unit 1 Flashcards
ethos means
characteristics way of acting
fundamental belief or statement that are accepted to be true without the burden of proving or of proof
assumption
quality of human acts by which we call them right, wrong or indifferent; good, evil or neutral
morality
2 general forms of acts
acts of man
human acts
involuntary naturals example
heart beat, blinking of eye
voluntary natural acts examples
eating, sleeping, and drinking
includes actions that are conscious, deliberate, intentional, voluntary and are within the preview of human value judgment
human acts
classification of human acts
moral or ethical acts
immoral or unethical acts
amoral or neutral acts
components of moral acts
the intention or motive
the means of the act
the end of the act
3 major ethical theories
utilitarianism
categorical imperialism
situational ethics
theory in thics by which action are judged to be right or wrong solely according to their causal consequences
utilitarianism
an individual should seek only those things that tend to produce “The greatest happiness of the greatest number of people”
utilitarianism
sensual indulgences or bodily gratification
physical pleasure
refers to intellectual, spiritual and moral pleasures
mental pleasure
does not rest on some interest; thus, it binds unconditionally and morally. This theory focuses on the motive of an act and the means employed by an act
categorical imperative