MTLB Flashcards
Defined as a branch of philosophy that deals with the morality of human conduct
ETHICS
is the quality of human conduct
MORALITY
ethics is derived from the greek word ________meaning __________
ETHOS
Customs, Character, or Behavior
Three Categories of Ethical Theories
Normative Ethics
Meta-ethics
Applied Ethics
Seeks to set norms or standards for conduct
Normative Ethics
also known as analytical ethics, does not deal with the substantive content of ethical theories or moral judgement but rather with questions about their nature, such as the question whether moral judgement are objective or subjective
Meta-ethics
aka Practical Ethics, is the application of normative ethical theories to practical problem
Applied Ethics
Parameters to determine if human act is good
A. The act must be good itself
B. The act must be good on its end
C. The circumstance other than end must be good
an act performed by a person with full knowledge, or intelligence on his or her own volition and free will
HUMAN ACT
Factors that affect human act
a. Knowledge
b. Freedom
c. Voluntariness
absence of the factors of human act will not act as human act but as ___________________
act of a human
4 Basic Biological Principles
- Stewardship principle
- Totality principle
- Double effect principle
- Principle of cooperation
embodies the concept that a steward has the obligation to take good care and improve a thing or asset entrusted to him/her
Stewardship Principle
Means that the parts of the physical entity, as parts, are ordained to the good of the physical whole
Totality Principle
contemplates that it is permissible to cause harm as a side effect of bringing about a good result even though it would not be permissible to case such a harm as a means to bringing about the same good end
Double Effect Principle