Ethical Approaches
name 2 ethical approaches
Outht ethics, natural law, outcome ethics, subjectivism, rebtism, absolutism (could be any of them)
name one Ethical Principle
moral values, norms, consience, intutition, world view, assumptions, reasoning and ethical authority (just one of them)
Ethics is Subjective and communal - True or false
True
Ethical issues are different to moral dilemma
no they're the same thing
Whis Ethical approach has the two consequences called "utilitarism" and " Hedonism"
Outcome based
What ethical principle is this definition for:
" someones judgemet of whats right and wrong"
Moral Values
Morals are usually based on a philosophy or religious belief -True or false
True
what can a ethical decision also be known as
also known as an ethical paradox or moral dilemma
whats the meaning of natural law
Natural law is the moral standards that govern human behavior
What is a ethical principle
Ethical principles are the foundation of ethics – they are what the rules, values, goals and approvedways of behaving are organised around.
Is ethics based on feelings of what is right or wrong
no as they may prevent people from behaving ethically, perhaps out of fear or due to conflicting desires
What is a ethical issue
Ethical issue is the problem in the decision-making process when there are two viable options, neither of which is completely acceptable from an ethical standpoint.
describe and give an example of Moral absolutism
Moral Absolutism states that there are universal and unconditional ethical standards by which all peoples actions may be judged regard less of context
e.g. 10 commandments , United Nations , declaration of human rights and the golden rule.
there's a train approaching the split track, you have the choice to pull a lever to change the direction of the train, at the current moment the trains going to run over a group of 5 people, BUT if you hit that lever the train will go and hit one person.
You decided to pull the lever for the train kill the one person instead, your outcome was caused because you thought that it was an expected standard/unwritten rule. what principle did you just use?
Norms
what is a moral
The principles underlying the ideal behaviour of each individual
what makes ethical approached different to ethical principles
Approaches helps us get to our decision
principles is our thoughts behind it that lead us up to the approach
(using the gps example the approach in a gps is the route were taking, the principle is the reason we are taking this route)
Define Moral Values
The core principles and standards that guide a person to judge between right and wrong, good and bad
What delemmas do ethics cover
how to live a good life
our rights and responsibilities
the language of right and wrong
moral decisions – what is good and bad?