Ethics 1010 Chapter 1 and 2
Ethics notes Chapters 1 E& 2
Morality is over self intrest and even the law. It is an obligation to do or not do certain things.
Philosophy- literally means love of wisdom. From the greek word philia meaning love or friendship and sophia means wisdom.
Epistemology- the study of knowledge, metaphysics the study of nature of reality, and ethics the study of morality.
Aesthetics- the study of values in art and beauty and logic the study of argument and the principles of correct reasoning.
Ethics- from Greek word ethos, meaning character.
Morality- Latin word moralis, meaning customs or manners.
Amoral- having no moral sense or being indifference to right and wrong.
There are two major approaches to the study of morality. The first is scientific ,or descriptive and The second major approach to the study of morality is called the philosophical approach, and it consists of two parts
There are two areas of study in philosophy that deal with val- ues and value judgments in human affairs. The first is ethics, or the study of morality— what is good, bad, right, or wrong in a moral sense. The second is aesthetics, or the study of values in art or beauty—what is good, bad, right, or wrong in art and what constitutes the beautiful and the nonbeautiful in our lives. T
VALUES AS BOTH SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE—A SYNTHESIS.
It would seem that at least some values reside outside of human beings, even though perhaps many more are dependent on conscious human beings, who are able to value things How we get morality- by observing how morality develops and changes in human societies, one can see that it has arisen largely from human needs and desires and that it is based upon human emotions and reason. However, in order for customs and traditions to be effective and continuously applicable to the members of a society, they must be critically analyzed, tested, and evaluated, and this is where reflective morality comes in. the revered Greek philosopher Socrates
Morality is over self intrest and even the law. It is an obligation to do or not do certain things.
Philosophy- literally means love of wisdom. From the greek word philia meaning love or friendship and sophia means wisdom.
Epistemology- the study of knowledge, metaphysics the study of nature of reality, and ethics the study of morality.
Aesthetics- the study of values in art and beauty and logic the study of argument and the principles of correct reasoning.
Ethics- from Greek word ethos, meaning character.
Morality- Latin word moralis, meaning customs or manners.
Amoral- having no moral sense or being indifference to right and wrong.
There are two major approaches to the study of morality. The first is scientific ,or descriptive and The second major approach to the study of morality is called the philosophical approach, and it consists of two parts
There are two areas of study in philosophy that deal with val- ues and value judgments in human affairs. The first is ethics, or the study of morality— what is good, bad, right, or wrong in a moral sense. The second is aesthetics, or the study of values in art or beauty—what is good, bad, right, or wrong in art and what constitutes the beautiful and the nonbeautiful in our lives. T
VALUES AS BOTH SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE—A SYNTHESIS.
It would seem that at least some values reside outside of human beings, even though perhaps many more are dependent on conscious human beings, who are able to value things How we get morality- by observing how morality develops and changes in human societies, one can see that it has arisen largely from human needs and desires and that it is based upon human emotions and reason. However, in order for customs and traditions to be effective and continuously applicable to the members of a society, they must be critically analyzed, tested, and evaluated, and this is where reflective morality comes in. the revered Greek philosopher Socrates