MODULE 10 - REASON AND IMPARTIALITY AS REQUIREMENTS FOR ETHICS Flashcards
truths of reason
MORAL TRUTHS
the ability of the mid to think, understand, and form judgments y a process of logic. It is an innate and exclusive human ability that utilizes new or existing information as bases to consciously make sense out of thing while applying logic. It is also associated with thinking, cognition, and intellect
REASON
they require backing by reasons. In the absence of sensible rationale, they are merely capricious and ignorable.
MORAL JUDGMENTS
a matter of weighing reasons and being guided by them
MORAL DELIBERATION
manifesting objectivity. It is the quality of being unbiased and objective in creating moral decision – underscoring that a (morally) impartial person makes moral decisions relative to
the welfare of the majority and not for specific people alone.
IMPARTIALITY