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Ethical Reasoning - Coggle Diagram
Ethical Reasoning
The function of Ethics
Importance
Living an ethical life
Develop an ethical world
People are capable of...
Helping others
Harming others
Develop debates
Stereotype
Living according to...
Social conventions
Religion
Law
Common core
Types of acts
"Good ones" (enhance the well-being of others)
"Bad ones" (diminish the well-being of others)
We can...
Cultivate important intellectual traits
Respect rights of others
Not fulfill our desires
Ethical decisions
"Antonyms"
Slavery
Torture
Racism
Murder
Fraud
Being selfish
Greedy
"Synonyms"
Being kind
Openminded
Impartial
Honest
Honorable
Type of people
Something ethically correct is not the same as something of our self interest (personal desires)
Need to know
Self and social critique
Ethical self-examinatiton
Recognize the persasive everyday pitfalls of ethical judgement
Moral intolerance
Self-deception
Uncritical conformity
The elements of ethical reasoning
Stated in...
UN Declaration of Human Rights
Characteristics
Transcultural
Transreligious
Skills
Distinguish purely
Ethical terms
Theological terms
Conventional terms
Breaking reasoning down
Evaluate
Clarity
Accuracy
Relevance
Depth
Breadth
Logicalness
Being...
Intellectually humble
Perseverant
Intellectually empathic
Bases
Human behavior has consequences for the welfare of others
Treat others how you would like to be treated
Steps
1) Interpret data
Ideas
Theories
Facts
Experiences
2) Answer questions
Solve problems
Resolve issues
All thinking
Generates
Purposes
Implications
Raises questions
Uses information
Utilizes concepts
Makes
Inferences
Assumptions
Embodies a point of view
Elements of thought
Purpose
Goal
Objective
Question at issue
Problem
Issue
Information
Data
Facts
Observations
Experiences
Interpretation and inference
Conclusions
Solutions
Concepts
Theories
Definitions
Axioms
Laws
Principles
Models
Assumptions
Presupposition
Taking for granted
Implications and consequences
Point of view
Frame of reference
Perspective
Orientation
The logic of ethical reasoning
Ethical principles mean something only when manifested in behavior
Requirements
Intellectual skills
Ethical insights
Point of view
Help rather than harm
Purpose
To act as to help t¿rather than harm
Question
¿How can we help others rather than harm?
Information
Info about our act "help others rather than harm"
Inference
Judgements about what helps or harms others
Essential concepts
The concept of helping to rather than undermining others
Assumptions
The capacity of distinguishing ethics from other modes of thinking
Acting consistently with them
Implications
If we behave ethically others will be helped
Egocentrism
Human nature
Brothers
Prejudice
Self-justification
Self-deception
Antidote
Developing ethics
Our type if world
Morally fogged
Self-deception
Bribery
Distorted vision
Self-manipulation
Everyday ethical judgements
Pseudo and genuine morality
Ethical insight
Moral prejudice
Ethical truth
Moral hypocrisy
Narrow-minded, self-centered thinkers
Humans prone to...
Egotism
Prejudice
Sel-justification
Self-deception
Pathological Dispositions Inherent in Egocentric Thought
What are they?
Inconsistencies
Saying one thing and doing another
Applying one rule to ourselves and another to others
Egocentric memory
"Forget" what is against us
"Remember" what support us
Egocentric blindness
To not notice the facts that contradict our...
Beliefs
Values
Egocentric absurdity
To fail to notice when our thinking has "absurd" implications
How to figure out the logic of an ethical question
Considering my own rights and needs as well thos of others
Write the issue you're facing in several ways until you have identified the ethical issue
Identify the information that will enable you to understand (viewpoints)
Identify ethical concepts and principles for reasoning the issue
The main assumptions I am using in reasoning through this ethical issue are...
Consider more than one way of looking at the situation
The main inferences I am coming to in reasoning through this ethical issue are...
If I come to alternative conclusions, some of the important implications are...