ETHICS: Week 3 Flashcards

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Origin: Derived from societal norms, legal systems, religious doctrines, or cultural traditions.

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EXTERNAL AUTHORIRY

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Origin: Stems from an individual’s values, conscience, and sense of morality.

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INTERNAL AUTHORITY

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3
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_____ refers to a system of rules, regulations, and principles established by a governing authority

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LAW

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4
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multiplicity of _________

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RELIGION (FAITH)

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5
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cultural relativism (aesthetic differences, religious differences, etiquette differences.)

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CULTURE

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6
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______ defines cultural relativism as the position that claims that there is no such thing as objective truth in the realm of morality

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JAMES RACHEL (1941-2003)

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7
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The starting point of _________ is the recognition that the individual thinking person is at the heart of all moral valuations.

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SUBJECTIVISM

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8
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“Human beings are naturally self-centered so all our action are always already motivated by self-interest.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL EGOISM

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9
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We should make our own ends, our own interest, as the single overriding concern.

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ETHICAL EGOISM

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