Ethics

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or moral philosophy can be provisionally described as the empirical study of moral decisions.

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Ethics

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derived from the Greek word “ethos” which may mean tradition, habit, character, or attitude.

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Ethics

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highest order of discipline

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Ethics

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2 divisions of ethics

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Normative and Meta-ethics.

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examine whether or not a particular act should or should not be carried out.

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Normative Ethics

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deals with moral ideas such as what human beings “must do or how human beings should be”.

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Moral Philosophy

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is a philosophy that discusses strong and basic moral issues linked to abortion.

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Applied Ethics

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refer to the guidelines we have on the types of acts that we find to be morally permissible and morally unacceptable.

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Moral Standards

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beyond what is good and not. It is discipline that relies on meaning. It is a science that is seeking to address non-moral questions about morality. Questions, Interpretation and justifications on moral statements.

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Meta-Ethics

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are basic guidelines regarding human acts.

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Norms

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Universal convictions as to what is acceptable, desirable, and beneficial or not.

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Values

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on the contrary, apply to laws which are not related to social or legal considerations.

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Non-Moral Standards

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is a written law passed by a legislative body as defined by Oxford English and Spanish Dictionary
(DOH)

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Statute

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implies modesty and a sense of what is becoming or is fitting for a person of good breeding

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Decorum

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are shaped by the beliefs of an individual. Values are the basis of the capacity of an individual to distinguish between right and wrong.

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Morals

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is a set of guidelines intended to help practitioners differentiate between right and wrong to guide their decision-making. Such rules, also referred to as the Code of Ethics.

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Professional Code of Ethics

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Kant’s definition of freedom is the right to control one’s actions based on _________ ___ _________

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Reason, not Desire

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When employees are not clear about what they are expected to do, they often adapt their tasks to personal interests instead of system-wide goals that often lead to problems.

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Lack of Clarity VS Lack of Creativity

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The conflict between the distribution of jobs and the organization of numerous activities generates a classic dilemma

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Differentiation VS Integration

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When the main tasks are not explicitly defined, the critical job will slip through gaps. In a similar manner, functions and activities can overlap, causing conflict, wasting time, and unintended duplication of responsibilities.

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Gap VS Overlap

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When individuals or groups are too independent, they are always isolated

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Excessive Autonomy VS Excessive Independence

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Humanity as an end itself of Kant pointed out that a human intrinsic worth does not depend on something else, it does not depend on whether a person loves his or her life or makes other people’s lives better. A human being live so he or she has value.

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Humanity as an end in itself

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defined culture as a concept that refers to a broad and diverse collection of often intangible areas of social life.

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Cole

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introduced culture as the collective knowledge and schemes generated by a group of people to perceive, view, convey, and react to the social realities around them.

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Lederach

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, no one can judge a society by their standards in the principle of right or wrong, eccentric or natural.

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Cultural Relativism

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culture is at the root of human alienation from the environment.

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Kohak

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means something that a person or a group believes has a value that merits being sought, promoted, or privileged.

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Value

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He described ‘values’ as ‘conceptions of what is important that affect the way people choose action and evaluate events.

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Schwartz

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is a capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding.

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Intelligence

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is the state of being free or at liberty, freedom from control.

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Freedom

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is the material world, especially as surrounding humankind.

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Nature

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it refers to good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy

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Happiness

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is the general condition of the body or mind.

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Health

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is the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness

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Justice

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is the state or quality of being equal.

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Equality

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is a formal expression or gesture of greeting

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Respect

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is the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.

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Safety

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is a freedom from disturbance; tranquility

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Peace

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is the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect

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Dignity

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It refers to doing somebody a good deed, such as helping a relative or neighbor build a house without asking for compensation

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Pakikisama

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It is recognizing and returning the favor to that person in the same measure who help them in times of need .

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Utang na Loob

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maybe observed in the Filipino families. They try to avoid doing things that may dishonor their family’s name and reputation

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Kahihiyan

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is the unit of society and consists, at least very recent times, of the parent, grandparents,
and the children

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Family

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a principle that suggests that a moral behavior is one that is in the middle of two extremes.

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Doctrine of the Mean

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are particular kinds of properties or characteristics that objects can possess.

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Dispositions