Lesson 2: Ethics, Christian Ethics, and Professional Ethics Flashcards
What are the etymology of Ethics?
Gk: Ethos
Ltn: Moralis
mean more or less permanent moral behavior
in accordance with the precepts of the
natural moral law which is universally known
and common to all men and women.
custom
standards of behavior that point us what to do and not to do as decent or ethical person
Ethics
Ethics is also called as
Moral Philosophy
Differentiate Morality and Ethics
Morality refers to the rightness or wrongness of an action.
Ethics refers to the study concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong
The most salient characteristic of ethics is that it is
grounded in?
reason and human experience
horizontal
Secular ethics
vertical
Religious ethics
system of beliefs and practices based on faith or revelation
Religion
Requires that we perform the required action regardless of our feelings
Law
the Application of ethics in profession; refers to the ethical living of a profession.
Professional Ethics
is not merely an occupation, that is, a kind of work to earn a living, but mainly a profession, that is, a service to humanity.
Profession
Ethics is also a what? that is, as an interior call to serve the human family with passionate love.
vocation
It is a theological research which in the light of revealed principles studies voluntary human acts in relation to their final end.
Christian Ethics
Christian Ethics is also called as?
Theological Ethics
Moral Theology
