Definition of ethics Flashcards
about matters such as the _______ that we should ______ and ____ that we should avoid.
good things, pursue
bad things, avoid
It is about what is _______________ and ________ in human behavior.
acceptable and unacceptable
it involves ________ that we are expected to _____; __________ that we are required to _____.
obligations, fulfill
ideals , meet
As a subject, it is about __________________________________________________ w/ particular and special significance to human life.
determining the grounds for the values
kinds of valuation
aesthetics, etiquette, technical valuation
sense or feeling refers to the judgements of personal approval or disapproval that we make about what we see, hear, smell, or taste.
aesthetics
greek word for aesthetic
aesthesis
concerned w/ right and wrong actions, but those w/c might be considered not quite grave enough to belong to a discussion on ethics.
etiquette
technique in english used to refer to proper way (or right way) of doing things.
technical valuation
greek word for technique
techne
what matters that concerns ethics?
life and death
life and death that concerns?
war, capital punishment, or abortions
matters that concern human being?
poverty, inequality or sexual identity
capital punishment=
death penalty