Ethics Flashcards
Why study ethics?
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System of codes that gives the world meaning and shapes the behaviour of people
culture
DEFINED BY A
DOMINANT SYSTEM OR GROUP
the good
IT IS A BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT DEALS
WITH KNOWING THE GOOD AND THE BAD
ETHICS
greek word for ethics meaning custom, characteristic, and habitual way of doing things
ethos
what is impartiality?
saying that our actions do not harm anybody
what is the use of the seven-step moral reasoning model?
To guide our actions and/or behavior. Char lang oy. Thinking is a critical part of being ethical. So if mag stop and think ta tas i monitor and modify nato atong actions, then we are getting one step closer to being ethical.
Who created Nichomachean Ethics?
Aristotle
How are you remembered by people?
- characteristics
- character traits
- what yo do and how you do things
- consistent behaviour
How do we build our character?
through the constant interaction of our thought and action. Basta tung 4 nga naas ppt.
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difference between character and personality
character is who you are when no one is watching
personality is what you are when everyone is watching
what is Eudaimonia?
is an objective standard of happiness that is achieved if a life is well lived. It is self-sufficient, final, and attainable.
how is eudaimonia self -sufficient?
it makes life complete
how is eudaimonia final?
we achieve it for itself, not for the sake of something else.
how is eudaimonia attainabke?
it is attainable in a way that it can be achieved since it is not just a mere theoretical construct
What is the soul?
It is the spirit of the body, which in some belief is the eternal self since it will continue to exist after death. It is in the different parts of the body but it is not of the body.
elements of the soul
rational and irrational
two parts of rational soul
speculative - concerned with knowledge and thought
practical - in charge of action and choice
parts of the irrational soul
- vegetative - involuntary functions concerned ith nutrition and growth
- appetitive - passion and urges
What is arete?
Greek work for excellence. It is when a thing fulfills its function or something is done progressively (Or has improved).
Two kinds of virtues
- moral - excellence in performance of decisions through practice.
- intellectual - virtues of the mind that can be taught such as the ability to understand, reason, and judge.
Moral Virtues
- courage
- temperance
- liberality
- magnificence
- great-souledness
- proper ambition
- patience
- truthfulness
- wittiness
- friendliness
- modesty
- righteous indignation
rashness
ex - courage
