POJMAN BOOK 1-13 Flashcards
- branch of philosophy that deals with how we ought to live, with the idea of the Good, and with concepts such as “right” and “wrong.”
ETHICS
his famous motto statement that “the unexamined life is not worth living, “
SOCRATES
“moral” comes from the Latin word
mores
“ethical” from the Greek _______.
ETHOS
key divisions within the study of ethics are:
- Descriptive ethics
- Moral Philosophy (ethical theory)
- Applied Ethics
moral philosophy also called __________
ethical theory
-refers to the systematic effort to understand moral concepts and justify moral principles and theories.
Moral Philosophy (Ethical Theory)
serves as action guide for individuals or groups
Principles of right behavior
deals with controversial moral problems ex. abortion
Applied Ethics
branch of philosophy that deals with how we ought to live, the idea of the good and with the concept such as “right” or “wrong”
Ethics
An examined life is not worth living
Socrates
Key divisions within the study of ethics
- Descriptive Morality
- Moral Philosophy
- Applied Ethics
refers to actual beliefs, customs, principles and particular people and cultures
Descriptive Ethics
facts about what people on those country eat or dress
Cultural Facts
possible sources of obligation
- God
- Human Reason
- Desire to be happy
serves as action guides for individuals and groups
Principles of right behavior
Deals with controversial moral problems
ex. abortion, pre-marital sex, euthanasia
Applied Ethics
Morality as compared with other normative subjects
- Religion
- Law
- Etiquette
moral behavior as defined by a given religion
Religion
secular ethics
Horizontal
does not receive its authority from “on high”
Lacking Vertical/Higher dimension
instituted in order to promote well-being, resolve conflicts of interest to promote social harmony
Law
malice a forethought, plays a role in determining the legal character of an act once it has been committed
Intention
- concerns form and style rather than essence of social existence
- determine what is POLITE behavior rather than ehat is RIGHT behavior
Etiquette
Traits of moral principles
- Prescriptivity
- Universalizability
- Overridingness
- Publicity
- Pacticality
practical or action guiding, nature of morality
Prescriptivity
moral principles must apply to all people who are in a relevantly similar situation
Universalizability
Moral Principles have predominant authority and override other kinds of principles
Overridingness
moral principles must be made public in order to guide our actions
Publicity
it must be workable and its rule must not lay a heavy burden on us when we follow them
Practicability
