CHAPTER 1: Lesson 1 - Orientation Of The Course Flashcards
Refer to a set of guidelines which have been put in place in different countries and communities and have been accepted by all. Are you small tools in guiding and monitoring the interactions of humans in the society. It helped guides actions toward desired results.
Rules
Help humanity to avoid chaos and many problems that may be caused by the lack of regulations
Well developed system of rules
A prescribed guide for conduct or action
Rule
Also known as moral philosophy. A scientific study of moral judgment, a discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong. It is derived from the Greek word ETHOS, which can mean a custom, habit, character, or disposition.
Ethics
A branch of ethics where actions are judged by their merits, allowing societies to develop codes of conduct for behavior. Ask how should people act.
Normative ethics
A branch of ethics that studies how individuals or societies defined their morals. A cultural or personal significance.
Descriptive ethics
Why study ETHICS?
• His understanding of moral problems will be widened.
• His critical faculties will be trained
• He will gain a clear insight into his claims upon society, and the duties that he owes to society.