Details Title: Ethics Mid-Term Description: N/A Total Flash Cards: 7 Created: 11/24/2008 09:36:59		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Philosophy Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term What is ethics? Definition Is the philosophical study of morality Term What is Mortality? Definition Beliefs concerning right and wrong Term What does ‘doing ethics’ mean? Definition • Deliberating about the rightness or wrongness of actions • Examining the soundness of your (and other people’s) moral outlook • Questioning whether your moral decision-making rests on coherent supporting considerations Term Normative Ethics Definition - the study of the principles, rules, or theories that guide our actions - the purpose is to establish the soundness of moral norms - considers questions such as “Is happiness the greatest good in life?” or “Should the rightness of actions be judged by their consequences?” Term Metaethics Definition - the study of the meaning and logical structure of moral beliefs - the purpose is to question all of the assumptions that inform normative ethics - considers questions such as “On what grounds can a moral principle be justified?” or “Is there such a thing as moral truth?” Term Applied Ethics Definition the application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases Term Definition