Ethics Unit Terms (Humanities)

1. the branch of philosophy concerned with determining what behavior is “right” and “wrong”

• principle

• value

• ethics

• paradigm

1. the four most common ethical dilemmas, in which each side is rooted in one of our basic, core values.

• values

• paradigms

• ethics

• principles

1. the three ways of thinking based in moral philosophy that can be used to settle a proper ethical dilemma.

• principles

• ethics

• values

• paradigms

the dilemma between being honest and maintaining one’s allegiances

• Truth vs Loyalty

• Individual vs Community

• Justice vs Mercy

• Long-term vs Short-term

 the dilemma between what will benefit someone now versus in the future

• Truth vs Loyalty

• Individual vs Community

• Justice vs Mercy

• Short-term vs Long-term

the dilemma between holding people accountable according to rules/law and showing them compassion

• Truth vs Loyalty

• Individual vs Community

• Justice vs Mercy

• Short-term vs Long-term

the dilemma between protecting one person or a wider group

• Truth vs Loyalty

• Individual vs Community

• Justice vs Mercy

• Short-term vs Long-term

 the ethical principle based on imagining a situation from someone else’s perspective

• Ends-Based Thinking

• Rule-Based Thinking

• Care-Based Thinking

 the ethical principle guided by doing what is best for the greatest number of people

• Ends-Based Thinking

• Rule-Based Thinking

• Care-Based Thinking

1. the ethical principle about establishing a universal standard for yourself and others to follow

• Ends-Based Thinking

• Rule-Based Thinking

• Care-Based Thinking