ETHICS Q1 Flashcards
systematic study or a system of scientific
conclusions clearly demonstrated, derived from clearly
established principles and duly coordinated
Science
the quality of human acts as right, wrong or
indifferent, moral immoral or amoral
Morality
acts done with knowledge, freedom and free
will or consent
Human Acts
means right living and good moral character and it is in good
moral character that man finds his true worth and perfection.
Ethics
refer to explicit or understood regulations or principles
governing conduct within a specific activity or sphere.
Rules
Three Levels of Moral Dilemma
Personal Dilemmas
Organizational Dilemma
Structural Dilemmas
are those experienced
and resolved on the personal level. Since many ethical decisions
are personally made, many if not most of moral dilemmas fall
under, or boil down to this level.
Personal Dilemmas
refer to
ethical cases encountered and resolves by social organization.
Organizational Dilemmas
refer to cases
involving network of institutions and operative theoretical
paradigms.
Structural Dilemmas
Culture refers to the cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience,
beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religions, notion of
time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and material
objects and possessions acquired by a group of people in the
course of generations through individual and group striving
Culture in Moral Behavior
Is the most famous and dominant form of moral
relativism.
Cultural Relativism
Fundamentally believes that no act is good or bad
objectively. It also submits that different moral principles apply to different
persons or group of individuals
Moral Relativism