ethics basics Flashcards
9 reasons to protect earth
life support system contains early warning system monument lab silo gym art gallery cathedral
we ought to
what are the four reasosn people choose what they choose
emotion (internal reason)
ethics (internal reason )
law (external)
custom (external)
two definitions of morals, and examples
values held dear to an individual
means between extremes that govern human interaction
(bravery, generosity, temperance)
where do morals come from
parents ., culture, religion
morality involves
assessment of the rights or wrongs of human conduct based on moral values
are there common values, if so what can they be used for
yes, used for critiquing societies
ethics definition 1
an ethic is any set of consistent values held by a group which governs their conduct
ethics defimnition 2
can be taught because it is a framework for making value laden decisions
thomas hobbes and john locke proposed concept of..
human rights, regardless of social status, but duties are culture specific
who proposed concetp of human rights
thomas hobbes and john locke
3 categroies of ethical theory according to focus
person
act
consequential
first one in person category
virtue ethics, acquiring socially valued characteristics (honesty etc)
second one in person category
rights ethics -actions are morally right if it does not violate rights of others
ethics definition 3
involves mutual obligations when human beings live together and form a social contract
theory in the act category
deontological : judges morality of action based on rules
when can a problem with deontological ethics platfrom
conflicts between maxims arise (milgrim experiment )
first one in consequential category
teleological ethics, ends justify the means
second one in consequential category
utilitarianism
strength of utilitarianism
deals with acts in their context
why do we need a code of ethics
conflict resolution succeeds when both parties have a common ethical platform.
what is a world view
a set of assumptions, or beliefs that one takes with respect to the world
three reasons why world views are important
1 influence how you interpret new data
2 help us realise that we dont see in an absolute sense but a particular petrspective
3 help us evaluate arguments
what is environmental ethics
an ethics that including a wider community of life
what ethic did we used to havefor the environment and where did it come from
frontier ethic -from relgion
social structure
engineers and tech
