Ethics Midterm

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collusion

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the act of working with another person on an academic undertaking for which a student is individually responsible

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example of collusion

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two people working om a homework assignment that only one person gets credit for

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conspiracy

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the planning or acting with one or more persons ro commit any form of academic dishonesty to gain academic advantage for yourself or another

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example of conspiracy

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a group of peple plan to cheat on the test

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plagiarism

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the act of appropriating another writings or works and making use of the ideas or work, implied. is the notion that by so doing one is "stealing" original work produced by another

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example of plagiarism

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getting your sisters old paper and turning it in as your own

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cheating

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looking on someones test

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misrepresentation

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any act or omission with intent to deceive an instructor for academic advantage

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example of misrepresentation

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making the teacher think you went to a library but u really went to Google

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ethics

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the reasoned study of what is morally right and wrong, good or bad. ethics is part of the broader field of philosophy, critical thinking about moral problems

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ethical issues

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questions, problems, situations, or actions that contain illegitimate questions of moral right or wrong

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critical thinking

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informed and logical thought, or logical problem solving

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situation ethics

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determining what is right or good solely on the basis of the momentary context, this implies that what is right or good today in this situation may not be right tomorrow in another situation

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relativism

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the assumption that there are no moral standards, judgments, or principles that apply to everyone, that what is morally right and wrong varies from one person to another, or one culture to another

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absolutism

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the belief that there are no matter of opinion in ethics since all moral judgments are the same for everyone

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legalism

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the belief that ethical discussussiones are unnecessary since we have laws to govern peoples behavior, or that ethical standards are really the same

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evil

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the continuing atrocities of which humans are capable.

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moral judgments

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conclusions as to whether specific actions are ethically right or wrong, the ability to make the right ethical disisiones

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moral character

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possessing the courage/ determination, and persistence to follow through and do what we know we ought to do

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Lawrence kohlbergs 3 levels of moral development broken down in six stages

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1: punishment and obiediance 2:instrument and relativity, interpersonal concordance,4. law and order, 5. social contract, 6. universal ethical principle

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argument

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a series of statements which claims to prove a logical point

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logic

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the branch of philosophy that deals with thinking and reasoning processes

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fallacy

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an illogical argument, oftem appearing logical at first glance, involving a statement or statements that in one way or another deceive or mislead

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valid

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logically correct

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invalid

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illogical. a deductive argument is said to be invalid if the structure of the deductive argument is not logically correct

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sound

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an argument is said to be sound if the grounds can be proven true

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unsound

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an argument is said to be unsound if the grounds are not true, or ca not be proven true

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egoism

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emphasize the aim of always acting for perceived self interest

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act of utilitarianism

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from Jeremy Bentham, maintains the right thing to do in any situation is the action that produces the greatest possible good for the greatest number

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rule utilitarianism

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from John stuart Mill, maintaines the right thing to do is to follow the moral rule that would produce the greatest possible good, if everyone followed it

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golden mean

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Aristotle definition of virtues as being perfectly balanced between opposing undesirable extremes

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veil of ignorance

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rawlsian principle that requires that each person put aside any persononal considerations, as if we each wore blindfolds. this ensures that no one is advantaged or disadvantaged in the choice of principle by the outcome of natural chance or the contingency of social circumstances