Ethics presentation use for college students

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1. ETHICS: A Practical

2. Science of Sciences. Mother of all knowledge . Greek terms “ philos ” or “ philein ” meaning “ love” or “ friendship” and “Sophia” meaning “wisdom” or “knowledge”. Etymologically, it means love for wisdom or knowledge.

3. The concept of love means and implies an urge, drive, feelings, enthusiasm, or obsession of human WILL commanding REASON to seek unity with desired object: the TRUTH.

4. Wisdom, on the other hand, is associated with knowledge consisting of knowing, learning, and ascertaining ideas, theories, and principles to satisfy the quest for truth, and discerning the right meaning, purpose, and direction of human life.

5. Greek word “ ethicos ” or wich pertains to “ethos” translated as “custom” or “character” . Custom is “ mos ” or “ moris ” in Latin from which MORALITY is derived.

6. Identify the term/s being referred to in the following statements.

7. 1. The science of sciences or mother of all knowledge 2. A philosophical science that deal with morality of human conduct or action. 3. A kind of ethics that establishes social norms or rules to guide human behavior. Philosophy Ethics Normative

8. 4. Classification of ethics that determines what makes an act right or wrong, good or bad in a particular culture. 5. A truth that is the foundation for all other truths. Descriptive Principle

9. 6. A mode of thinking about any subjects matter in which the thinker improves the quality of his/her thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structure and imposing intellectual standards up to them. Critical Thinking

10. 7. Any rules generally accepted as bases in the determination or distinction of what is moral or immoral. 8. An unpleasant, difficult, bad, or dangerous situation involving a choice between two disagreeable or evil things. Moral Standards Dilemma

11. 9. A difficult choice between two courses of action either of which may violate moral principles. 10. The power or ability to act without interference or control by another. Moral Dilemmas Freedom

12. Modified True or False. Write T to confirm the truth of F to reject the falsity of the following statements. In either case, modify your answer by giving the reason to it.

13. 1. Ethics is a speculative philosophy. Ethics is a practical philosophy. F

14. 2. Philosophy is the father of all knowledge. Mother of all knowledge. F

15. 3. Morality and Ethics mean in agreement with a standard of what is right and good in character T

16. 4. Basic examples of moral standards are house rules, fashion standards and rules in game. F Reason: example of non-moral standards

17. 5. Moral dilemma arises only in social organization. T

18. 6. Reason and partiality are minimum requirement for morality. F Reason: Reason and impartiality are minimum requirement for morality.

19. 7. Freedom is synonymous to liberty and independence. T

20. 8. In the principle of causality, low academic performance is the cause, while laziness in the effect. F Reason: Laziness of a student results in a failure in academic performance.

21. 9. Tolerance to same sex relationship or marriage is an example for normative ethics. F Reason: Example of Descriptive ethics.

22. 10. “Ethos” and “Mos” both mean custom. T