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R/S ETHICS SAC
Unit 2 - Ethics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pluralism | used to describe a society of many different people groups having different “religious” beliefs. |
| Loss of Emphasis on Christian morality in modern times: | Convincing of people that there was no God______Rise of modern science “explains our world without resorting to supernatural”_____ Rise of Marxism____ Freud and the development in psychology _____ Boom in Eastern religion + New Age spiritualities |
| Where do people get their morality from? | tv and media - church is so weak |
| modernity | the modern age |
| individualism | a belief in the sovereignty and priority of the individual in society |
| instrumental reason | is a mode of thought and action that identifies problems and works directly towards their solution |
| technological messianism | the belief that technology will save us, waiting and longing for those new technologies which will solve all our problems. |
| political liberty | political control over our destiny |
| culture of narcissism | a culture obsessed with self and self gratification |
| 4 intrinsic values | RESPECT FOR: personal dignity and freedom of individuals ___ basic human ties of family ___ physical and psychological health of ppl ___ rights of individuals |
| 5 moral values | fidelity (keeping promises) ___ honesty (being truthful) ___ sexual restraint ( control of sexual appetite) ___ love (caring for ones family) ___ mercy (showing kindness and forgiveness) |
| qualities of life (which seem desirable as a means to an end): | let instincts be your guide ___ don't make commitments___seek material success___seek immediate gratification |
| diff between values and preferences | values relate to the questioning of what is good, bad, better or worse and more or less desirable or is a question of something's merit. Preference is a personal like or dislike. |
| VALUE/VALUE JUDGEMENT | aesthetic value-how things look, e.g.beautiful/ugly___knowledge-values epistemic values e.g.info, truth)__prudential judgement (value of plans + strategies___religious value - whether a thing is sacred/holy/profane/common__market value (supply/demand) |
| moral agents? | those whose actions, character and motives can be morally evaluated |
| 2 most familiar moral agents | individuals and larger groups (e.g church, nations) |
| animals have moral standing? | they are to be treated humanely |
| 5 approaches to values: | common good___utilitarianism___rights__fairness/justice___virtue |
| what is a right? | a justified claim on others |
| what is the basic right? | free choice |
| justice | giving someone what they deserve (reference to a standard of rightness) |
| 3 justices | corrective/retributive____distributive___compensatory |
| corrective/retributive | to the extent to which punishments are fair and just |
| distributive | to the extent to which society’s institutions ensure that benefits + burdens are distributed among society’s members in ways that are fair and just |
| compensatory | to the extent which ppl are fairly compensated for their injustice by those who have injured them - just compensation = proportional to loss inflicted on that person. |
| fruit of the spirit bible reference | Galatians 5:22-23 |
| what are the fruits of the spirit | love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control ___ LJPP-KGFGSC |
| Difference between virtues and fruits of the spirit: | Source is different (holy spirit/God and within the individual) |
| Ethical dilemmas and my response + why | can't study.. :P |
| VALUES OF BEING | self reliance and potential, peaceability, courage, honesty, SRPPCH |
| VALUES OF GIVING | kindness and friendliness, justice and mercy, respect, love, KF JM RL |
| ETHICAL THINKING DIAGRAM | ppl and circumstances___relationships___values___reasoning___authorities___process___judgements |