Ethics 1 Flashcards
Investigates the sense and the attitudinal structure that precede any action undertaken by humans
Ethics
Studies human behavior
Ethics
Ethics is a branch of
Philosophy
Ethics is considered this since it resorts to reason
Rational
Ethics is ______(subjective or objective)
Obejctive
Ethics
Scientific discipline. Branch of philosophy. Investigates the sense and the attitudinal structure that precede any action undertaken by humans. Objective
Attributes of ethics
Material and formal
Material object of ethics
Understanding of the execution of an act through reason and exercise of will. Freedom is central
Ignorance, fear, passion and violence turn an act into
Irrational act
Understanding of the execution of an act through reason and exercise of will
Material object of ethics
Object of ethics which is an aspect of the other object of ethics
Formal
Formal object of ethics
Aspect of material ethics. Assesses human behavior using ethical principals to evaluate wether it is good or bad
Assesses human behavior using ethical principals to evaluate wether it is good or bad
Formal object of ethics
Moral
Determines habits that conform the behaviors of human beings
Determines habits that conform the behaviors of human beings
Moral
Origin of “ethics”
ethikos (greek), ethos = custom
Meaning of “custom” from ethos
Repetition of conscious, non-mechanical human actions
Origen of “moral”
mores (greek)
Interested in the actual act produced by human beings
Moral
Norms
Models that typify people’s behavior
Models that typify people’s behavior
Norms
Appeals to norms that constitute the social framework of human beings
Ethics
Origen of “norm”
Norma (latin) = criteria that guidesthe behavior of human beings
Considered a normative science that accompanies humans in the real word
Ethics
Types of norms
Legal, social, religious, technical, individual
Legal norms
Laws that regulate the activity of people to avoid conflicts between peers. Social contract that is agreed on between a circle of people to govern their behavior and acts
Laws that regulate the activity of people to avoid conflicts between peers.
Legal norms
Laws that regulate the activity of people to avoid conflicts between peers.
Legal norms
Social norms
Norms that normalize the behavior of people in explicit contexts of social life, according to the prevailing and approved social customs and opinions.
Norms that normalize the behavior of people in explicit contexts of social life, according to the prevailing and approved social customs and opinions.
Social norms
Religious norms
Determine the behavior of a person based on the belief of an eternal and transcendental being
Determine the behavior of a person based on the belief of an eternal and transcendental being
Religious norms
Technical norms
Rules governing the work of people in their respective technical and professional branches
Rules governing the work of people in their respective technical and professional branches
Technical norms
Individual ethical norms
Norms that guide people to good. Distinguished by their use of freedom and the exercise of will and discernment
Norms that are distinguished by their use of freedom and the exercise of will and discernment
Individual ethical norms
Norms that guide people to good.
Individual ethical norms
Human act
Application of a human habit using conscience, freedom, values, sensitivity and responsibility
When an act is preceded by good will, meets standards previously accepted by society, and is conscious it is considered
Human or moral
Norm which can be influenced by other norms
Individual ethical norms
Application of a human habit using conscience, freedom, values, sensitivity and responsibility
Human act
Moral act
Conscious and goodwill act that meets the norms of the social community
Conscious and goodwill act that meets the norms of the social community
Moral act
Immoral act
Opposed to the conscience and norms stipulated in society
Opposed to the conscience and norms stipulated in society
Immoral act
Amoral act
Act that lacks a sense and purpose
Act that lacks a sense and purpose
Amoral act
Amoral acts are usually executed by
Children or people suffering from mental deficiencies or disorders
Children or people suffering from mental deficiencies or disorders usually carry out this type of act
Amoral act
Elements that integrate a moral act (3)
- Reason why the act is carried out
- Purpose of performing the act
- Means by which the act is executed and the intentionality of this act
Guidelines of a moral act (8)
Moral subject Reasons and purpose Awareness of the consumption of the moral act Decision Choice Means to perform Circumstances
Moral subject of a moral act
Person who has a moral conscience and who is in certain social and environmental circumstances
Person who has a moral conscience and who is in certain social and environmental circumstances
Moral subject of a moral act
Reasons and purpose of the moral act
Drive us to pursue an end or carry out an explicit act. Conscious motivations and they are subjected to the purposes of moral subject
Drive us to pursue an end or carry out an explicit act.
Reasons and purose of the moral act
Conscious motivations and they are subjected to the purposes of moral subject
Reasons and purpose of the moral act
Awareness of the consumption of the moral act
Visualization and anticipation of the results that are intended to be achieved with the moral act. Depends entirely on the will of the moral subject
Visualization and anticipation of the results that are intended to be achieved with the moral act.
Awareness of the consumption of the moral act
Depends entirely on the will of the moral subject
Awareness of the consumption of the moral act
Decision of the moral act
Peculiarity that bestows the moral act of autonomy and will, which is the expression of responsibility and implications that are inherent to the moral subjects who carry out an action.
Peculiarity that bestows the moral act of autonomy and will, which is the expression of responsibility and implications that are inherent to the moral subjects who carry out an action.
Decision of the moral act
Choice of the moral act
Result of a decision made by the moral subject within the framework of the moral act
Result of a decision made by the moral subject within the framework of the moral act
Moral act
Means to perform a moral act
Resolution or determinations bade by the moral subject to consummate the act and achieve their objective
Resolution or determinations bade by the moral subject to consummate the act and achieve their objective
Means to perform a moral act
Result of a moral act
Consequence of the moral act that was carried out. The result shows the end persued by the moral subject
Consequence of the moral act that was carried out.
Result of a moral act
Shows the end persued by the moral subject
Result of a moral act
Circumstances of a moral act
Situations or realities in which the moral subject is in and that lead to the execution of the moral act
Situations or realities in which the moral subject is in and that lead to the execution of the moral act
Circumstances of a moral act
Morality
System of rules that drive the behavior of a person
System of rules that drive the behavior of a person
Morality
Ethical judgment
Ways to evaluate a moral or human act
Ways to evaluate a moral or human act
Ethical judgement
Ethical judgment steps
Observation of the action to be evaluated
Analysis of the facts according to the normative frame of reference
Declaration for the evaluated act
For someone to be morally responsible they must use
Freedom, conscience and have a firm conviction
Moral responsibility is exempted when
Someone is subjected to external coercion or they have a mental disorder
Ethics is involved in other disciplinary sciences such as
Politics, Law, Sociology, Economics, Education and Theology
In the field of Politics, Ethics
Analyzes the way in which citizens relate to each other and to the authorities, which must ensure the needs and destiny of their people
Fiel in which Ethics analyzes the way in which citizens relate to each other and to the authorities, which must ensure the needs and destiny of their people
Politics
In the field of Psychology, Ethics
Examines the actions of people and the consequences that emanate from such acts
Field in which Ethics examines the actions of people and the consequences that emanate from such acts
Psychology
Psychology helps Ethics by
Recognizing the motivation behind the performance of the acts
Field which helps Ethics by recognizing the motivation behind the performance of the acts
Psychology
In the field of Law, Ethics
Deals with the search for justice, which is exercised to regulate the conduct of human beings
Field in which Ethics Deals with the search for justice, which is exercised to regulate the conduct of human beings
Law
In the field of Sociology, Ethics
Intervenes to inquire about the relationships of human beings, about the social expressions that arise in human collectivities, and the behavior of man as a social being in a context of established norms
Field in which ethics intervenes to inquire about the relationships of human beings
Sociology
Field in which ethics intervenes to inquire about social expressions that arise in human collectivities
Sociology
Field in which ethics intervenes to inquire about behavior of man as a social being in a context of established norms
Sociology
In the field of Economics, Ethics
Analyzes the types of economic order in which human beings coexist and how they distribute their resources
Field in which Ethics analyzes the types of economic order in which human beings coexist and how they distribute their resources
Economics
In the field of Education, Ethics
Studies how to build and prepare a human being and how it is integrated into society and productive life
Field in which Ethics studies how to build and prepare a human being and how it is integrated into society and productive life
Education
Similarities and differences between Ethics and Theology
They both assess people’s actions, but one does it from reason and the other from faith
Ethical reasoning could not arise without
Moral dilemmas
Moral dilemmas
Decision making before different alternatives where morality is involved and it is unknown whether is appropriate
Moral dilemmas arise in
Situations where morality is involved
Moral dilemmas are exemplified when, from a moral perspective,
A person has an obligation to perform two acts, but cannot perform both acts at once
Ethical theory
Philosophical positions that contain different fundamentals that explain the behavior of a person
Philosophical positions that contain different fundamentals that explain the behavior of a person
Ethical theory
Types of ethical theories
Cognitive and non-cognitive
Cognitive ethical theories
Consider moral assessment a part of human knowledge
Consider moral assessment a part of human knowledge
Cognitive ethical theories
Non-cognitive ethical theories
Consider moral assessment is not a part of human thought, and morality is the result of obedience, rules and directions
Consider moral assessment is not a part of human thought
Non-cognitive ethical theories
Consider morality a result of obedience, rules and directions
Non-cognitive ethical theories
Father of Eudemonism
Aristotle
Cognitive ethical theory founded by Aristotle
Eudemonism
Eudemonism is this type of ethical theory
Cognitive
Cognitive theories
Eudemonism, utilitarianism, legal ethics, ethics of duty
According to Eudemonism, humans are intended to
Live and behave well
Ethical theory which thinks that humans are intended to live and behave well
Eudemonism
Eudemonism thinks that happiness requires
Knowledge and awareness in decision making, as well as moderation and constancy
Eudemonism thinks that knowledge and awareness in decision making are required for
Happiness
Theory which thinks that happiness requires knowledge and awareness in decision making
Eudemonism
Eudemonism warns us not to fall prey to
Passions and desires
Theory which warns us not to fall prey to passions and desires
Eudemonism
Founder of Utilitarianism
Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham is the founder of
Utilitarianism
Noted exponent of utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill is the noted exponent of
Utilitarianism
Eudemonism
Humans are intended to live or behave well, and happiness requires knowledge and awareness in decision making, as well as moderation and constancy
Proposes maximum social utility in terms of cost/benefit
Utilitarianism
Seeks the greatest welfare for as many people as possible, and also considered the quality of life above the sacredness of life
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism
Proposes maximum social utility in terms of cost/benefit. Seeks the greatest welfare for as many people as possible, and also considered the quality of life above the sacredness of life
Theory that supports individual freedoms or guarantees
Legal Ethics
Theory that maintains that each person can legitimately build their own life, as long as they respect the limits established by socially determined norms and regulations of justice
Legal Ethics
Theory which states that the assessment is determined by whether the actor had the right or not to carry out the action
Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics
Theory that supports individual freedoms or guarantees, and maintains that each person can legitimately build their own life, as long as they respect the limits established by socially determined norms and regulations of justice. The assessment is determined by whether the actor had the right or not to carry out the action
Main exponent of Legal Ethics
Gilmar Antonio Bedin
Gilmar Antonio Bedin is the main exponent of
Legal Ethics
Gilmar Antonio Bedin categorizes human rights into
4 generations
Theory which is categorized into 4 generations
Legal Ethics
Person who categorized human ethics into 4 generations
Gilmar Antonio Bedin
First generation rights
Civil rights
According to Gilmar Antonio Bedin, civil rights are considered
First generation rights
First generation right were created between
1776 and 1789
Second generation rights
Political rights
According to Gilmar Antonio Bedin, political rights are considered
Second generation rights
Second generation rights were created in
19th century
Third generation rights
Social and economic. Establish that each individual have the right to decent work, education, social security and housing.
According to Gilmar Antonio Bedin, social and economic rights are
Third generation rights
Third generation rights were created
Beginning of the 20th century
Fourth generation rights
Rights of solidarity
Origin of fourth generation rights
Universal Declaration fo Human Rights
Universal Declreation of Human Rights gave way to this type of right
Fourth generation right
Ethics of duty is also known as
Ethical ethics
Ethics of duty was proposed by
Immanuel Kant
Also known as ethical ethics
Ethics of duty
Immanuel kant proposed this ethical theory
Ethics of duty
Ethics of duty were proposed in
18th century
Ethics of duty
The end of human being is to act at all times according to their performance of duty, which is closely related to moral responsibility. Distinguished by self-discernment and free will, considering what is most suitable for others. Allows a person to achieve a superlative moral level.
Ethical theory which states that the end of human being is to act at all times according to their performance of duty, which is closely related to moral responsibility.
Ethics of duty
Ethical theory. Distinguished by self-discernment and free will, considering what is most suitable for others.
Ethics of duty
Ethical theory. Allows a person to achieve a superlative moral level.
Ethics of duty
Non-cognitive ethical theories
Emotivism and prescriptivism
Emotivism
Accepts that axiological judgments, emanating from the assessment of a fact, come from people’s emotion
Accepts that axiological judgments, emanating from the assessment of a fact, come from people’s emotion
Emotivism
Initiator of Emotivism
David Hume
David Hume’s work was used to create this ethical theory
Emotivism
Prescriptivism
Establishes moral guidlines indicated by books such as the Bible or the Koran. People who participate no longer use their reasoning and conduct themselves meekly in accordance with the statutes that they accept or are imposed on them
Establishes moral guidlines indicated by books such as the Bible or the Koran.
Prescriptivism
People who participate no longer use their reasoning and conduct themselves meekly in accordance with the statutes that they accept or are imposed on them
Prescriptivism
Values
Elements that allow us to have an attitude and direction to human existence
Elements that allow us to have an attitude and direction to human existence
Values
Perception of reality is affected by
Values
Discipline of philosophical order that studies values
Axiology
Axiology
Discipline of philosophical order that studies values.
Also known as Theory of values
Axiology
Axiology is also known as
Theory of values
Qualities of values
- Lack temporality
- No space
- No size
- Polarity
- Hierarchical
Quality of value: Lack temporality
Not tangible and is therefore abstract, a characteristic that allows them not to depend on time, therefore they do not change with their course
Quality of value: No space
Values are not tangible, and therefore they are abstract and not physically real, therefore they occupy no place in space
Quality of value: No size
Not numerically quantifiable
Quality of value: Polarity
Express opposite properties or conditions which flow in opposite directions
Quality of value: Hierarchical
Values have a scale that denotes a principal value
The best known classification of values was made by
Max Scheler
Categories of values according to Max Scheler, from least to greatest importance
Values of the pleasant, vital values, spiritual values, religious values
Values of the pleasant
Express emotion: delight or anguish, satisfaction or dissatisfaction, efficacy or fruitlessness, joy or sadness, happiness or bitterness
Category of values: delight or anguish
Values of the pleasant
Category of values: satisfaction or dissatisfaction
Values of the pleasant
Category of values: efficacy or fruitlessness
Values of the pleasant
Category of values: joy or sadness
Values of the pleasant
Vital values
Condition of a person. Healthy or sick, vigorous or weak, strong or weak, corpulent or thin
Category of values. Condition of a person
Vital values
Category of values. Healthy or sick
Vital values
Category of values. Vigorous or weak
Vital values
Category of values. strong or weak
Vital values
Category of values. Corpulent or thin
Vital values
Category of values. Beauty or ugliness
Spiritual values
Category of values. Perfection or imperfection
Spiritual values
Category of values. Honest or dishonest
Spiritual values
Category of values. Fiar or unfair
Spiritual values
Category of values. Blessed or malicious
Spiritual values
Category of values. Truth or falshood
Spiritual values
Religious values
Sacred or profane, divine or demonic, holy or sinful
Category of values. Sacred or profane
Religious values
Category of values. Divide or demonic
Religious valyes
Category of values. Holy or sinful
Religious values
Universal ethical priciples
Series of ethical premises that contribute to world peace
Series of ethical premises that contribute to world peace
Universal ethical priciples
Universal ethical principles are based on this philosopher’s work
Sun Myung Moon
Sun Myung Moon
South Korean philosopher who dedicated his life to trying to harmonize all those differences caused by the multiple sociocultural positions
Person who appreviated Sun Myung Moon’s thinking into 12 universal ethical principles
Miguel Ángel Cano Jiménez
First Universal Ehtical Principles
Principle of the common origin of humanity and the moral order of the universe
Principle of the common origin of humanity and the moral order of the universe is Universal Ethical Principle #_
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Principle of the common origin of humanity and the moral order of the universe
The cosmos, humanity or gods were created from the same energy that created the universe, which later progressed into creating universal natural and moral laws
Universal Ethical Principal. The cosmos, humanity or gods were created from the same energy that created the universe, which later progressed into creating universal natural and moral laws
- Principle of the common origin of humanity and the moral order of the universe
Second Universal Ethical Principle
Principle of dignity and equality
Principle of dignity and equality is Universal Ethical Principle #_
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Principle of dignity and equality
Each person that lives on this planet has equal dignity is special and different.
Universal Ethical Principal. Each person that lives on this planet has equal dignity is special and different.
Principle of dignity and equality
Third Universal Ethical Principle
Principle of freedom, responsibility and creativity
Principle of freedom, responsibility and creativity is Universal Ethical Principle #_
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Principle of freedom, responsibility and creativity
All humans should use their freedom and creativity, as long as they do it responsibly. Additionally, humans are subject to natural laws
Universal Ethical Principal. All humans should use their freedom and creativity, as long as they do it responsibly. Additionally, humans are subject to natural laws
Principle of freedom, responsibility and creativity