FRAMEWORKS & PRINCIPLES (ETHICS)
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- It is a perspective in ethics that focuses on the character of individuals as the most significant element in making moral decisions.
- It refers to the sum of an individual's qualities and characteristics which differentiate him/her from others.
- It is the normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules and principles rather than based on the consequences of the action.
- It is a theory that says whether something is good or bad depends on its outcomes.
- He is one of the famous Greek philosophers who influenced different fields of knowledge.
- Aristotle is a naturalist.
- In his philosophy, he emphasized that we must understand first how nature works before we begin to make theories.
- According to him, everything in nature aims at some end. This end is a fulfillment of each thing's function and anything that satisfies it is considered good.
- It is the idea that everything aims at something that is good.
- It explains that the world and everything in it has a design or a purpose.
- This part of the soul is described as the experience of life and involves the act of living (like how plants exist)
- This is described as experiencing both living and sensing (like how animals exist).
- This includes both the nutritive and sensitive parts of the soul together with the mental processes of thinking, analyzing and reflecting.
- This part of the soul belongs to man alone.
- It is part of the mind that collects information and stores it for later use.
- It allows us to engage in the actual process of thinking. It allows us to take our sensory input, combine it with our memories and skills apply it to our betterment.
- It is a character trait that makes a good human being.
- It can control our feelings for us to be rational enough to choose the "middle way" for our behaviors.
- This is about knowledge of universal principle. It answers the question "what is good?"
- This is what guides our everyday actions and morals. It answers the question "how can I be good?"
- This actualizes the good that is potentially within us.
- It is described as the soul working by way of excellence and virtue.
- It is the good which all human aspire.
- It is the mean between two extremes.