GENERAL TYPES OF ETHICS Flashcards
Seeks the use of ethical reasons for the things or events that have happened or have been happening as the will of the Almighty Gody
META-ETHICS
It also includes the role of ethical reason in rendering an ethical judgment and the true meaning of ethical terms
META-ETHICS
Literally means ethics far beyond the physical world, that is the rule of power and the will of Almighty God over human reasoning
META-ETHICS
Explicitly answer the question of whether the existence of things or happenings is true or ever true
META-ETHICS
2 ISSUES OF META-ETHICS
METAPHYSICAL ISSUE, PHYSIOLOGICAL ISSUE
answers the question of whether morality is supreme
over humans
METAPHYSICAL ISSUE
disclosing the basis of mental judgment over human conduct
PHYSIOLOGICAL ISSUE
Branch of ethics that refers to the analysis of moral issues such as abortion, animal
rights, and euthanasia
APPLIED ETHICS
Subdisciplines include environmental, medical, social, and business ethics
APPLIED ETHICS
Attempts to adopt a defensible theoretical framework and then derive the normative advice by applying the theory
APPLIED ETHICS
Most important ethical approach due to its broad application
APPLIED ETHICS
Implies the institution of moral conduct in regulating what is right or wrong
NORMATIVE ETHICS
Bridges the gap between meta-ethics and applied ethics
NORMATIVE ETHICS
Attempts to establish that an act is right from wrong or distinguish a good act from a
bad one
NORMATIVE ETHICS
The basic principle is the Golden Rule, which is governed by 3 theories:
VIRTUE THEORY
DUTY THEORY
CONSEQUENSIALIST THEORY
Otherwise known as teleological ethics
CONSEQUENTIALIST APPROACH
Based on the premise that if the outcomes are good, then the related actions can be good regardless of the motive of the actor
CONSEQUENTIALIST APPROACH
Based on the premise that if the outcomes are good, then the related actions can be good regardless of the motive of the actor
CONSEQUENTIALIST APPROACH
Actions are right if they tend to promote happiness which is understood as the greatest good for the greatest number
CONSEQUENTIALIST APPROACH
TELLING THE TRUTH
DUTIES OF FIDELITY
KEEPING ACTUAL AND IMPLICIT PROMISES
DUTIES OF FIDELITY
NOT REPRESENTING FICTION AS HISTORY
DUTIES OF FIDELITY
RIGHTING THE WRONGS WE HAVE DONE TO OTHERS
DUTIES OF REPARATION
RECOGNIZING THE SERVICES OTHERS HAVE DONE FOR
US
DUTIES OF GRATITUDE
PREVENTING A DISTRIBUTION OF PLEASURE OR HAPPINESS THAT IS NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE MERIT OF
THE PEOPLE INVOLVED
DUTIES OF JUSTICE
HELPING TO BETTER THE CONDITION OF OTHER BEINGS
WITH RESPECT TO VIRTUE, INTELLIGENCE, OR PLEASURE
DUTIES OF BENEFICENCE
BETTERING OURSELVES WITH RESPECT TO VIRTUE OR
INTELLIGENCE
DUTIES OF SELF IMPROVEMENT
AVOIDING OR PREVENTING AN INJURY TO OTHER
DUTIES OF NON-MALFEASANCE
