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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Learning Objectives}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Define the words Ethics and morality. \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) Differentiate the {\bf{types of normative ethics including the "isms".}} \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) Identify the {\bf{different key concepts related to ethics}}. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) Relate the concepts of ethics with other teaching about human actions.% Row Count 7 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Concept: Ethics and Morality}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Ethics}}\{\{br\}\} & {\bf{Morality}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Broader and Objective.\{\{br\}\} & More personal and gut feeling-based . \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Broader and systematic based on agreed rules of society, profession, and groups\{\{br\}\} & Developed from one's values, beliefs, and cultute \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=2\}\}Ex: code of conduct in medical field and corporate world\{\{br\}\} & \{\{bt=2\}\}Ex of Morality: Inner judgement of right or wrong. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.74195 cm} x{3.23505 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Concept: Morality}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{width=45\}\} Ethiology & Gree: {\emph{Mos}} or Latin (Lt) means manner, character,a nd behavior \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Meaning/Definition}? & refers to rightness or wrongness. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{How does it relate to ethics? \newline -{}-\textgreater{} Morality is more personal, shaped by beliefs, values, culture, and upribringing,} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.69218 cm} x{3.28482 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Concept: Ethics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Greek word ethymology & {\bf{ethos}} which means, custom, habit, behaviors and character. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Defintion & A system of moral \seqsplit{philosophy/principles—a} set of values and rules of human conduct (human actions). \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{What's the nature of ethics?}} \newline -{}-\textgreater{} a science that involves a {\bf{systematic investigation}} before a judgment is made, classifying human actions as good or bad, right or wrong. It includes systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behaviors.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Division of Ethics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{A.Meta-ethics\{\{nl\}\} B. Applied Ethics \{\{nl\}\} C. Normative ethics} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=1\}\} {\bf{A. Meta-ethics}}\{\{bb=1\}\} & \{\{bt=1\}\}study of the nature, scope, and meaning of moral judgment.\{\{bb=1\}\} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{ask: "What do ethical statements mean?" and "Do ethical statements have objective truth or are they a mere subjective expression of opinion?\{\{nl\}\} Debating if morality is a universal truth or a personal perspective} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=1\}\} {\bf{B. Applied Ethics}}\{\{bb=1\}\} & \{\{bt=1\}\} Seeks to apply ethical principles to concrete social issues.\{\{bb=1\}\} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{ex: topics such as abortion, euthanasia, human sexuality, animal welfare, environment, and poverty.} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{bt=1\}\}{\bf{Normative ethics}}\{\{bb=1\}\} & \{\{bt=1\}\}Concerned with the basic principles of right or wrong.\{\{bb=1\}\} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{It asks if morality is fundamentally about the consequences of our actions, the inherent nature of the acts performed, or our character as actors} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Summary \newline {\bf{A. Meta-ethics}} - Nature. going back to ask Morality (how we understant moral language, the concept statement, what it means to be right or wrong ) \newline {\bf{B. Applied Ethics}} - taking and applyinh principles in real life {\emph{(society issues, real life)}} \newline {\bf{ C. Normative ethics}} - figuring out if you should always tell the truth (provide frameworks/how to act/)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Normative Ethics: 4 Theories}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 0 (+ 0) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{A.Aristotle's Nicomachean (Aristolean Teleology)\{\{nl\}\} B.Hume's non-cognitive\{\{nl\}\} C. Kant's deontology:\{\{nl\}\} D. Bentham's utilitarianism:\{\{nl\}\}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{1. Aristotle's Nicomachean}} (Aristotlean Teleology) & Constant practice of virtues that will lead to a purpose or end. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Moral virtues include prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, goodness, and generosity.} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{2. Hume's Non-Cognitive}} & Moral judgment is based on passion and interest, such as happiness \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{3. Kant's Deontology}} & Focuses on following universal rules, norms, and duties (Categorical Imperatives). \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{4. Bentham's Utilitarianism}} & One ought to do whatever will promote the greatest good and happiness for the greatest number, focusing on {\emph{consequences and results.}} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{provide different answers to a fundamental question: What makes an action right or wrong, and what should be the basis for our moral decisions? \newline \newline Aristotle - Virtue Ethics \newline Hume's Noncognitive - Emotivism \newline Kants - Deontological Ethics \newline Benthams Ullitarianism : Consequentialism} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Significance of the Study of Ethics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Social moral problems:}} & Experts rebuild necessary measures to address the present characteristics of moral issues today. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{To enlighten people: }} & Especially the young, to behave in a good and right manner. Teens may be confused due to different influences and are unwilling or unable to act in a moral way. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} To establish {\bf{solid foundation}} of values & In school, particularly in the interaction between teachers and students. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Ethics in Moral life}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bt=2\}\}indicates a focus on how ethics influences moral decision-making in everyday life.\{\{bb=1\}\}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Provides advantage and answers:}} & Ethical theories are useful when they affect how human beings behave. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{keywords: provides answers thru affecting how we behave (e.g. moral judgements and decisions)} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Provides a moral plan:}} & Ethics sets ethical rules and principles that provide a framework to find a way through difficult moral issues, offering a "cooler view" of problems \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 8) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{keywords: framework, blueprint for complex issues\{\{nl\}\}} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Ethics and People}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bt=2\}\} 💡shows concern for other people's well-being and God, rather than one's own desires and self-interest\{\{bb=2\}\}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{width=40\}\}{\bf{Ethics is about the "Other"}} & shows concern for other people's well-being and God, rather than one's own desires and self-interest. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Source for group strength:}} & If a group has a strong moral foundation, they have the courage to correct wrongdoings without hesitation. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Good people as well as good actions:}} & Ethics is also about the goodness of individuals and what it means to live a good life. Virtue ethics is concerned with the moral character of human beings. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.54287 cm} x{3.43413 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{(4) Four Ethical -Isms}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bb=1\}\} These are various ways of making a moral judgment.\{\{bt=1\}\}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Subjectivism}} & Moral judgment is based on feelings, emotions, or attitudes.\{\{nl\}\} \textgreater{} For example, whether a lie is bad or good depends on a person's feelings. Moral judgments do not contain factual truths. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Moral Realism}} & There are real, objective moral facts or truths in the universe. Moral statements provide factual information about these truths. For example, "Respect the rights" is a universal moral truth. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 8) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Emotivism}} & Moral statements are shown through gestures or signs that express feelings. For example, a thumbs-up gesture can show approval of a good act. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Prescriptivism}} & Moral statements are just instructions and recommendations, showing how people "ought to do". \{\{nl\}\} \textgreater{}For example, "Students must have a complete uniform inside the school" \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{This are Meta-ethical theories. \newline - How we judge moral statements and decisions are judged (ex: abortion)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.24425 cm} x{3.73275 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Some Useful Rules in Our Lives}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Etiquette}} & A standard of moral judgment dictated by {\emph{a socio-economic elite}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Legal}} & standard of moral statement to judge legal right or wrong in a democracy, through representatives \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Language}} & A standard to judge what is grammatically right or wrong, which has evolved through use. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Aesthetic}} & A standard to judge good or bad art, usually dictated by a small group of art specialists. \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}