History of Ethics and Bioethics Flashcards
concerned with relations between people and how they can live in peace and harmony
morality
Aims to protect cherished values or “good”
morality
– for individual/ for community (quality life), property, liberty, or idea
good
Makes things go better and gives more meaning to life
morality
Also pertains to the beliefs of the individual or groups as to what is right or wrong
morality
May differ from society to society or culture to culture
morality
Expressed in the form of general rules and statements
morality
Usually consistent but sometimes can change if the individual’s belief change
morality
Transcends cultural norms
morality
systematic reflection on and analysis of morality
ethics
A fundamental part of the life of everyone in society
ethics
Can be applied to everyday problems among individuals, in institutions, and in society
ethics
Guiding principles which helps the individual or group to decide what is right or wrong
ethics
Generally uniform and abstract
ethics
Governed by professional and legal guidelines within a particular time and place
ethics
- Major areas/tools of ethical analysis (2)
metaethical considerations
normative ethical considerations
tries to discover reasons given for making a moral judgement about the moral life
metaethical considerations
Geared to thinking about our reasons for defending particular position
metaethical considerations
Requirement: awareness of own beliefs, imagination to influence right/wrong
metaethical considerations
ask more concrete questions related to morality
normative ethical considerations
What types of acts are morally right or wrong?
What types of values are morally good or bad?
what ethical analysis
normative ethical considerations
types of metaethical
absolutism
relativism
rest on the notion that what is right based on knowledge that can be known to be truth
absolutism
Moral sources can be religious beliefs, natural laws, intuition
absolutism