Prelims Flashcards
Ethics came from the greek word?
Ethos
This word means custom, usage, character
Ethos
What is the Latin equivalent of ethos?
Mores
What is the etymological word of moral, morality, morals?
mores
This word may be used to refer to specific beliefs or attitudes that people have to describe acts that people perform.
Morals
This can be spoken of as the discipline of studying and understanding the ideal of human behavour and ideal ways of thinking
Ethics
Ethics is a term mostly used on ways of behaving in a given field, popularly known as _______
Professional ethics
True or false: Ethics and morals are used as equivalent terms in the Western language that refers to traditional manners, customs, habits, systems of values or character of the community.
True
_____ is about what is good or bad actions, right or wrong, acceptable or unacceptable.
Ethics
True or false: Ethics is about putting a value on our actions
True. We label something as good or bad, right or wrong, acceptable or unacceptable.
True or false: Not all that has a value of good and bad are part of ethics.
True. For example, it is good to drink plenty of water or it is bad to sleep late.
The word aesthetic comes from the Greek word _____ which means sense or feeling
Aesthesis
True or false: In aesthetics, the judgements are based on what we see, hear, smell, or taste.
True
This tells us what is proper to do in specific situations
Etiquette
What is concerned when someone interrupts while you are speaking? How about when someone starts cursing at you and shouts libelous words?
- Etiquette
- Ethics
Technique comes from the Greek word ____, which means the proper way of doing things
Techne
What are the three sources of authority of ethics?
Law, religion, culture
___ guides every country in this world
Law
____ talks about what is pleasing and not pleasing in the eyes of God.
Religion
____ sets standards in our community
Culture
