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