Nature of ethics

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Concerned with the underlying causes and meaning of reality including our existence and actions or human conduct

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philosophy

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philosophy from the words

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Philo - love
Sophia - wisdom

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Study of reality

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Metaphysics

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Study of correct thinking

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Logic

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Study of knowledge

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Epistemology

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Study of the morality of human conduct

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Ethics

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Concerned with the question whether a human action is good or bad, right or wrong, moral or immoral

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ethics

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deals with the issue whether an action is good or bad and the reasons why

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ethics

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Term ethics from the Greek [1] meaning [2]

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ethos meaning “character”

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Is being ethical equated with being moral?

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Yes

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Being moral is usually associated with one value system and the

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desire to be good

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It has something to do with following certain rules or guidelines

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being ethical

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an idea which is driven by a desire to do something good

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moral precept

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set of rules that defines allowable actions or correct behaviors

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ethical code

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True/False: Correct behavior is always good behavior

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FALSE; Correct behavior is NOT always the good behavior

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ethical behavior vs moral behavior

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Ethical behavior – following rules
Moral behavior – desire to be good

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concerned with whether an action is right or wrong in the moral sense

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morals

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Refers only to human acts, that is, actions which proceed from man’s rationality

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morality

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morality can be done with 3 elements

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(1) knowledge,
(2) freedom,
(3) voluntariness

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Actions which do NOT have a rational character can be considered […], they cannot be judged as morally good or morally evil

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amoral

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human acts vs acts of man

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human acts
- require free will and involve deliberate choice
- moral or immoral

acts of man
- without free will; under conditions like ignorance, passion, fear, or violence
- amoral

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If human actions are to be judged whether morally good or evil, then there must be something by which actions could be measured as good or evil

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Norm or Standard of Morality

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It serves as a guide in determining what is god and right or bad and wrong

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ethics

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The attempt to achieve a systematic understanding of the nature of morality and what it requires of us – how we ought to live and why

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Ethics as a philosophy

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Acts that are ethically neutral (they do not have a moral value or sense)

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amoral

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Out of the realm of morality
Example: inanimate objects

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nonmoral

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Concerned whether an action is socially acceptable or if it follows a certain social or cultural practice

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Manners or etiquette

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Based on the matter of taste or social preferences

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Manners or etiquette

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Objective origin – 3 possibilities for the origin of value

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1. Values are given by a supernatural being (God)
2. Values are part of the fabric of nature (part of nature) (natural)
3. Values are part of the ‘furniture’ of the world, independently of human beings (social)

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Possible explanations of the objective origin of values are expressed in the

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Supernatural theory
Theory of “natural law”
Objectivism

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2 kinds of morality

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Customary or Traditional Morality
Reflective Morality

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Refers to the moral systems handed down through custom from generation to generation

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Customary or Traditional Morality

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Requires that moral ideas are carefully examined and tested

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Reflective Morality

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Customary or Traditional Morality also called

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Static morality

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Applications of Morality

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Religion
Nature
Individuality
Society