ethics quiz Flashcards
values, norms, beliefs, and expectations determine how people live and act
ethics
reasoning about what one ought to do
practical reasoning
aimed at establishing truth and what we ought to believe
theoretical reasoning
aspects of one’s personality involving personal, individual decision makine
morality
norms and standards of appropriate and proper behavior
normative ethics
ordinary ethical standards should be kept separate from and not used to judge business decisions
separation thesis
a theory of motivation that claims that all humans are selfish and motivated by self-interes
psychological egoism
standards or guidelines that establish behavior
norms
what you actually did and how you behaved in the situation
descriptive norms
underlying beliefs that cause us to act one way
values
process to identify the potential events that may affect the entity
risk assessments
provides a systematic answer to the fundamental ethical question
ethical framework
an ethical tradition that directs us to decide based on overall consequences of our acts
utilitarianism
act on the basis of moral principles
principle based framework
consider the moral character of individuals and how various character traits help or hurt their life
virtue ethics
