Introduction To Ethics Flashcards

1
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The technical meaning of philosophy is ______

A

Love for wisdom

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2
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Philos means ______

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Love

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3
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Sophia means _______

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Wisdom

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4
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What is the journey towards the definition of love and wisdom?

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Philosophy

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5
Q

It is composed of many questions; it is a subject that asks questions instead of giving answers.

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Philosophy

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6
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It is part of philosophy.

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Ethics

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7
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It is the study of morality of the act.

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Ethics

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8
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It is the personal compass of right and wrong.

A

Morals

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9
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It is the standard of which individuals are encouraged to observe in their conduct.

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Morals

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10
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What is the personal compass of right and wrong?

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Morality

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11
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True or False: It does not mean a belief is popular, it is right. It should be based on a reason. (Based on Its validity rests on reason, not on popularity)

A

True

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12
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True or False: Your enemy does have a lesser value of life that those you love. (Based on impartial considerations)

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False

Because your enemy does NOT have a lesser value of life than those you love.

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13
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What is the component of Moral Act that allows us to create the right decisions?

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Reasons

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14
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What is the component of moral act that make you feel good and bad about things?

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Feelings

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15
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It allows us to create decisions that are humane.

A

Feelings

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16
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True or False: Feelings seek immediate fulfillment and it is our reason that tempers these compulsions.

17
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True or False: Reason can be sometimes be blinded in implementing and following its own strict rules that it becomes incapable of empathy for the other.

18
Q

Who is the main character in the story “Les Miserables”?

A

Jean Valjean

19
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True or False: The Moral Agent themself is the second victim of a bad decision or a wrong action.

A

False

It should be the first victim

20
Q

It is Personal, things that we find to be important or valuable.

21
Q

It is a theoretical approach to solve practical questions

A

Normative ethics

22
Q

Happiness and well being of a personal or group

23
Q

It is able to be shown to be right or reasonable

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Justifiable

24
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Savagely cruel

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A situation of choosing between two or more desires, internally
Dilemma
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What is the moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the changing of an activity?
Ethics
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What is the principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior?
Morality
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The ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning
Intuition
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What is the tendency to see the present as good as, and the past as atrocious?
Moral blindness
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Behaviours that are not taught but born with
Innate
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A moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and that influences your actions.
Principles
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It is the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined
Reality