ethics (midterms)

discern

A moral agent is person who has the ability to ___ right from wrong and to be held accountable for his or her own actions.

unjustified

Moral agents have a moral responsibility not to cause ___ harm.

morally responsible

Moral agents are beings that are _____ for their actions and accountable for their consequences.

moraity of the agent

The morality of one’s action will be based on the ____ acting in a particular situation.

Dilemma

____ are experiences where an agent is confused about the right decision to make because there are several competing values that are seemingly equally important & urgent.  

mere acquisition of knowledge

The study of ethics should not be focused only on ______ but on how to apply such knowledge into his own everyday life.            

wisdom

A person will be considered full of ___ if he knows how to apply his knowledge on a situation where there is a dilemma.

man of wisdom

A ____ is the one who knows when to make a moral decision & when to act on a situation.

Cultural relativism

____ is the view that ethical systems and cultural beliefs vary from one culture to another.

limited

According to Protagoras, knowledge is ____ to the person’s various perceptions.

relative

Standards of right & wrong are always ____ to a particular culture or society.

Ethnocentrism

____ the view that one particular ethnic group is somehow superior to all other.

Theocentrism

_____ the view that God’s system of beliefs & values is morally superior to all others.  

self-focused stage

Pre-conventional also called the _____ because this is concerned with concrete consequences to individuals & it is focusing a concrete interest while avoiding sanctions. 

Conventional stage

______ characterized by the group-focused stage & it is concerned with fulfilling role expectations as well as maintaining & supporting the social order.

Post-conventional stage

____ Individual judgment is based on self-chosen principles, & moral reasoning is based on individual rights & justice.  

moral reasoning

Post-conventional stage Individual judgment is based on self-chosen principles, & ____ is based on individual rights & justice.  

contradict

Both Theocentrism & Ethnocentrism ____ cultural relativism.

existing

It is the human person who gives meaning in all the things that are ____ in this world.  

primary consideration

The ____ of Ethics as a body of knowledge is its practical application in the daily experiences of the human person.  

moral person

In order to become a ___, there is a need for one to develop his own character.  

virtue

David Hume believed ____ is in conformity to reason

focused

The study of ethics should be ___ only on the acquisition of knowledge.

not

What is important in the study of ethics is ___ the acquisition of a good moral perspective but the action that is a product of one's ethical decision.

feelings

The ancient western thinkers believed that the foundation of morality is ____.

constant

Man will be able to find meaning in his existence if he will always be in __\_ search for the good.

meaning

It is the human person who gives ____ in all the things that are existing in this world.  

primary

The ____ consideration of Ethics as a body of knowledge is its practical application in the daily experiences of the human person.

rationality

Inasmuch as Ethics is a science, it is therefore based on God's reason as God is an omniscient Being, who gives ____ to every individual person.

Ethicians

____ believe that there can be no morality without God.

guidelines

Ethics sets the ____ for which a human person can know if he is still leading his life to the goal which he sets for himself.

human act

A  5-year old kid was caught stealing money from the wallet of his mother. His action is considered as  a ____.

naturally

Every human person is ____ good.

constant

Man will be able to find meaning in his existence if he will always be in ___ search for the good.

immortality

One's belief on the ___ of the soul will not create much difference in one's view of the importance of doing good deeds.

need

In order to become a moral person, there is a ____ for one to develop his own character.

acquisition of knowledge

The study of ethics should be focused on the ____

not

What is important in the study of ethics is ____ the acquisition of a good moral perspective but the action that is a product of one's ethical decision.

wise

A person is to be considered ___ if he knows to apply his knowledge on a situation where there is a dilemma

validity

The ____ of moral standards will be based on the ethical theories that one is following.

considered

An action is ____ to be morally acceptable if it is accepted by the majority.

Human act

____is the action done by man which is rooted in knowledge and full consent of the will.

Ethnocentrism

____ believes that there is an absolute moral standard.

Moral relativism

____ claim that the different sets of moral principles are of equal worth and nobody can claim that their moral beliefs and culture are better than those of the others.

Ethicians

____ believe that man can still be moral even without believing in a God.

destiny

Filipinos can accept his fate and ____ because of his religiosity.