more than one person
Organizational dilemma
This dilemma affects a network of institutions the operative theoretical paradigms like universal care, juvenile laws and immigration
Structural dilemma
True or False
Organizational dilemmas can affect a community in even the society at large
False - structural dilemma
What are the four parts of ethics
Descriptive ethics
Normative ethics
Meta ethics
Applied ethics
It is the thing that individuals really accept to be correct or wrong
Descriptive ethics