Ethical Perspectives

Respect means

• buying someone expensive gifts.

• telling someone an important secret.

• iking all the same things as someone.

• treating someone with care and kindness.

What is the "Golden Rule"?

• Rule of Reciprocity

• Rule of Universality

• Rule of Respect

• Rule of Retro-city

Which statement best defines the concept of “ethics”?

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

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

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

• Characteristics that bring people praise and admiration.

What is the difference between ethics and moral values?

• Ethics are society's concept of personal beliefs. Morals are society's concept of right and wrong.

• Ethics are personal beliefs. Morals are society's concept of right and wrong.

• Ethics means society's concept of right and wrong, Morals are personal beliefs.

• Ethics are personal concepts. Morals are right and wrong through society.

Set of guidelines or procedures set up or established by an organization, company, or group dealing with right or wrong behavior while at work.

• Morals

• Values

• Conflicts

• Ethics

Relativism is

• when you do not make judgements about whether or not an action is right or wrong for everyone

• when you consider the usefulness of an action in promoting the common good

• the idea that all knowledge and truths are subject to the individual's interpretation and experience

• when you approach ethical problems with some general moral principles rather than a rigorous set of ethical laws

Utilitarianism​ is

• when you do not make judgements about whether or not an action is right or wrong for everyone

• when you consider the usefulness of an action in promoting the common good

• the idea that all knowledge and truths are subject to the individual's interpretation and experience

• when you approach ethical problems with some general moral principles rather than a rigorous set of ethical laws

Subjectivism​ is

• when you do not make judgements about whether or not an action is right or wrong for everyone

• when you consider the usefulness of an action in promoting the common good

• when you approach ethical problems with some general moral principles rather than a rigorous set of ethical laws

• the idea that all knowledge and truths are subject to the individual's interpretation and experience

Situation Ethics​​ is

• the idea that all knowledge and truths are subject to the individual's interpretation and experience

• when you approach ethical problems with some general moral principles rather than a rigorous set of ethical laws

• when you consider the usefulness of an action in promoting the common good

• when you do not make judgements about whether or not an action is right or wrong for everyone

Nihilism​ is

• when someone subscribes to the idea of Objective truth

• when someone is passionate and positive about life

• A viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless. ​

• when someone has found meaning in life