Definitions of Ethics
What is the term that refers to values controlling our relationships with others?
What are ethics?
Lvel characterized by egotistical reasoning, focusing on oneself.
What is pre-conventional morality?
This ethical theory evaluates actions based on their consequences.
What is utilitarianism?
What are moral values?
She argued that women's moral development is different from men's?
Who is Carol Gilligan?
This latin word meaning "custom" is the root of the word moral.
What is "moralis" ?
Stage where individuals seek to please others and conform to norms.
What is Stage 3: Good boy/nice girl?
This moral theory, developed by Immanuel Kant, emphasizes duties.
What is deontology?
In the classic dilemma of the Mignonette, this was one of the proposed situations.
What is to eat the weakest person?
This philosopher is known for the concept of the categorical imperative.
Who is Immanuel Kant?
Aristotle believed morality is rooted in what aspect of human nature?
What is rational human nature?
According to Kohlberg, this stage involves respecting authority and social order.
What is Stage 4: Society maintaining?
This moral theory focuses on individual rights and their protection.
What are natural-rights ethics?
Moral dilemmas are classified as better or worse, not this.
What is right or wrong?
This English philosopher is associated with the development of utilitarianism.
Who is John Stuart Mill?
These concepts evaluate behaviors as right/wrong, fair/unfair, and good/bad.
What are ethical and moral concepts?
Fewer than this percentage of American adults reach post-conventional morality.
What is 10%?
This ethical approach evaluates moral actions based on character traits.
What us virtue ethics?
When confronted with moral dilemma, one must resist this temptation.
What is starting with a solution and rationalizing it?
This philosopher introduced the principle of prima facie duties.
Who is W.D. Ross?
This moral value involves compassion, fairness, and justice.
What are moral values?
This psychologist developed a stage theory of moral development.
Who is Lawrence Kohlberg?
This principle asserts that moral obligations apply universally.
What is the categorical imperative?
This duty emphasizes doing no harm and preventing it.
These philosophers are often categorized as hedonists in relation to utilitarianism.
Who are Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill?