Ethics and Moral Standards Review Flashcards

A set of 50 fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering the definition and branches of philosophy, origins and definitions of ethics and morality, reasons for rules, non-moral standards, and characteristics of moral standards.

Philosophy came from the Greek words Philo, meaning love, and Sophia, meaning __________.

Wisdom

The word philosophy was invented by __________.

Pythagoras

A philosopher is defined as a lover of __________.

Wisdom

Philosophy is described as the Queen of all __________.

Sciences

The branch of philosophy that deals with human knowledge is called __________.

Epistemology

The branch of philosophy that deals with right reasoning is __________.

Logic

Both Theology and Theodicy study the nature of __________.

God

Theology is based on faith, while Theodicy is based on __________.

reasoning

The branch of philosophy that deals with the study of the universe is __________.

Cosmology

Metaphysics comes from the word 'meta', meaning beyond, and 'physics', meaning __________.

physical

The branch of philosophy defined as the study of what is right and what is wrong is __________.

Ethics

The term Ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos, meaning a character or a characteristic way of __________.

acting

The Latin word mos or moris means customs, or a traditional line of __________.

conduct

The word morality or moral is derived from the Latin root word __________.

Mos or moris

Morality prescribes a code or a system of behavior in regards to the standard of right and __________.

wrong

Ethics is also known as moral __________.

philosophy

Ethics evaluates moral concepts, values, principles, and __________.

standards

Traditionally, philosophers and __________ scholars have studied ethics.

religious

Ethics provides a framework for understanding and interpreting right and wrong in __________.

society

Rules protect social beings by regulating behaviors and building boundaries that place limits on __________.

behavior

Rules help to guarantee each person certain rights and __________.

freedom

Rules produce a sense of __________ among social beings.

justice

Rules are essential for a healthy __________ system.

economic

Moral standards involve rules people have about actions they believe are morally right or __________.

wrong

Some ethicists equate moral standards with moral values and moral __________.

principles

Non-moral standards refer to rules that are unrelated to moral or ethical __________.

considerations

Recognizing the notions of good and bad, right and wrong are the primary concern of __________.

ethics

Preference of what is good and bad based on sense or feeling is called __________.

Aesthetics

The term Aesthetics originates from the Greek word aisthesis, which means __________.

sense or feeling

The conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority is called __________.

Etiquette

Etiquette involves a sense of approval and disapproval concerning actions that are relatively more __________ in nature.

trivial

Technique or technical standards refer to observing the proper way of __________ things.

doing

The word technical comes from the Greek word techne, which refers to the proper way of __________.

doing things

Law is a non-moral standard because it determines actions based on legal authority and __________.

enforceability

Because law is a non-moral standard, an action can be legal yet immoral, or illegal yet morally __________.

justified

Culture is a non-moral standard because it shapes behavior through customs, traditions, and social __________.

expectations

Culture reflects what is socially accepted rather than what is objectively __________.

right or wrong

Religion is a non-moral standard because it bases right and wrong on faith, divine authority, or sacred __________.

teachings

Sacred teachings may guide moral behavior but do not rely on moral __________ itself.

reasoning

Moral standards involve serious wrongs or significant __________.

benefits

Moral standards ought to be preferred to other __________.

values

Moral standards are not established by __________ figures.

authority

A key characteristic of moral standards is that they are __________.

universal

Moral standards are based on __________ considerations.

impartial

Moral standards are associated with special emotions and vocabulary, such as guilt, shame, and __________.

remorse

In the opening prayer, God is addressed as the Source of all truth and __________.

justice

The opening prayer asks for the gift of prudence to discern what is __________.

right

The opening prayer asks for fortitude to uphold the dignity of every human __________.

person

The three concepts of conduct evaluated in moral philosophy are Moral, Immoral, and __________.

Amoral

Non-moral standards either are not necessarily linked to morality or by nature lack __________ sense.

ethical