Ch. 1

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Superogatories

Actions that are commendable but not required in order for a person to be considered moral

Ethical Issues

Difficult social or policy questions that include controversy over the "right" thing to do

Values

Judgments of desirability, worth, or importance

A prosecutor's primary ethical duty is to pursue a conviction.

False

Values are capable of scientific proof.

False

Imperfect Duties

Moral duties that are not fully explicated or detailed

Morals

Principles of right and wrong

Duties

Required behaviors or actions, that is, the responsibilities that are attached to a specific role

Ethical Dilemma

Situations in which it is difficult for an individual to decide, either because the right course of action is not clear or because the right course of action carries some negative consequences

Discretion

The authority to make a decision between two or more choices

Ethics

The discipline of determining good and evil and defining moral duties

Exploring with one's heart as well as one's mind is known as "wholesight."

True

Imperfect duties are general duties that should be upheld but do not have a specific application as to when or how.

True

Moral judgments must involve an actual act, not just a thought or belief.

True

Protection of public morality is the rationale for some laws, which involves drugs, gambling, and prostitution.

True

The idea of critical thinking is to be more cognizant of facts as opposed to concepts, assumptions.

True

The primary distinction between ethical issues and ethical dilemmas is that issues are broad and dilemmas are specific.

True

Values can be defined as elements of desirability, worth, or importance.

True

We make ethical judgments using rationales derived from traditional and historical ethical systems.

True


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