Morals and Culture; Confucianism, Buddhism, and Asian Moral Characteristics Flashcards
standards that may seriously injure/benefit human beings
Moral Standard
rules that are total unrelated on moral (lack of ethical sense/ consideration)
Non-moral standard
difficult situation where an individual is confronted to choose 2 or more alternative action to resolve the problem
Dilemma
the person making the decision experiences a conflict between moral rightness of the decision and quality of the result it produces
Moral Dilemma
ENUMERATION: 3 Types of Dilemma
- Personal Dilemma
- Organizational Dilemma
- Systematic Dilemma
individual has a choice to be made between 2 options neither of which resolves in ethical acceptable fashion
Personal Dilemma
can arise when a company values and principles are in conflict with the decision it needs to make
Organizational Dilemma
predicated on moral rule violations and refers to the conformity and compliance of each member to the expected “code of conduct” to be manifested in the agency/workplace
Systematic Dilemma
The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint
Freedom
capacity of individual to decide , assess, or think on his/her own independently without any interference
Free Will
action make by a human is not own totally and it may influence decision with factors
Determinism
influence of other people
External Factors
doubting ourself to a thing
Internal Factors
Who said that, freedom is the source of all value. it is the highest order of life.
Emmanuel Kant
according to who? he showed that human is free physically, yet bound to obey the law ‘‘like to do and the ought to do’’.
Saint Augustine
principle of freedom is a must
Gorbachev
individuals are expected to determine for themselves what it means to lead a good and virtues life
Moral Freedom
who explains that no ethics is likewise possible without human freedom.
Quito
who said that “morality was based on reason alone, and once we understood it, we would see that acting morally is the same as acting rationally.”
Emmanuel Kant
this enables us to think and reflect over actions that we intend to do and decide which of them to take
Reason
this is a principle of justice holding that decisions or judgement on something or someone should be objective not on the basis of bias or prejudice to favor someone irrationally.
Impartiality
someone who is capable of doing things rightly or wrongly.
Moral Agent
agent must have capacity or ability to conform to some of the external requirements of morality
Weakest Interpretation
capacity to rise above their feeling and passion for the sake of moral law
Strongest Interpretation/ The Kantian Version
ENUMERATION: Characteristics of Moral Agent
- Free will and inner life understanding to surroundings
- Capacity for remorse and concern for other people
- Concept of right or wrong and must be accountable for action
sets of beliefs, attitudes, values, norms and customs of a society or group of people, shared by them and transmitted from generation to generation within the society.
Culture
it can be modified but not totally
Culture
ENUMERATIONS: Types of Culture
- High Culture
- Cultural Diversity
- Subculture
- Popular Culture
- Multiculturalism
- Global Culture
Linked with elite, upper class society, those families and individual with an ascribed status position.
High Culture
concept relating to culturally embedded differences within society, it’s the fact that different cultures exist alongside each other.
Cultural Diversity
culture enjoyed by a small group within the society. they have distinct norms and values which make them sub-section of society.
Subculture
it borrows the idea from high culture and popularizes it. making it available for the masses.
Popular Culture
different ethnic groups living alongside each other
Multiculturalism
key feature of globalization, they emerge due to feauture of migration, trends in international travel and spread of the media, exposing people to the same dominant world companies.
Global Culture
ENUMERATION: Importance of culture
- Culture affects perception
- Culture influences behavior
- Culture shapes personality
- Culture shapes our value and belief system
What one believes to be the right things to do.
Moral behavior
prevailing standards of behavior that people have to follow and act and in accordance with one’s belief
Morals
morals/culture is subjective; there is no standard /universal moral principle to all individuals
Relativism
the principle of regarding the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of the culture itself. This is understood as uniqueness of every culture from each other.
Cultural Relativism
morality is ______ dependent even morals
Cultural