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Explain The Difference Between Intrinsic and Instrumental Values

1. What is the definition of Ethics? Ethics is defined as the matter by which we try to live our lives according to a standard of “Right” or “Wrong” behavior in both how we think and behave toward others and how you would like them to think and behave toward us.

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Explain The Difference Between Intrinsic and Instrumental Values

1. What is the definition of Ethics? Ethics is defined as the matter by which we try to live our lives according to a standard of “Right” or “Wrong” behavior in both how we think and behave toward others and how you would like them to think and behave toward us.

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1. What is the definition of Ethics?

Ethics is defined as the matter by which we try to live our lives according to a standard
of “Right” or “Wrong” behavior in both how we think and behave toward others and how
you would like them to think and behave toward us.

2. What is a moral compass, and how would you apply it?


A moral compass are your ethical standards that provide a sense of personal direction to
guide you in the choices you make.

3. Explain the difference between intrinsic and instrumental values.


An intrinsic is a value that is a good thing in itself and is pursued for its own sake (like
happiness, health and self-respect) While an instrumental value is when the pursuit of one
value is the way to reach another value (money is valued for what it can buy rather than
itself)

4. List the Four basic categories of Ethics.


1) Simple truth- right and wrong or good and bad
2) A question of someone’s personal character-his or her integrity
3) Rules of appropriate individual behavior
4) Rules if appropriate behavior for community or society

5. What is the Golden Rule?


Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, or treat others as you would like to
be treated..

6. List the three basic ethical theories.


1. Virtue Ethics
2. Ethics for the greater good
3. Universal Ethics

7. Identify the limitation of each theory


Virtue ethics: Societies can place different emphasis on different virtues
Untilitarianism ethics: the idea that the ends justify the means.
Universal ethics: no one is accountable for the consequences of the actions taken to abide
by those principals

8. Define Ethical Relativism


Ethical Relativism is the view that moral (or normative) statements are not objectively
true, but “true” relative to a particular individual or society that happens to hold the
belief. The traditions of their society, their personal opinions, and the circumstances of
the present moment define their ethical principles.
9. Define applied ethics
Applied ethics is a branch of ethics devoted to the treatment of moral problems, practices,
and policies in personal life, professions, technology, and government. In contrast to
traditional ethical theory concerned with purely theoretical problems such as, for
example, the development of a general criterion of rightness applied ethics takes its point
of departure in practical normative challenges. Along with general overviews and
journals, nine central branches of applied ethics are added, with six to eight references in
connection to each branch. It should be noted that these branches constitute only a
selection among the plethora of disciplines within applied ethics. Moreover, some
overlap is found among the different areas.
10. What is an Ethical Dilemma?
An ethical dilemma (ethical paradox or moral dilemma) is a problem in the decision-
making process between two possible options, neither of which is absolutely acceptable
from an ethical perspective. Although we face many ethical and moral problems in our
lives, most of them come with relatively straightforward solutions. 
11. Explain the three step process for resolving an ethical dilemma.
1. Analyze the consequences. Some are more valuable or more harmful than others,
good health sometimes trust and a clean environment are very valuable benefits,
more so than faster remote control device.
2. Analyze the Actions. Consider all the options from different perspective without
thinking about the consequences. How do you actions measure up against moral
principles like honesty, fairness, equality, respecting the dignity of others and
people’s right (consider the common good).
3. Make a decision. Take both parts of your analysis into account, and make a
decisions. This strategy at least give you some basic steps you can follow.

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