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19 Cards in this Set
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Morals |
What we believe about right and wrong |
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Ethics |
Our actions relative to stated morals |
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Integrity |
Degree to which actions reflect morals Leads to Living a Dangerous Life |
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Living a Dangerous Life |
Because most people live lives ofless-than-perfect integrity, they are threatened by others who seek to live lives of integrity. |
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Life of Integrity is attacked by |
•Established corrupted orders •People of lesser integrity •Satan |
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Three frameworks |
•Aristotelian Ethics •Christian Faith Ethics •Secular Ethics |
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Aristotelian Ethics |
Humans aim for "Supreme Good" - an activity of the rational soul in accordance with virtue |
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Christian Faith-based Ethics |
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9) Love God and love your neighbor |
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Secular Ethics |
No solid foundation |
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Teleology |
Aims at certain valued "ends" or goals |
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Deontology |
Inherent goodness of actions |
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Relativist |
Subjective |
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Virtue Ethics |
E.g. Aristotle |
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Justice |
Fairness; e.g. social justice |
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Divine Command Ethics |
Obedience to a moral superior |
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Objectivism |
philosophy of rational individualism |
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Utilitarianism |
ethical theory that states that the best action is the one that maximizes utility ( utility meaning human beings and other animals) |
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Emotivism |
an ethical theory that regards ethical and value judgments as expressions of feeling or attitude and prescriptions of action, rather than assertions or reports of anything. |
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Theocentric Moral Compass |
Moves beyond both consequences and moral rules, aspiring for nothing less than Godlike behavior |
