PRELIM - ETHICS

A word for “Study of Morals”

Ethik

Old French word of “ethics, moral philosophy”

Etique

Late Latin for Ethics

Ethica

Greek word for “moral philosophy”

ethike philosophia (-)

Fem. Word for "ethical, pertaining to character,"

Ethicos (-)

Word for "moral character”

Ethos (-)

Word for “Custom”

Ethos (-)

It means  "moral principles of a person or group".

Ethic

This word (modern use) refers to the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution]

Ethos

A Latin word for “relating to manners or morals”

Moralis (o-a-)

He was a  Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher who coined the word to translate the Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”, in "De Fato," II.i).

Cicero (106-43 BC)

What is Moral as adjective?

"associated with or characterized by right behavior," also "associated with or concerning conduct or moral principles" (good or bad)

Fill in the blank and read carefully: from Old French _____ (14c.) and directly from Latin _______ "proper behavior of a person in society," literally "pertaining to manners"

Moral, Moralis

It is a trait or quality that is deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. 

Virtue

What is the Latin word for virtue?

Virtus

What is the Ancient Greek for virtue?

Arete

It is a word that refers to "moral life and conduct; a particular moral excellence,"

Vertu

From Anglo-French and Old French , it is "force, strength, vigor; moral strength; qualities, abilities"

Vertu

Fill in the black and read carefully: from Latin ______ (nominative virtus) "moral strength, high character, goodness; manliness; valor, bravery, courage (in war); excellence, worth," from vir "man" (from PIE root *wi-ro- "man").

Virtutem

Does the meaning and use, the origin of the terms ‘morality’, ‘ethics’, and ‘virtue’ overlap?

Yes

It refers to the very values and standards practiced by a person or a community.

Moral or morality

It refers to the reflective analysis and evaluation of morality.

Ethics

It is “the philosophical study of morality, which is concerned with our beliefs and judgments regarding right and wrong motives, attitudes, character and conduct.”

Ethics

It is is a person who studies morality (from the field of psychology, philosophy, etc)

Ethicist

It is a study of what are good and bad ends to pursue in life and what it is right and wrong to do in the conduct of life. It is therefore, above all, a practical discipline. Its primary aim is to determine how one ought to live and what actions one ought to do in the conduct of one’s life.” (Introduction to Ethics, John Deigh)

Ethics

It refers to the “standards of right and wise conduct whose authority in practical thought is determined by reason rather than custom.” (Introduction to Ethics, John Deigh)

Morality

Is this true: “Ethics differs from morals and morality in that ethics denotes the theory of right action and the greater good, while morals indicate their practice. Ethics is not limited to specific acts and defined moral codes, but encompasses the whole of moral ideals and behaviors, a person's philosophy of life (or Weltanschauung).”

Yes

refers to the actual practice of ‘the Good’; the very values, standards, or rules themselves that people and society hold, and expect from each other’s behavior.

Morality

refers to the broader philosophical reflections of the nature of ‘the Good’—moral values, standards, and rules, and includes the justification of (or reasons for) their normative nature (i.e., their ‘oughtness’).

Ethics

He was a co-author of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights promulgated by the then-fledgling United Nations. The Declaration has become a template for many subsequent international agreements dealing with the notion of human rights.

 Jacques Maritain