ETHICS

________ refers to what a person ought to do and not to do and is shared and widely accepted as the standard for himself and the society

Examples of Moral standards are standards of etiquette by which we judge manners as good or bad. Standards we call aesthetic by which we judge art as good or rubbish.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are the two (2) things that are minimum conditions for someone to be considered moral?

• Reason

• Emotional

• Impartiality

• Subjective

_______ refers to the cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, and attitudes among many others that are acquired by a community in the course of generations

In Kohlberg's six stages of moral development. One of these stages refers to individuals’ ability to recognize the meaning of the law and rules set out by society.

• Stage 4: Maintaining Social Order

• Stage 3: Conventional Morality

• Stage 6: Universal Principles

• Stage 5: Social contract and Individual Rights

This theory claimed that the rules and moral standards that are in place are actually merely inventions of man.

• Social Convention Theory

• Cultural Relativism

• Social Conditioning Theory

• Universal Values

Feelings and emotions can become obstacles or impediments to becoming ethical when feelings in ethics are misinterpreted or exaggerated.

• TRUE

• FALSE

This theory is also known as an improved and sophisticated version of subjectivism.

In the 7-steps of the moral reasoning model. This step requires using creative thinking to identify numerous potential courses of action in order to resolve a moral dilemma.

• List the alternatives

• Compare the alternatives with the principles

• Weigh the consequences

• Gather the facts

This theory claims that ethical sentences do not convey authentic propositions, hence are neither true nor false.

• Cognitivism

• Non-cognitivism

• Moral rationalism

• Emotivism