Write the meaning of the following terms:
Ethics
Normative Ethics
Concerned
with criteria of what is
morally right and wrong.
Deontological Ethics-
ethical theories that place
Consequentialist-Judges whether or
special emphasis on the
not something is right by what its
relationship between duty consequences are
and the morality of human
actions.
Utilitarianism-ethical theory that
determines right from wrong by
focusing on outcomes.
Hedonism-belief that
pleasure, is the most
important principle in
determining the morality of
a potential course of action.
Egoism-an ethical theory that treats
self-interest as the foundation of
morality.
A branch of philosophy
that study morality, right
or wrong behavior.
Non-normative Ethics
objective is to establish
factually or conceptually
is the case
Meta-Ethics- dealing with
Virtue Ethics-concerned with traits the meaning of ethical Descriptive Ethics- study of
terms, the nature of moral
of character that are essential to the moral beliefs and practices of
human flourishing, not with the discourse, and the different peoples and cultures in
enumeration of duties. various places and times
foundations of
moralpriciples.
Virtue Ethicists Moral Realism
(Socrates, Plato, Aristotle)-identifies Anti-moralism (there are moral facts)
virtues, desirable characteristics, is the meta-ethical position that
(there no moral facts)
that the moral or virtuous person there are moral truths independent
embodies. of subjective opinion.
Moral Subjectivism Moral absolutism
the view that moral truths exist, belief there are universal ethical
but they are determined on an standards that apply to every
individual level. situation
Moral Relativism
the idea that there is no
universal or absolute set of
moral principles