Chpt 1 Vocab

Question 1

Ethical issues

Answer 1

Difficult social or police questions that include controversy over the “right” thing to do.

Question 2

Ethical dilemmas

Answer 2

Situations in which it is difficult for an individual to make a decision, either because the right course of actions is not clear or because the right course of action carries some negative consequences.

Question 3

Discretion

Answer 3

The authority to make a decision between two or more choices

Question 4

Wholesight

Answer 4

Exploring issues with ones heart as well as ones mind

Question 5

Morals

Answer 5

Principles of right and wrong

Question 6

Ethics

Answer 6

The discipline of determining good and evil and defining moral duties

Question 7

Duties

Answer 7

Require behaviors or actions that is the responsibilities that are attached to a specific role.

Question 8

Supererogatories

Answer 8

Actions that are commendable but not required in order for a person to be considered moral

Question 9

Imperfect duties

Answer 9

Moral duties that are not fully explicated or detailed

Question 10

Values

Answer 10

Judgements of desirability, worth, or importance