ethics key words

the point from which the foetus can live outside the mother’s womb?

An ethical argument that is concerned with the consequences , the purpose or ultimate goal of something (Relativist: the ends justifies the means)

the approach to morality which asserts that there are certain moral rules and that it can never be right to go against these rules unless there is a proportionate reason which would justify it

an approach to ethics which is concerned with the idea that morality is not fixed but will vary for different people and cultures at different times. It is therefore not based on absolute or universal laws

'The ____________ dilemma':

the question of whether or not God is the source of morality

the value of an object, not in itself, but for  some other purpose

an approach to ethics which stresses the importance of rules which a can never be broken under any circumstances

An approach to ethics which is based on the morality of our actions in terms of our duty towards other people or our obedience to rules

an approach to morality which does not consider rules to be important and can be considered to be the opposite of legalism

direct rules such as the Ten Commandments which follow the pattern “You shall not…” and do not have punishments alongside them