Professional Ethics Flashcards
System of moral principles
Ethics
System of beliefs and behavior
Principles
between right and wrong and bad behavior
Morality
Helps us to distinguish between right and wrong
Morality
Honesty and respect
Moral
Dishonesty and disrespect
Immoral
Standard or a rule
Normative ethical theories
Focus on what an action a moral action, prescribe what is the right thing to do
Norm
4 Types of normative theories
Deontological, teleological, consequentialist theories and character based
Action or ethical if the action is ethical
Deontological
Obligation necessity that which is binding a moral duties
Deon
Respect for persons
Kant’s theory
categorical imperative command
Theory of morality
End, goal and purpose
Telos
States that those action are ethical which lead to the right ends consequences
Teleological
This school of thought justifies the action “consequences of action”
Teleological
Judge by consequences good or right action which produces the best consequences overall in a situation
Consequentialist theories
Moral worth of an action should be judged by its consequence
Consequentialist theories
Not focused on moral rules
Consequentialist theories
The focus is on the value of the consequence of the rule
Consequentialist ethics
Have to be predictive and can be legitimate to ignore rights
Consequentialist theories
Best known consequentialist theory, example of consequentialism where right actions are those which maximize the happiness of sentient beings
Utilitarianism
An ethical theory that determines right and wrong by focusing on the outcome a form of consequentialism greater choice to greater good
Utilitarianism
The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual character determines what kind of person you are and what types of relationships your form in life
Character-based
