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ETHICS - F - M 10 Flashcards

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  • A moral philosophy that emphasizes developing virtuous character traits (e.g., kindness, generosity) and avoiding vices (e.g., greed, hatred) as the foundation for ethical behavior.
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Virtue Ethics

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  • It focuses on cultivating good habits and becoming a virtuous person rather than solely adhering to rules or pursuing specific outcomes.
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Virtue Ethics

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  • They emphasized the importance of reason, knowledge, and the pursuit of virtue as the foundation of a moral life. They believed that true happiness is found not in fleeting pleasures, but in living a life of wisdom and ethical integrity.
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Socrates & Plato’s Moral Philosophy

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– pleasure and pain fail to provide an objective standard moral

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Gorgias

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– is it good because gods love it or the the gods love it because it is good

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Euthypro

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– the objectively existing immaterial entities that are the proper object of knowledge

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Theory of Forms

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Aristotle’s Ethics
- Three general descriptions, which are interrelated, can be used to depict aristotle’s ethics.

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  1. Self Realizationism
  2. Eudaimonistic
  3. Aretaic
    - Act Oriented Ethics
    - Virtue Ethics
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– end or purpose

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Telos

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ultimate human goal is “” – happiness and human flourishing.

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eudaimonia

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  • greatest good
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Summum Bonum

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Thomas Aquinas’ Laws

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  1. Ethernal law – ration plan of god by which all creation is ordered
  2. Human Law - The aspect of the Eternal law which is accessible to human reason
  3. Natural Law - Refers to positive laws, more exact and forceful provisions.
  4. Divine Law - Serves to complement the other types of law.
  5. Natural inclinations - (1) To survive (2) To reproduce and educate offspring (3) To love
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– ration plan of god by which all creation is ordered

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1. Ethernal law

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  • The aspect of the Eternal law which is accessible to human reason
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2. Human Law

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  • Refers to positive laws, more exact and forceful provisions.
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3. Natural Law

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  • Serves to complement the other types of law.
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4. Divine Law

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  • (1) To survive (2) To reproduce and educate offspring (3) To love
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5. Natural inclinations

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3 aspects of Aquinas Lawa

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  1. **Species **- What kind of an action it is. There ar 3 types. Good, Bad and Indifferent Neutral.
  2. Accidents - Simply refers to the circumstances surrounding the action.
  3. End - Stands for the agents intention.
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  • What kind of an action it is. There ar 3 types. Good, Bad and Indifferent Neutral.
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1. Species

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  • Simply refers to the circumstances surrounding the action.
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2. Accidents

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  • Stands for the agents intention.
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is a “hard to eradicate” quality

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2 types of Habits

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  1. Acquired - The autonomous will of the person plays a huge role in acquired habits.
  2. Infused - Directly instilled by God in our faculties.
    * Moral- Activities that are less virtuous and inferior to the final end.
    o To this kind belongs Prudence, Fortitude, Temperance and Justice
    * Theological- Are concerned directly with God.
    o The virtues of Faith, Hope and Love serve to attune us to our final end
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  • The autonomous will of the person plays a huge role in acquired habits.
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1. Acquired

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  • Directly instilled by God in our faculties.
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2. Infused

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  • Activities that are less virtuous and inferior to the final end.
  • To this kind belongs Prudence, Fortitude, Temperance and Justice
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  • Are concerned directly with God.
  • The virtues of Faith, Hope and Love serve to attune us to our final end
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2. Theological

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  • Examines specific, controversial moral issues in various areas of human life (e.g., healthcare, environment, business).
  • Determines the ethically correct course of action in these specific situations.
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Applied Ethics

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  • Deals with issues where there are significant disagreements among people.
  • Involves using philosophical methods to analyze and address moral dilemmas.
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Applied Ethics

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Subfields of Applied Ethics:

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  • Bioethics
  • Environmental Ethics
  • Business Ethics
  • Sexual Ethics
  • Social Ethics
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  • Deals with ethical issues related to medicine, healthcare, and life sciences (e.g., abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering).
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  • Focuses on ethical issues concerning the environment and its inhabitants (e.g., animal rights, pollution, climate change)
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Environmental Ethics

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  • Examines ethical issues in the business world (e.g., corporate social responsibility, employee rights, consumer protection).
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Business Ethics

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  • Explores moral issues related to human sexuality (e.g., homosexuality, premarital sex, contraception).
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Sexual Ethics

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  • Addresses ethical issues concerning society as a whole (e.g., poverty, social justice, capital punishment).
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Social Ethics

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