Handouts in Ethics
The word ethics came from the Greek word EthoS which means custom or character.
Studies the righteousness or wrongness of human action.
How human person ought to act.
Two Views on Ethics
Greek Tradition Judeo-Christian Tradition
The main goal is to have a
"Good Life" The main goal is "The ideas of righteousness before God"
Being happy Doing what is right
Importance of rules - Rules area set of guidelines that got created in communities and countries
and get used all as a standard. These rules usually differ from one place to the other and the
differences are often determined by factors such as social interactions, beliefs, policies, and the
method of governance in place. Also, the violators of these rules are often handled by the
penalties which the laws of the land for the violation.
T ypes of Applied Ethics
• Bioethics- This concerns with ethical issues about life, biomedical researches, medicines,
health care, and the medical profession.
• Business Ethics - It examines moral principles concerning the business environment, which
involves issues about corporate practices and policies.
• Environmental Ethics - It deals with moral issues concerning nature, ecosystem, and its
nonhuman contents.
•Sexual Ethics- It studies moral issues about sexUality and human sexual behavior.
•Moral - It is an adjective describing human act as either ethical right or wrong.
•Moral standards - Are norms that serves as the frameworks for determining what ought to be
done.
Moral standards
CONSEQUENCE STANDARD NON-CONSEQUENCE
STANDARD
Depends on result or
outcome.
Greatest good of greatest
numbers.
Based on the Natural Laws.
Law of God that is written in
the hearts of men.
Based on goodwil
Sense of duty that you wish to
apply to all human-person.
Non-Moral standards:
a. Social Rules
b. Etiquette
c. Good Manners
COMPLIANCE OR NON-COMPLIANCE
MORAL STANDARD NON-MORAL STANDARD
