Land ethics Flashcards

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What are the Learning Objectives of Land ethics?:

  1. To explain the relevance and applications of Professional Ethics in the workplace
  2. To
  3. To explain the relevance and
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  1. . . . explain the fundamentals of Ethics Theory
  2. . . .applications of Environmental Ethics in the workplace
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Ethics Overview

Ethics is the study of human behavior in terms of , including:

  1. }Metaethics: the study of the origins and meaning of ethical concepts
  2. }Normative Ethics:
  3. }Applied Ethics: the examination of ? sometimes controversial issues.
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. . . . right and wrong

  1. the attempts to arrive at moral standards (norms) that regulate “right” conduct
  2. …specific,
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What are the Ethics applications related to the “Land Industries”?

}1. Professional Ethics: ?

}2. ? ?: The ethical relationship between humans and their environment

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  1. The principles and standards underlying an individual’s responsibilities and conduct in a particular field of expertise

  1. Environmental Ethics
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What are Professional Ethics applications?

}Graduates of the Land Agent program may become members of a professional organization, who have…

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  1. Practice Standards, based in legislation
  2. A Code of Ethics
  3. Power to discipline members
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Environmental Ethics applications

  1. What do Graduates inevitably deal with?
  2. What are Graduates governed by?
  3. Generally speaking, what are the consequences of unethical behaviour?
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  1. decision-making on environmental issues.
  2. legislation and regulations with ethical foundations
  3. serious environmental and legal consequences
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What is the branch of ethics that examines our moral obligations to future generations with respect to the environment called?

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Environmental Ethics

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To a great extent, our worldview determines our ethical behaviour

Worldview Definitions:

A. “The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world”

B. “A collection of beliefs about ????????????????????????????????????????????”

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life and the universe held by an individual or group

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