ethics-intro

Ethics come from the Greek word "___________" which means character, customs or habit.

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Ethics

• Path

It is the study of the methods and principles used to distinguish good from bad, right from wrong actions.

• Actions

• Moral

• Ethics

• Objects

What are the two assumptions of ethics?

• Right and Wrong acts

• Good and bad acts

• Physical and Non-physical

• Man is rational and man is free

James has a belief that the death penalty is wrong in all cases. This would be an example of his __________?

• Morals

• Personality

• Culture

• Ethics

Which statement best defines the concept of “ethics”?

• Ethics is a society’s standards of conduct based on moral values and principles of its members.

• Ethics is the ability to tell the difference in right and wrong behavior.

• Ethics is trying to judge people by what they believe and do.

• Characteristics that bring people praise and admiration.

It is a strongly held norms which represent the deeply held standards of what is right and wrong

• a. ethics

• b. mores

• c. moral

• d. values

refers to the norms which we have about the types of actions which we believe to be morally acceptable and morally unacceptable. 

• a. moral standard

• b. non-moral standard

• c. morality

• d. moral dilemmas

refer to rules that are unrelated to moral or ethical considerations

• a. moral standard

• b. non-moral standard

• c. morality

• d. ethical

is usual, typical, or standard expected in a group or society.

• a. Norms

• b. ethic

• c. moral

• d. values

It is the quality or fact of being in agreement with ideals of right behavior.

• a. moral

• b. ethic

• c. morality

• d. mores