OSHA Exam 4 Flashcards
(love wisdom) is the set of values, ideas, and opinion of an individual or group
$What is philosophy?
$The Central Questions of Philosophy
What is real?– MetaphysicsWhat is true? – EpistemologyWhat is valuable? – Axiology ( study of ethics)
Metaphysics
What is real?
Epistemology
What is true?
Axiology ( study of ethics)
What is valuable?
Theistic View: God and creationNon-theistic: Nature and evolution
$Metaphysics: What is real?
Theistic View: Sacred text through revelationNon-theistic: Science through learning
$Epistemology: What is True?
Theistic View: Rules of conduct and salvationNon-theistic: Life, Liberty, Happiness, Beauty, Truth, Justice
$Axiology: What is valuable?
that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct with respect to the wright and wrong of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions. (Webster- greek ethos)
$Ethics:
is moralityGreek word “ethos” meaning characterLatin word “mores” meaning customPrimarily concerned with attempting to define what is good for the individual and for society
$What is Ethics?
A branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conductWith respect to rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to theGoodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions
$Ethics
$Development of Ethics
PhilosophyReligionValuesCode of Ethics
Set of values, ideas, and opinions of an individual or groupPhilosophers “Great Thinkers” such as:Aristotle, Plato - Greek PhilosophersMore recent - Martin Luther King, William Buckley Jr
$Philosophy
Rule of ethical conduct found in some form in most major religions”Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
$The Golden Rule
Culturally entrenched pattern of behaviorMade up of:Sacraed beliefsEmotional feelings accompanying the beliefs and Overt (open to view) conduct presumably implementing the beliefs and feelingsOften based on: $The Golden RuleRule of ethical conduct found in some form in most major religions”Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
$Religion