Introduction

Introduction
Ethics
Ethics
Lesson 1

Lecture
Lecture Success
Success Factors
Factors



Attention
Attention -- focus
focus



Share
Share &
& Participate
Participate



Take
Take notes
notes to
to remember
remember



Ask
Askquestions
questions



Minimize
Minimize talk
talk



Cellphone
Cellphoneoff/silent
off/silentmode
mode

Learning Objectives

 Awareness
Awareness of
of Ethical
Ethical Values.
Values.

 Understanding
Understanding who
who &
& what
what
we
we are.
are.

 Ethics
Ethics and
and man.
man.

 Ethics
Ethics in
in Bioethics.
Bioethics.

 Practical
Practical Applications.
Applications.

Ethics Modules
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
4.
4.
5.
5.

Introduction
Introductionto
toEthics
Ethics
Dignity
of
Man
Dignity of Man
Conscience
Conscience
Norms
Normsof
ofMorality
Morality
Human
HumanActs,
Acts,
Multiple
Multipleeffects
effectsof
ofHuman
HumanActs
Acts
6.
Sources
of
Moral
Acts
6. Sources of Moral Acts
7.
7. Human
HumanLife
Life
8.
8. Human
HumanSexuality
Sexuality&
&Family
FamilyLife
Life
9.
Good
Acts
&
Virtues
9. Good Acts & Virtues
10.
10. Evil
EvilActs
Acts&
&Vices
Vices
4

ETHICS
ETHICS Definition
Definition
((Ethikos
Ethikos,, Gk:
Gk: Character)
Character)
Branch
Branch of
of moral
moral philosophy
philosophy that
that
studies
studies human
human acts
acts from
from the
the
moral
moral standpoint
standpoint of
of good
good or
or bad.
bad.

Elements
Elements of
of ETHICS
ETHICS

 Moral
Moral Law
Law

 Human
Human Acts:
Acts:



Good
Good Acts
Acts



Bad
Bad Acts
Acts

 Sources
Sources of
of Moral
Moral Acts
Acts

Concept
Concept of
of Good
Good and
and Bad
Bad

When
When isis an
an Object
Object
Good
Good or
or Bad?
Bad?

Concept
Concept of
of Good
Good and
and Bad
Bad

Good
Good or
or Bad
Bad isis the
the
Conformity
-Conformity
Conformity or
or Non
Non-Conformity
of
of Object
Object to
to its
its Purpose.
Purpose.

Moral Law
Good Act
Conformity

Bad Act
Non-Conformity
Human Acts

Bioethics
(Ethics of Life)
Natural Law
Bioethics Principles
Good Act
Conformity

Bad Act
Non-Conformity

Health care service

10

Ethics
Ethics Is
Is the
the Responsible
Responsible
Use
Use of
of Freedom
Freedom in
in the
the
Pursuit
Pursuit of
of aa Purpose
Purpose
According
s Nature.
According to
to One
Ones
Nature.

11

Responsible
Responsible Freedom
Freedom
Know what Intellect(truth)
you do.

Know

Understand

Reflect

Do it
freely.

Will(good)

Love

Choose

12

Foundation of Ethics
 Existence of God
 Freedom of Man
 Immortality of Soul

13

Bases of Ethics
Existence of God
Freedom of Man
Immortality of Soul

 Existence of
Objective Truth.
 Sense of
Responsibility.
 Justice & Charity
beyond the Grave.

14

Ethical Relativism

Ethics

Based on

Hedonism

 Pleasure Principle

Pragmatism

 End justifies the Means

Positivism

 Legality & Convention

Freud

 Sex and Instincts

Evolutionism

 Moral Evolution

Rationalism

 Exclusivity of Reason
15

Sources
Sources of
of Truth
Truth

-evident.
 Direct
Direct primary
primary &
& self
self-evident.

 Indirect
Indirect -- secondary,
secondary, testimony
testimony of
of others.
others.

16

Test
Test of
of Values
Values
Honesty
Honesty with
with Self
Self is
is the
the
Foundation
Foundation of
of Moral
Moral Values
Values

17

Values of Double Life

Home
In school

18

Integrity
Integrity == words,
words, thoughts
thoughts &
& deeds
deeds
follow
follow aa single
single standard
standard of
of values
values
with...
with...

University
University
Professors
Professors
Students
Students
Classmates
Classmates
Family
Family
All
All
19

Moral
Moral Principle
Principle
BONUM EX INTEGRA CAUSA
MALUM EX QUOCUMQUE
DEFECTU

Good is from its entirety

Bad is from its defect

20

10

The
The Test
Test of
of Values
Values is
is
Unity
Unity of
of Life
Life
Moral Goodness Requires
Single Standard of Ethics

21

Ethics Summary
Importance of Ethics in our life.
Ethical values and its practice make us good
& better persons.
Definition, elements, & foundation of ethics.
Elements of Ethics & notion of good & bad.
Need for basis of Ethics & objective
standards.
Ethical relativism leads to double standards.
Unity of life & consistency with principles.

22

11

RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD

At the end of 1997
according to approximate statistics, the religions
of the world population of 5,820,767,000 were as follows:
MUSLIMS: 1,088,500,000
CATHOLICS: 1,005,254,000
CHRISTIANS NonNon-Catholics: 989, 500,000
NO RELIGION: 998,500,000
HINDUS: 801,500,000
BUDDHISTS: 396,500,000
ATHEISTS: 244,500,000
NEW RELIGIONS: 154,500,000
TRIBAL RELIGIONS: 95,500,000
SIKHS: 22,500,000
JEWS: 21,500,000
23

Questions

24

12