CRM/LAW C163 Midterm: C163 Exam 1 Study Guide
12 Jun 2016
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Meta ethics: concerned with existential questions like origins of moral principles and nature of choice (e. g. do we actually have free will) Normative ethics: concerned with principles of morality like standards for determining right and wrong in response to ethical dilemmas or notions of ethical obligation. Meta ethical relativism: describe the problem of ethical minimalism and describe an example (e. g. , a specific form, or source). When rules or standards are set in place, people are minimalistic and do what is dictated by rules and nothing more. People pay taxes as dictated by law but are not moral beings because they follow rules. Relativism, self-interest, cooperation: explain the difference between, egoism and altruism. Egoism = form of motivation where decisions motivated primarily by self-interest. Altruism = unselfish motivation where acts undertaken solely to benefit others: psychological egoism and ethical egoism. Psychological: how people actually behave theorizes all persons are egoists in that actions are always motivated by own best interest.
