What is ethics? Flashcards

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Ethics means?

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CUSTOMS/CHARACTER/HABITUAL WAY OF DOING THINGS

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The Latin word of ethics

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Mos or mores equivalent to ETHOS

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The Latin word of ethics

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Mos or mores equivalent to ETHOS

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ETHYMOLOGY: ETHICS IS…

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A survey of patterns of behavior

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ETHYMOLOGY: ETHICS IS…

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A survey of patterns of behavior

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Synonym of ethical

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Moral

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Ethics in GREEK TRADITION

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•Good life
•Happiness
•Being happy

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Ethics in JUDEO-CHRISTIAN

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•Righteousness before God
•love of God and neighbor
•Doing what is right

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Theory of right action and the greater good

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Ethics

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Theory of right action and the greater good

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Ethics

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Systematic study of underlying principles of morality

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Ethics

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Practice of rightness or wrongness of a human action

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Morality

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Tells us what we ought to do

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Prescriptive

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may be used to refer to specific beliefs or attitudes that people have or to describe acts that people perform

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Morals

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may be used to refer to specific beliefs or attitudes that people have or to describe acts that people perform

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Morals

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Practice of ethics

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Morality

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Types of ethics
Seeks to set norms or standards that regulate right and wrong or good and bad conduct

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NORMATIVE ETHICS (PRESCRIPTIVE)

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Types of ethics
Seeks to set norms or standards that regulate right and wrong or good and bad conduct

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NORMATIVE ETHICS (PRESCRIPTIVE)

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Types of ethics
Aims to understand the nature and dynamics of ethical principles and the way we learn and acquire knowledge

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METAETHICS (DESCRIPTIVE)

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Types of ethics
Aims to understand the nature and dynamics of ethical principles and the way we learn and acquire knowledge

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METAETHICS (DESCRIPTIVE)

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Types of ethics
Actual application of ethical/moral theories for the purpose of deciding which ethical or moral actions are appropriate

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APPLIED ETHICS

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Adherent of applied ethics

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e.g A police officer shoots a terrorist who is about to blow up a crowded shopping mall.
METAETHICS
NORMATIVE ETHICS
CAUIST

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METAETHICS= the act of the police officer is morally wrong
NORMATIVE ETHICS: it is the right thing to do in this particular situation
CAUIST: the police officer is just doing his best to fulfill his duty

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Wonders as to what constitutes the whole reality

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Asks what is our basis for determining what we know
EPISTEMOLOGY
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Asks what is our basis for determining what we know
EPISTEMOLOGY
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Refers broadly to the study of the value of beauty, ethics w/c concerns
AXIOLOGY
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Philosophy rooted in the Greek words
love of wisdom Philia=love Sophia=wisdom
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Approaches to ethics
NORMATIVE APPROACH AND NON-NORMATIVE APPROACH
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Approaches to ethics
NORMATIVE APPROACH AND NON-NORMATIVE APPROACH
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it is an evaluative one, it is a way of generating and formulating principles
NORMATIVE APPROACH
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It is non-evaluative one. It simply considers by knowing what is and describe certain actions, practices and events
NON-NORMATIVE APPROACH
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A situation that calls for moral valuation. Used to refer to those particular situations that written the source of considerable and inconclusive debate
MORAL ISSUE
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A situation that calls for moral valuation. Used to refer to those particular situations that written the source of considerable and inconclusive debate
MORAL ISSUE
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When one is placed in a situation and confronted by the choice of what act to perform
Moral decision
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When one is placed in a situation and confronted by the choice of what act to perform
Moral decision
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When a person is an observer who makes an assessment on the actions/behavior
Moral judgement
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When a person is an observer who makes an assessment on the actions/behavior
Moral judgement
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the more complicated situation wherein one is torn between choosing one of two good or bad, choosing between the lesser of two evils
Moral dilemma
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the more complicated situation wherein one is torn between choosing one of two good or bad, choosing between the lesser of two evils
Moral dilemma
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a model for moral decision making Frequently ethical dilemmas can be resolved simply by clarifying the facts of the case in question. In those cases that prove to be more difficult, gather the facts is the essential first step prior to any ethical analysis and reflection. Asking not only what do we know but also what do we NEED to know?
GATHER THE FACTS
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a model for moral decision making Frequently ethical dilemmas can be resolved simply by clarifying the facts of the case in question. In those cases that prove to be more difficult, gather the facts is the essential first step prior to any ethical analysis and reflection. Asking not only what do we know but also what do we NEED to know?
GATHER THE FACTS
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a model for moral decision making The issues should be presented via a ____vs____ format in order to reflect the interest that are colliding business ethics. -Competing interest or goods -Conflicting interest -obligation pertains to the environment
DETERMINE THE ETHICAL ISSUES
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a model for moral decision making The issues should be presented via a ____vs____ format in order to reflect the interest that are colliding business ethics. -Competing interest or goods -Conflicting interest -obligation pertains to the environment
DETERMINE THE ETHICAL ISSUES
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whether some principles are to be weighted more heavily than others. •biblical principles will be weighted the most heavily.
What ethical principles have bearing on the case
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a model for moral decision making list will include some high-quality ones
List the alternatives
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a model for moral decision making list will include some high-quality ones
List the alternatives
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a model for moral decision making task is one of the eliminating alternatives according to the moral principles that have bearing on the case. •Case resolved since principles will eliminate all alt. except one
Compare the alternatives with the principles
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a model for moral decision making task is one of the eliminating alternatives according to the moral principles that have bearing on the case. •Case resolved since principles will eliminate all alt. except one
Compare the alternatives with the principles
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a model for moral decision making positive and negative consequences to be considered
WEIGH THE CONSEQUENCES
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a model for moral decision making Deliberations can't go on forever. a decision must be made. the decision that's made is one that involves the least number of problems
MAKE A DECISION