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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. Types of Applied Ethics
Causes guilt. May only cause shame and embarrassment. CLASSIFICATION OF THEORIES OF MORALS STANDARDS- GARNER AND ROSEN (1967) CONSEQUENCE STANDARD NOT-ONLY CONSEQUENCE STANDARD Teleological Deontological The act is wrong depending on the consequences of the act. Right and wrong depends on the sense of duty Natural Law . WHAT MAKES STANDARD MORAL? THEIST NON -THEIST Moral standards are commandments of God revealed to man through prophet Based on sages like Confucius and Kant Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you. -Confucius "Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should became a universal law" - Immanuel Kant, Categorical Imperative. FREEDOM Exercising our capacity to make decisions, choose or life path and direct the course of our I've through our own steering/ Human has freedom. Dilemmas presuppose Freedom Without freedom it is impossible to make moral choice Making moral choice is a necessary consequence for being free, a consequence of being human person. FACTICITY - Refers to the "givens" of our situation CULTURE Total way of life. Ralph Linton (1945]) defined the culture of a society as the way of life of its members: the collection of ideas and habits which they learn, share and transmit from generation to generation' How is culture transmitted? Enculturation AccUlturation Assimilation CULTURAL RELATIVISM - The idea that a person's beliefs, values and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of
Philosopher - For them., whatever a human peson is or will be a result of creative process.
to state facts nor to convey information instead it serves as means of affecting human behavior and expressing one's feelings and emotion. Known as Boo-Hooray Theory. RULE OF REASON - When we make any kinds of judgment we must reinforce them for valid reason.
- Feelings can help in making right decision Subjective feelings sometimes matter when deciding between right and wrong. Emotions, like our love for our friends and family, are a crUcial part of what gives life meaning. and ought to play a guiding role in morality. Reason and Impartiality as Minimum Requirement for Morality Reason - is the basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction. Impartiality - is a principle of justice holding that decisions ought to be based on objective criteria, rather than on the basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring the benefit to one person over another for improper reasons. The 7-step model is as follows:
oUr action (something over which we ultimately have no control) but about having the proper intention in performing the action. THE ETHICAL ACTION IS ONE TAKEN FROM THE DUTY, •How important is the intention in the analysis of one's ethical behavior?