ethics unit 1

what are rosmini’s ultimate ends?

pleasure, power, wealth, knowledge, & God

what is a virtue?

created from practice from experiences, median from 2 vices

what is a vice?

a deficiency or excess of a virtue

what is an intrinsically evil action?

actions that are always evil regardless of motivation or circumstances; if object = evil = intrinsic evil

what is the doctrine of double effect?

you make take an action which would produce both a good & bad effect, iff


1. if the situation is sufficiently serious
2. your intent is to produce the good effect
3. the bad effect is not the way the good effect is produced
4. the act is not inherently wrong

how does determining the morality of an act by using object, intention, circumstance work?

object: concrete action you’ve taken

intention: why have you chosen to do this action?

circumstances: person performing action & what was the context of the action itself?

* object + intention need to be good (both) = action = good

what is the virtue generosity?

the quality of being kind & giving

excess: squandering

deficiency: stinginess

what is the virtue perserverance?

persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success

excess: stubbornness

deficiency: fickleness

what is the virtue humility?

humbleness

excess: submissiveness

deficiency: pride

what is the virtue courage?

the ability to do something that frightens one

excess: recklessness

deficiency: cowardice

in “the image of God” means…?

having an intellect & will

what is the intellect?

the ability to perceive a universal or abstraction

what is the will?

the ability to choose God