BUS-115 CHAPTER 1-3 STUDY GUIDE
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Law - ANSWER 1. The ___________________________ consists of rules of conduct
established by the government of a society to maintain harmony, stability, and justice.
Morals
Morality - ANSWER 2. ________________________ are values that govern a society's
attitude toward right and wrong and toward good and evil. Therefore,
___________________________ ought to serve as a guide for those bodies within our
society, such as the courts, the executive branch, the legislature, and the administrative
agencies, that make, interpret, and enforce the law.
Ethics - ANSWER 3. _____________________________ is the attempt to develop a
means of determining what these values ought to be and for formulating and applying
rules that enforce those values.
Intrinsic
natural - ANSWER 4. According to one system of legal thought, morality and the law are
united in a common bond based on their _________________________ nature. This
system of thought is generally known as _____________________________ law.
ethic relativism - ANSWER 5. ____________________________________ theory says
that right and wrong have no intrinsic value, but instead are determined by
circumstance, situation, or even personal preference. Such a system results in a
"floating morality" in which what is ethical for one person is not ethical for another, and
so on.
utilitarianism - ANSWER 6. __________________________________ is an ethical
theory that says that the morality of an action is determined by its ultimate effects.
Unlike ethical relativism, which is constantly shifting, ________________________
seeks only one stable goal—the greatest good for the greatest number. The more good
that results, the more ethical the action. Conversely, the more bad that results, the less
ethical the action.
rational ethics - ANSWER 7. ___________________________________ is a
philosophical theory that says ethical values can be determined by a proper application
of human reason.
ultimate ends - ANSWER 8. The ethic of ultimate ends must be practiced by individuals
because individuals can never completely foresee "the
____________________________________" of their actions.
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Law - ANSWER 1. The ___________________________ consists of rules of conduct
established by the government of a society to maintain harmony, stability, and justice.
Morals
Morality - ANSWER 2. ________________________ are values that govern a society's
attitude toward right and wrong and toward good and evil. Therefore,
___________________________ ought to serve as a guide for those bodies within our
society, such as the courts, the executive branch, the legislature, and the administrative
agencies, that make, interpret, and enforce the law.
Ethics - ANSWER 3. _____________________________ is the attempt to develop a
means of determining what these values ought to be and for formulating and applying
rules that enforce those values.
Intrinsic
natural - ANSWER 4. According to one system of legal thought, morality and the law are
united in a common bond based on their _________________________ nature. This
system of thought is generally known as _____________________________ law.
ethic relativism - ANSWER 5. ____________________________________ theory says
that right and wrong have no intrinsic value, but instead are determined by
circumstance, situation, or even personal preference. Such a system results in a
"floating morality" in which what is ethical for one person is not ethical for another, and
so on.
utilitarianism - ANSWER 6. __________________________________ is an ethical
theory that says that the morality of an action is determined by its ultimate effects.
Unlike ethical relativism, which is constantly shifting, ________________________
seeks only one stable goal—the greatest good for the greatest number. The more good
that results, the more ethical the action. Conversely, the more bad that results, the less
ethical the action.
rational ethics - ANSWER 7. ___________________________________ is a
philosophical theory that says ethical values can be determined by a proper application
of human reason.
ultimate ends - ANSWER 8. The ethic of ultimate ends must be practiced by individuals
because individuals can never completely foresee "the
____________________________________" of their actions.
