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1
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A discipline concerned with what is morally good and
evil, right and wrong

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ETHICS

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Derived from the Greek word ______ which may mean
tradition, habit, character, or attitude

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ethos

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2
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Any scheme or philosophy of universal ideas or beliefs.

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Ethics

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2
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Ethics is a________of the nature of human actions
concerned about the ________ and ________of the
act

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systematics analysis, correctness, wrongness

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3
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*Ethics is also known as____________ which helps
to make decisions.

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Moral philosophy

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4
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“practice’, rightness or wrongness of human action

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MORALITY

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5
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Tells us what we ought to do and exhorts us to follow
the right way

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morality

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6
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Practice of ethics

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morality

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7
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Do good at all times!

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NORMATIVE

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8
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It examines whether or not a particular act should or
should not be carried out.

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Normative ethics

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9
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deals with moral ideas such as what
human beings “must do or how human
beings should be.” This also deals with
our moral obligation, the meaning of the
act, or the purpose of the act.

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Moral
Philosophy

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9
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asking what is good?

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metaethics

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concerns human behavior in general, to address our
questions about the essence of human behavior.

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NORMATIVE ETHICS

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10
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Seeks to set norms or standards that regulate right
and wrong or good and bad conduct.

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Normative ethics

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10
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Questioning what is good

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meta ethics

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set of standards

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Norms

11
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Actual application of ethical or moral
theories for the purpose of deciding
which ethical or moral actions are
appropriate in a given situation.

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Applied
ethics or
practical
ethics

11
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Characteristics of normative ethics

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Prescriptive, standards, evaluative

11
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set of standards on specific profession

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Applied ethics

12
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, is a set of guidelines
intended to help practitioners differentiate between right
and wrong to guide their decision-making.

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Professional Code of Ethics

12
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discipline that relies on meaning. It is a science that is
seeking to address non-moral questions about
morality.

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META-ETHICS

12
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Uses critical thinking where they think what will
happened in the future.

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metaethics (analytical)

12
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Aims to understand the nature and dynamics of ethical
principles, and the way we learn and acquire moral
belief.

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metaethics (descriptive)

13
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Ethics is a ________- that allows us to say right from
wrong, good from the bad.

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set
of rules

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