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Professional practice and responsibility course notes. Here are my complete personal notes on the lectures as well as important topics for the midterm.
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Lesson 3* What are
ethics
&
, * Ethics and why humans
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need ethics
What are ethics
* Ethic is
#
a branch of the discipline of philosophy
discipline that is concerned with the study of fundamental truths of
*
Philosophy
-
is a
human existence
> has several branches such as logic epistemology metaphysics
,
and ethics
, ,
* Ethics is the systematic analysis of behavioral choices that humans or societies face
↳ it's of and thinking about choices
a
way analyzing
f form of decision analysis
=D Differs from decision tools , bcz it helps humans to reflect on questions
of right or
wrong of obligations and rights
,
↳ these kind of decisions tend to be subjective and dependent on the
values or world view of the person making the decision .
→ it's
closely related to values
> Beliefs or worldviews that define individuals
because it the choices we make
governs ,
the behaviour
or we
display
> Ethics are needed to help humans make choices .
* we need a mechanism that guides us on how we think ,
reflect and
then justify the choices we make .
> Because choices provide alternative courses of action that
lead to different consequences and to different personalities
that individuals have .
systematic method
* faced with important professional decisions =D to help you think
about the choice
and the justify
your decision
> Provides to
a means
rationally reason
your choices
Provides reliable and about larger
> a impersonal way of thinking
societal choices
> Allows us to avoid two pitfalls that we find ourselves in when making
a decision
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