ETHICS (1&2) Flashcards
______ is a branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles
Ethics
Ethics is a branch of ______ that deals with _____ principles
knowledge; moral
School of ethics is based on what philosophy?
Western
Western philosophy ethics can be divided to:
- Work of Aristotle
- Kant
- Utilitarianism
Based on work of ______, holds that the qualities (such as justice, charity, and generosity) are dispositions to act in ways that benefit both the person possessing them and that person’s society.
Aristotle
Aristotle’s western philosophy work
acting in ways that benefit both the person possessing good qualities and the person’s society
Kant, makes the concept of ______ central to morality
duty
Kant principle
humans are bound, from a knowledge of their duty as rational beings, to obey the categorical imperative to respect other rational beings.
Utilitarianism asserts that the guiding principle of conduct should be the greatest ______or ______of the greatest number
happiness or benefit
Utilitarianism principle
guiding principle of conduct should be the greatest benefit or happiness of the greatest number
The term ethics derives from ancient Greek word ____,
ethikos; which itself is derived from the Greek word ethos, meaning “habit, custom”
Ethikos
derived from the greek word ethos, meaning “habit/custom”
now it’s the derivative of ethics
The field of ______, along with _____comprise the branch of philosophy called axiology
ethics along with aesthetics
Ethics and aesthetics make up what branch of philosophy
axiology
Ethics
Moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity
What do most people think of when they think of ethics?
- rules for distinguishing what’s right and what’s wrong
- a code of professional conduct
- religious creed
wise sayings, aphorisms and statements
Distinguishing between right and wrong, such as the ____________
Golden Rule
Code of professional conduct like the _____________
Hippocratic Oath
Religious creed like the ___________
Ten Commandments
Wise aphorisms like the _______________
Sayings of Confucius
Most common way of defining ethics would be:
norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
Ethical norms tend to be _______ and more _______ than legal laws
broader and more informal