ETHC 3P82 Study Guide - Final Guide: Whistleblower, Virtue Ethics, Aristotle
21 Jan 2017
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Morality: concerned with social practices defining right and wrong. Ethical theory and moral philosophy point to reflection on the nature and justification of right actions. These words refer to attempts to introduce clarity, substance, and precision of argument into the domain of morality. Law is the public"s agency for translating morality into explicit social guidelines and practices and for stipulating punishments for offenses. Conscience : vary radically from person to person and time to time, altered by circumstance, religious belief, childhood, and training. Maximization of the good and the minimization of harm and evil. Theory of good: good as a means to other ends. Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law. Never treat another person merely as a means to your own goals (even if doing so creates a net balance or even a positive balance) Life the way you want, your own life-style.
