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Ethics came from the Latin word 'ethos' which means 'characteristic way of acting', 'habit' or 'custom'.
TRUE
FALSE
Human acts are performed by person who is acting knowingly, ____, willfully.
Act of man is instinctive and under the control of the will.
TRUE
FALSE
Ethics is often called ______ __________.
________ refers to certain codes of conduct put forward by a society or a group, or accepted by an individual for his/her own behavior.
_____ are understood as general rules about our actions and behaviors.
Values
Norms
Law
Moral Standards
Non-moral standards
_____ are understood as enduring beliefs or statements about what is good and desirable or not.
Values
Norms
Law
Moral Standards
Non-moral standards
_________ usually promote the general welfare of humans, animals and environment. Also these are the sum of values and norms.
Values
Norms
Law
Moral Standards
Non-moral standards
_________ are dependent to a person's taste and/or preference.
Values
Norms
Law
Moral Standards
Non-moral standards
The following statements are true about Moral Standards. Identify which one is not.
Discuss serious matters that can affect not just our well-beings, but animals and environment alike.
It will not override or takes precedence of other people's standards and considerations.
Moral considerations are impartial and unbiased.
It is associated with special emotions (shame and guilt).
It is a kind of law that pertains to reason why we can observe order and harmony in all of creation.
Eternal law
Natural Law
Human Law
Divine Law
It is a kind of law where human beings can participate in making the creation to stay in order or to deviate.
Eternal law
Natural Law
Human Law
Divine Law
It is a kind of law that is enacted by the state to preserve peace and order and to direct people to work towards the common good.
Eternal law
Natural Law
Human Law
Divine Law
It is a kind of law that was revealed by God through His scripture and address to His people.
Eternal law
Natural Law
Human Law
Divine Law
Law is a/an ____ of reason, _____ for the common good by one who has ____ of society
promulgated, ordinance, charge
ordinance, charge, promulgated
ordinance, promulgated, charge
charge, ordinance, promulgated
He was a dominant contributor to the ethical theory during the transition between the ancient world and the Middle Ages.
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Augustine
Immanuel Kant
Aristotle
Plato
For him, human beings have a duty that constraints him to act in such a way that is considerable of other people.
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Augustine
Immanuel Kant
Aristotle
Plato
His goal was to create an ethic that was tailored to the demands and ends (purpose) of human nature.
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Augustine
Immanuel Kant
Aristotle
Plato
For him, the purpose of the law was to help mold essentially good people.
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Augustine
Immanuel Kant
Aristotle
Plato
His moral philosophy is not concerned with whether certain actions are right or wrong, but with whether or not one is a good person.
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Augustine
Immanuel Kant
Aristotle
Plato
During the Classical Greeks, there was no structured moral theory and no developed discussion on the basis for making moral decisions.
TRUE
FALSE
In the pre-philosophical ethics it is primarily character-oriented than act-oriented.
TRUE
FALSE
Plato belongs to the first group, where moral authority is immanent; human beings have the authority to create their own moral rules and systems.
TRUE
FALSE
Immanuel Kant belongs to the Second group, where moral authority is transcendent. That the authority exists outside of ordinary human experience.
TRUE
FALSE
Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill are proponents of Utilitarianism.
TRUE
FALSE
A person is in a dilemmatic situation when he/she is left with three (3) options to choose from. These options are neither desirable nor unwished-for.
TRUE
FALSE
The law of God reflects and mirrors the perfect ___________of God.
We learned that in Divine Command Theory, morality is ultimately grounded/founded in __________.
According to the Divine command theory, the purpose of the law are the following: (choose all that applies)
To serve as reflection of God's righteousness;
To restraint evil;
To know God's will in our lives as a moral agent;
to see that our capability to reason is the most important thing;
To know that we have to innovate and create more laws that is fitted for our needs;
Who wrote 'The Republic'?
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Augustine
Immanuel Kant
Aristotle
Plato