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important abt ethics, aquinas uses Aristotle's idea of practical…
important abt ethics
euthanasia
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autonomy
literally 'self-ruling', the belief that we are free and able to make our decisions
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non voluntary
when a persons life is ended with the consent of someone representing their interests eg when the person is in a persistent vegetative state
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euthanisia
literally meaning a good death, refers to the practice of hastening someones death perhaps in order to spare them further suffering
Natural Law
existentialism
philosophical movement that stresses uniqueness of each human individual by arguing existence comes before essence
double effect
the idea that if doing something good also produces a bad effect, it is still ethically permissible as the bad-side effect was not intended
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apparent good
an action which someone mistakenly thinks is areal good, but they have not reasoned correctly
phronesis
means wisdom/intelligence, mainly used to refer to practical wisdom and more decision-making
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utilitarianism
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rule utilitarianism
idea that e should follow the rule that generally leads to the greatest balance of good over evil for society arather than the individual
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meta ethics
naturalistic fallacy
error of reducing goodness to a property that is found in nature, eg pleasure
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business ethics
globalisation
the integration of economies, industries, markets, cultures and policymaking around the world
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CSR
the idea that a business has responsibilities towards the community and environment (all stakeholders )
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sexual ethics
contractarian
idea that rules/norms are based on implicit mutual agreement i.e not to harm other person (found in philosophy of Thomas Hobbes)
non-harm principle
rules are only needed in order to prevent people being harmed and to take action if harm takes place (aka contract aria view)
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extramarital sex
sex outside of marriage, between married person and not their spouse aka adultery
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situation ethics
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subjective
the idea in ethics that right and wrong depend on the point of view of the individual rather than being decided eternally
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aquinas uses Aristotle's idea of practical reasoning/ phronesis tp suggest that there are certain basic goods of human flourishing , such as knowlegde, play, work, aesthetic experience, friendship and spirituality