(M) Part III, L1: Basic Theories as Frameworks in Ethics Flashcards

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defined as a basic structure underlying a system or concept

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Framework

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a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality

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Framework

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branch of ethics that studies the nature of morality

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Meta-Ethics

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talks about the meaning, reference, and truth values of moral judgments

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Meta-Ethics

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explains what goodness and wickedness mean and how we know about them

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Meta-Ethics

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moral judgments convey propositions, that is, they are ‘truth bearers’ or they are either true or false

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Cognitivism

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right or wrong are matters of fact

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Cognitivism

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existence of moral facts and the truth (or falsity) of moral judgments are independent of people’s thoughts and perception

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Moral realism

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morality is about objective facts, not facts about any person or group’s subjective judgment

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Moral realism

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truth (or falsity) of ethical propositions are dependent on the attitudes or standards of a person or group of persons

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Ethical subjectivism

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denies that moral judgment are either true or false

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Non-cognitivism

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ethical statements do not convey authentic propositions; hence, they are neither true nor false.

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Non-cognitvism

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moral judgments are mere expressions of our emotions and feelings; ethical sentences cannot be either true or false

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Emotivism

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also called as moral objectvism

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Moral universalism

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moral facts and principles apply to everybody in all places

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Moral universalism

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universal ethic exists and this applies to all similarly situated persons regardless of anything

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Moral universalism

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Which theory is moral universalism compatible with?

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Moral Realism

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different moral facts and principles apply to different persons or groups of individuals

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Moral relativism

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various cultures have distinct standards of right and wrong; ethical standards change over time

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Moral relativism

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Which theory is moral relativism compatible with?

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Ethical subjectivism

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moral facts are known through observation and experience

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Moral empiricism

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states that all matters of fact is derived from experience and our mind is not equipped with pre-experience concepts

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Empiricism

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hold that moral truths are reducible to matters about people’s opinions or cultural conventions; recognizable by observation of their conventions

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Moral empiricism

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moral facts and principles are knowable a priori

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Moral rationalism

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knowledge about reality are grained through non-empirical deductive system, most forms of rationalism purport that moral facts are known through rational inferential process.
Rationalism
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relies on reason rather than intuition in justifying a belief or action
Moral rationalism
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moral truths are knowable by intuition, by immediate instinctive knowledge without reference to any evidence
Moral intuitionism
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we have an intuitive awareness of value or morality and it defined the basis of our ethical knowledge
Moral intuitionism
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moral value o actions may be known intuitively, even if consequences have not been uncovered
Moral intuitionism
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moral facts can be known without inference
Moral intuitionism
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branch of ethics that studies how man out to act
Normative ethics
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it examines ethical norms, that is, those guidelines about what is right, worthwhile, virtuous, or just
Normative ethics
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T of F; Normative ethics is not prescriptive in nature
False
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Deals with issues like "what one ought to do?"
Normative ethics
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An ethical system that bases morality on independent moral rules or duties
Deontology
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"Duty" came from what Greek word?
Deon
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This system equates behaving morally with adherence to duties or moral rules and acting immorally with failure to obey them
Deontology
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Is Deontology nonconsequentialism or consequentialism?
Nonconsequentialism
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The system's prnciples are submitted as obligatory, regardless of the consequences that actions might produce `
Nonconsequentialism
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Refers to moral system that determines the moral value of actions by their outcomes or results
Teleology
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From the Greek word ___ which means 'end'
Telos
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Takes into account the end result of the action as the exclusive consideration of its morality
Teleology
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Deems an action as morally right if its favorable consequences are greater than its adverse outcomes
Teleology
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Morality is determined solely by a cost-benefit evaluation of the action's consequences
Consequentialism
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A moral system that places emphasis on developing good habits of character, like kindness and generosity, and avoiding bad character traits
Virtue Ethics
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These theories give importance to moral education which molds individuals to habitually act in a virtuous manner
Virtue-based theories
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This examines specific, controversial moral issues
Applied Ethics
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Not only must it be a matter of moral judgement but also it has to be controversial
Applied Ethics
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This concerns ethical issues pertaining to life, biomedical researches, medicines, health care, etc.
Bioethics
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Deals with concerns such as nature, ecosystem, and its nonhuman contents
Environmental ethics
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Examines principles concerning business environment which involves about corporate practices, policies, business behavior, etc
Business Ethics
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Studies moral issues about sexuality and human sexual behavior
Sexual ethics
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Deals with what is right for a society to do and how it should act as a whole
Social ethics