Lesson 1 Flashcards
True or False. To study ethics and apply its lessons to everyday-life situations can be compared to standing in the middle of the crossroads.
TRUE
3 Major Parts of Ethics.
- Metaethics
- Normative Ethics
- Applied Ethics
The person who suggested in dividing ethics into three major parts.
Fieser
Investigates the sources of our ethical principles and their implications.
Metaethics
Understanding the different ethical theories or standards we could use to determine whether an action is right or wrong
Normative Ethics
Grasping the specifics of the ethical principles in particular issues, especially prevalent in our contemporary time.
Applies Ethics
He recognizes this “love of wisdom” as the discipline of acquiring the highest knowledge.
Plato
True or False. Love of Wisdom is the idea of the good, for all other knowledge is useful unless illuminated by the light of goodness.
False. All other knowledge is USELESS unless illuminated by the light of goodness.
What is Eudaimonia?
Highest form of Happiness
For one to achieve Eudaimonia, one must have ___________?
Goodness
Basic Elements in Moral Philosophy or Ethics
- Ethical Reasoning as the Most Rational
- Ethical Considerations as Impartial.