CE LAWS 1

Ethics

refers to principles that define behavior as right, good, and proper.

ethos

greek word which mean custom, habit, character, and disposition

meta-ethics

deals with the nature of moral judgement it look at the origins and meaning of ethical principles

normative ethics

is concerned with the content of moral judgements and thr criteria for what is right or wrong

applied ethics

looks at controversial topics like war, animal rights, and capital punishment

Moral realism

it is based on the idea that there are real objective moral facts or truths in the universe

subjectivism

teaches that moral judgements are nothing more than statements of a person’s feelings or attitudes and ethical statements do not contain fanctual truths about goodness and badness

Emotivism

the view that moral claims are no more than expressions of approval or disapproval

prescriptivism

think that ethical statements are instructions or recommendations

trustworthiness

the most complicated of the six core ethical value and concerns a variety of qualities like honesty, integrity, reliabili, and loyalty

respect

prohibits violence, humiliation, manipulation, qnd exploitation

responsibility

being accountable for what we do and who we are

fairness

adherenced to balanced standard justice without relevance to one's own feelings or inclination

caring

the heart of ethics and ethical decision-making

citizenship

civic virtues and duties that prescribed how we oughtto behave as part of the community

engineering

openly professes special knowledge, skill, judgement.

common morality

set of moral beliefs shared by almost everyone

personal morality

set of moral beliefs that a person holds

professional ethics

set of standards adopted by professionals insofar as they view themselves acting as professionals