Ethics Flashcards
or moral philosophy can be provisionally described as the empirical study of moral decisions.
Ethics
derived from the Greek word “ethos” which may mean tradition, habit, character, or attitude.
Ethics
highest order of discipline
Ethics
2 divisions of ethics
Normative and Meta-ethics.
examine whether or not a particular act should or should not be carried out.
Normative Ethics
deals with moral ideas such as what human beings “must do or how human beings should be”.
Moral Philosophy
is a philosophy that discusses strong and basic moral issues linked to abortion.
Applied Ethics
refer to the guidelines we have on the types of acts that we find to be morally permissible and morally unacceptable.
Moral Standards
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.
Meta-Ethics
are basic guidelines regarding human acts.
Norms
Universal convictions as to what is acceptable, desirable, and beneficial or not.
Values
on the contrary, apply to laws which are not related to social or legal considerations.
Non-Moral Standards
is a written law passed by a legislative body as defined by Oxford English and Spanish Dictionary
(DOH)
Statute
implies modesty and a sense of what is becoming or is fitting for a person of good breeding
Decorum
are shaped by the beliefs of an individual. Values are the basis of the capacity of an individual to distinguish between right and wrong.
Morals
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.
Professional Code of Ethics
Kant’s definition of freedom is the right to control one’s actions based on _________ ___ _________
Reason, not Desire
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.
Lack of Clarity VS Lack of Creativity
The conflict between the distribution of jobs and the organization of numerous activities generates a classic dilemma
Differentiation VS Integration
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.
Gap VS Overlap
When individuals or groups are too independent, they are always isolated
Excessive Autonomy VS Excessive Independence
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.
Humanity as an end in itself
defined culture as a concept that refers to a broad and diverse collection of often intangible areas of social life.
Cole
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.
Lederach
, no one can judge a society by their standards in the principle of right or wrong, eccentric or natural.
Cultural Relativism
culture is at the root of human alienation from the environment.
Kohak
means something that a person or a group believes has a value that merits being sought, promoted, or privileged.
Value
He described ‘values’ as ‘conceptions of what is important that affect the way people choose action and evaluate events.
Schwartz
is a capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding.
Intelligence
is the state of being free or at liberty, freedom from control.
Freedom
is the material world, especially as surrounding humankind.
Nature
it refers to good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy
Happiness
is the general condition of the body or mind.
Health
is the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness
Justice
is the state or quality of being equal.
Equality
is a formal expression or gesture of greeting
Respect
is the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
Safety
is a freedom from disturbance; tranquility
Peace
is the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect
Dignity
It refers to doing somebody a good deed, such as helping a relative or neighbor build a house without asking for compensation
Pakikisama
It is recognizing and returning the favor to that person in the same measure who help them in times of need .
Utang na Loob
maybe observed in the Filipino families. They try to avoid doing things that may dishonor their family’s name and reputation
Kahihiyan
is the unit of society and consists, at least very recent times, of the parent, grandparents,
and the children
Family
a principle that suggests that a moral behavior is one that is in the middle of two extremes.
Doctrine of the Mean
are particular kinds of properties or characteristics that objects can possess.
Dispositions
