LESSON 2 Flashcards
Guiding principles of conduct of
an individual or group.
ETHICS
Influenced by profession, field
and organization
ETHICS
Related to professional work
ETHICS
Community - based
ETHICS
Principles on which one’s
judgment of right and wrong are
based.
MORALS
Influenced by society, culture and
religion.
MORALS
Not related to professional work
MORALS
More personal
MORALS
• Term used to refer to situations that
are NEITHER RIGHT OR WRONG.
AMORAL
•Neutral matters
• Falls outside the domain of ethics
AMORAL
2 Approaches to the
Study of Ethics
- Descriptive
- Normative
This approach reports how people
particularly groups make their moral
valuations without making any
judgment either for or against these
valuations
DESCRIPTIVE APPROACH
Examines morality without concern
for making judgments as to what is
morally right or wrong. They do not
take any moral position regarding
moral issues
DESCRIPTIVE APPROACH
•This approach prescribes what we
ought to maintain as our standards or
bases for moral valuation.
• This takes a clear moral position
regarding moral issues
NORMATIVE APPROACH
IMPORTANT
CONCEPTS
- Moral Issue
- Moral Decision
- Moral Judgment
- Moral Dilemma
• A situation that calls for a moral
valuation.
• A topic of debate or discussion that
involves beliefs about what is right or
wrong
MORAL ISSUE
• Happens when a person is placed in a
situation and confronted by the
choice of what act to perform
MORAL DECISION
Making assessment on the actions or
behavior of someone.
MORAL JUDGMENT
Occurs when one is torn between
choosing one of the two goods or
choosing between the lesser of two
evils
MORAL DELIMMA
