ETHICS QUIZ 1: ETHICS & THE MORAL PERSON
Coverage
1. Ethics and Philosophy
2. Value of Studying Ethics
3. Areas of Ethics
ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY
Ethics - Philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending the “concept of
right and wrong conduct”
The concept of right and wrong conduct are 2 basic terms of moral evolution in general
> Concept of right - something morally correct, just, or honorable
Ex: paying correct taxes to gov’t, defending the country from aggressors,
respecting elders, supporting charitable institutions, obeying just laws and legislation
> Wrong conduct - something actually wrong or not in accordance with morality,
goodness, or truth, and evil
Ex: graft and corruption, committing suicide, environmental destruction, rape,
adultery
Other related terms in ethics
> Philosophy - “Philos” (love) and “Sophia” (wisdom)
- Seeking to understand fundamental truths about themselves and the world they
live in (ex: Why was I born (truth about one’s self) / Is the world we’re living in permanent (the
world we live in))
- Academic discipline; perpetually engaged in asking, answering, and arguing
their answers to life’s most basic questions
- Study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, and
values.
- Coined (probably) by Pythagoras
> Moral Philosophy - branch of philosophy dealing with both arguments about the content of
morality & meta-ethical discussion of the nature of moral judgment and values
- ex: love vs. hate, success vs. hate, any -ism (feminism, racism)
, > Christian Ethics - living one’s life with guidance & inspiration from the Christian scriptures &
traditions
- Academic discipline; uses scriptures and traditions in developing and critiquing
ethical norms and theories, and applying them to ethical issues
- Most Christian ethicists agree that sources to do Christian Ethics are the ff:
a. Revelation - revealing/disclosing of some form of truth through
communication with a deity.
b. Scripture - ex: Bible
c. Tradition - long-established custom/belief that’s been passed on from
one generation to another
d. Human reason and experience
Scriptures of other religions:
1. Qur’an & Hadiths (Islam)
2. Shruti or Vedas and the Upanishads (Hinduism)
3. Tripitaka (Buddhism)
4. Analects (Confucianism)
5. Bible/Tanakh and Talmud (Judaism)
6. Avesta (Zoroastrianism)
7. Adi Granth (Sikhism)
8. Agamas (Jainism)
9. Tao Te Ching aka Dao De Jing (Taoism)
10. Analects of the Ise Shrine and Kojiki (Shintoism)
11. 7 Valleys and the 4 Valleys (Bahá’í Faith)
12. Christian Bible (3 branches of Christianity: Roman Catholicism, Eastern, Protestant)
VALUES IN STUDYING ETHICS
1. Seeks to resolve questions of human morality by defending concepts such as good and
evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.
2. It’s a requirement for human life; it is our means of deciding a course of action. With a
rational ethical standard, we may be able to correctly organize our goals and actions to
accomplish our most important values.
3. Will try to show students what they need to consider when deciding what’s wrong or right
for them to do, and also introduces students to terminology that is clear & unambiguous
so they can think and speak clearly and appropriately about moral issues and problems,
knowing the differences.
Coverage
1. Ethics and Philosophy
2. Value of Studying Ethics
3. Areas of Ethics
ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY
Ethics - Philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending the “concept of
right and wrong conduct”
The concept of right and wrong conduct are 2 basic terms of moral evolution in general
> Concept of right - something morally correct, just, or honorable
Ex: paying correct taxes to gov’t, defending the country from aggressors,
respecting elders, supporting charitable institutions, obeying just laws and legislation
> Wrong conduct - something actually wrong or not in accordance with morality,
goodness, or truth, and evil
Ex: graft and corruption, committing suicide, environmental destruction, rape,
adultery
Other related terms in ethics
> Philosophy - “Philos” (love) and “Sophia” (wisdom)
- Seeking to understand fundamental truths about themselves and the world they
live in (ex: Why was I born (truth about one’s self) / Is the world we’re living in permanent (the
world we live in))
- Academic discipline; perpetually engaged in asking, answering, and arguing
their answers to life’s most basic questions
- Study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, and
values.
- Coined (probably) by Pythagoras
> Moral Philosophy - branch of philosophy dealing with both arguments about the content of
morality & meta-ethical discussion of the nature of moral judgment and values
- ex: love vs. hate, success vs. hate, any -ism (feminism, racism)
, > Christian Ethics - living one’s life with guidance & inspiration from the Christian scriptures &
traditions
- Academic discipline; uses scriptures and traditions in developing and critiquing
ethical norms and theories, and applying them to ethical issues
- Most Christian ethicists agree that sources to do Christian Ethics are the ff:
a. Revelation - revealing/disclosing of some form of truth through
communication with a deity.
b. Scripture - ex: Bible
c. Tradition - long-established custom/belief that’s been passed on from
one generation to another
d. Human reason and experience
Scriptures of other religions:
1. Qur’an & Hadiths (Islam)
2. Shruti or Vedas and the Upanishads (Hinduism)
3. Tripitaka (Buddhism)
4. Analects (Confucianism)
5. Bible/Tanakh and Talmud (Judaism)
6. Avesta (Zoroastrianism)
7. Adi Granth (Sikhism)
8. Agamas (Jainism)
9. Tao Te Ching aka Dao De Jing (Taoism)
10. Analects of the Ise Shrine and Kojiki (Shintoism)
11. 7 Valleys and the 4 Valleys (Bahá’í Faith)
12. Christian Bible (3 branches of Christianity: Roman Catholicism, Eastern, Protestant)
VALUES IN STUDYING ETHICS
1. Seeks to resolve questions of human morality by defending concepts such as good and
evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.
2. It’s a requirement for human life; it is our means of deciding a course of action. With a
rational ethical standard, we may be able to correctly organize our goals and actions to
accomplish our most important values.
3. Will try to show students what they need to consider when deciding what’s wrong or right
for them to do, and also introduces students to terminology that is clear & unambiguous
so they can think and speak clearly and appropriately about moral issues and problems,
knowing the differences.
