Introduction to Ethics

• Ethics - Study of right and wrong
• Ethos - GREEK word of Ethics
• Character - meaning of Ethos
• Mores - LATIN word of Ethics
• Why study Ethics?

  • Authentic life
  • Makes you more successful
  • Inner Peace
  • Stable Society
  • May help us out after life
• 4 Branches of Ethics

  • Descriptive
  • Normative
  • Applied
  • Meta
• Ethical Standards - katanggap-tanggap sa society
• Normative Ethics - Ethical Actions
• Applied ethics - application of concepts
• Code of Ethics - set of rules and principles of individuals or group
• Moral Behavior - actions driven by our desire to be good
• Ethical Behavior - following rules that are accepted to the society
• Non-moral standard - rules that are unrelated to moral consideration
• Morality - set of standards that enable to people to live cooperatively
• Moral Standard - concern behaviors that ios serious results to human welfare
• Morality - ones judgement or right and wrong
• Code of ethics - not uniform
• Ethics - rules we have to follow
• Applied Ethics - Business Ethics
• Descriptive Ethics - psychology
• Normative Ethics - Philosophy
• pakikialam - criticizing
• concern - to improve