INTRO TO ETHICS Flashcards
what are the two words that forms philosophy
philos;sophia
philos means
love
Sophia means
wisdom
what do you value
friendship, faith, freedom, existence
ethos (greek)
character; ethics
mores (latin)
customs; morals
ethics
the study of morality of the act
morals
standards of which individuals are encouraged to observe in their conduct
morality
personal compass of right and wrong
can injure or benefit human beings
characteristics moral standards
it is to be preferred to other values including self-interest
characteristic of moral standards
universalizable
characteristic of moral standards
its validity rests on reason, not on popularity
characteristic of moral standards
based on impartial considerations
characteristic of moral standards
associated with emotions such as “guilt”, “pity”, “indignation”
characteristic of moral standards
components of moral act
reason, feelings
allows us to create the right decision
reason
allows us to create decision that are humane
feelings
seek immediate fulfillment and it is our reason that tempers these compulsion
feelings
can sometimes be blinded in implementing and following its own strict rules that it becomes incapable of empathy to the other
reason
personhood
the moral agent
particular actions that flow from the personhood of the human being
human acts
determine the person
human acts
the first victim of a bad decision or a wrong action
the moral agent
what will happen if people do not follow any moral standards?
di ko din alam walang sagot sa ppt opinionated n lang siguro to — chaos