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ETHICS - L1
Introduction to Ethics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A person or society’s standards on what is right or wrong. | Morality |
| These standards can be influenced by family, friends, school, culture, religion, etc. | Morality |
| The discipline that examines the “soundness, reasonableness, and appropriateness” of a person/society’s morality | Ethics |
| The study of the nature of Good and Evil Pe r ta i n s to t h e m o r a l j u d g m e n t s . | Meta - ethics |
| Investigates the nature and meaning of moral judgments | Meta - ethics |
| Moral realists believe that moral facts exist independently of human opinion, while anti-realists argue that morality is subjective or constructed. | Moral Realism vs. Anti-Realism |
| C o n c e r n i n g p ra c t i c a l me a n s o f d et e r mi n i n g a m o r a l a ct i o n | Normative Ethics |
| Normative Ethical Theories: | Normative Ethical Theories: |
| Focuses on the consequences of actions, aiming to maximize overall wellbeing or utility. | Consequentialism |
| Emphasizes moral duties and rules, regardless of the outcome, suggesting that certain actions are inherently right or wrong | Deontology |
| Centers on the development of moral character and virtues, arguing that ethical behavior stems from cultivating good character traits | Virtue Ethics |
| Determines what should do in the real world problems | Applied Ethics |
| Uses concepts from normative ethics and metaethics and applies them to specific situations/issues like stealing | Applied Ethics |
| comes from the Greek word ἦ θ ο ς (Ethos), me | Ethics |
| branch of Philosophy that used to study ideal human behavior and ideal ways of living or being derived from doing good | Ethics |
| Specific beliefs, behaviors, and ways of being derived from | Moral |
| Actions that is lacking moral sense. Unbothered whether it is right or wrong | Amoral |
| Actions that does not apply any morality or ethics | Nonmoral |
| Actions that is in contrary to moral principles resulting to commit something evil | Immoral |
| provides for a stable society | Ethics |