PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT Flashcards
anything that a person considers
important in life, such as material
things, ideas and experiences
VALUES
are individual beliefs that
motivate people to act one way or
another. They serve as a guide for
human behavior.
values
KINDS OF VALUES
BIOLOGICAL VALUES
PSYCHOLOGICAL VALUES
INTELLECTUAL VALUES
MORAL VALUES
a habit that inclines the person to act in
a way that harmonizes with his nature
the habit of doing good
the opposite is vice, the habit of doing
bad
VIRTUE
It is characterized by “being careful about one’s choice”, not taking undue
risks, and not saying or doing thing that might later be regretted.
The ability to govern and discipline oneself by means of reason and sound
judgment
The virtue that attracts the intellect to choose the most effective means for
accomplishing what is morally good and avoiding what is evil
PRUDENCE
The virtue that inclines the will to give to each one of his rights
It is the concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law,
natural law, religion, fairness, or equity, along with the punishment of
the breach of the said ethics.
JUSTICE
Variations of Justice:
Utilitarianism
retributive justice
restorative justice
It is a form of consequentialism, where punishment is forward looking. Justified by
the ability to achieve future social benefits resulting in crime reduction,
.
Utilitarianism
It regulates proportionate response to crime proven by lawful evidence, so that
punishment is justly imposed and considered as morally correct and fully
deserved.
Retributive Justice
It is concerned not so much with retribution and punishment as with making the
victim whole and reintegrating the offender into society.
Restorative Justice
One’s ability to moderate or avoid something, for its believed that no virtue could be
sustained in the face of inability to control oneself, if the virtue was opposed to some desire.
The virtue that is generally defined by control over excess, so that it has many classes, such
as abstinence, chastity, sexual desire, vanity or anger.
TEMPERANCE
Commonly called “courage”
The strength or firmness of the mind that enables a person to face danger, pain.
The courage to endure without yielding
The virtue that incites courage
The person exercising fortitude is willing to put himself in danger if necessary.
FORTITUDE
