THE MEANING OF ETHICS

ByDr.Natdhira Sridee

Aristotle

PLATO

Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. It is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational argument. The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek “Philos and Sophia ”, which literally means "love of wisdom"

Confucius

THE CONCEPT OF LIFE

The meaning In concept of Philosophy “Life”

etymologically means the state of being or the moments of continued existence. It is the collection of all phenomena that are parts of life, i.e. what is ordinarily called life. In other words, life is the collected unit of all life factor.

WHY DO WE NEED ETHICS?

When….

1. We have the laws to protect people's right.

2. We have religious beliefs, customs to guide their action?

3. We have the law is enforced, beliefs, forward.

THE ANSWER IS

Because we conflict about the term

“Value”.

THE MEANING OF ETHICS

Ethics is the branch of study dealing with what is the proper course of action for man. It answers the question, "What do I do?" It is the study of right and wrong in human endeavors. At a more fundamental level, it is the method by which we categorize our values and pursue them. Do we pursue our own happiness, or do we sacrifice ourselves to a greater cause? Is that foundation of ethics based on the Bible, or on the very nature of man himself, or neither?

The term “good” is a value of Action. Now, for understand distinctly, we should consider term “good” compare with the term “fact”

CASE STUDY

Group A1. This picture is drown by Paul Gauguin.

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

Mr.Daeng is 8ft. High and He is so handsome.

This Constitution is provided on last year.

GROUP B

3. This law is justice.

1. This picture is beautiful.

2. Mr. Daeng is good.

VALUE OR FACT

Let we consider the term “Value and Fact”

1. This knife is good.

2. This doctor is good.

3. That girl is dam beautiful.

4. The dog is good.

CONCLUSION

Value : is desirable characteristics.Fact : is the character of verified information about

past or present circumstances or events which are presented as objective reality.

THE TYPE OF VALUES

1. Intrinsic Value is an ethical and philosophic property. It is the ethical or philosophic value that an object has "in itself" or "for its own sake", as an intrinsic property. An object with intrinsic value may be regarded as an end or end-in-itself.

2. Extrinsic Value : The ethical value exists outside, does not exist in itself.

Ethics is a requirement for human life. It is our means of deciding a course of action. Without it, our actions would be random and aimless. There would be no way to work towards a goal because there would be no way to pick between a limitless number of goals. Even with an ethical standard, we may be unable to pursue our goals with the possibility of success. To the degree which a rational ethical standard is taken, we are able to correctly organize our goals and actions to accomplish our most important values. Any flaw in our ethics will reduce our ability to be successful in our endeavors.

THE SCOPE

I. The study of value in human conduct.

II. The study of how we make Judgments in regard to right and wrong. study of value in human conduct.

III. Argument a way of examining moral right. " What is good life? "

ETHICS AND RELIGIONS

1. The goal of life2. Ethical value3. Moral judgement4. Moral reasoning

ETHICS AND SCIENCE

Ethics : study the value of behavior.

Science : study the fact of phenomena and use the law forecast the future that “this phenomena will arise or not” and “if it arise what it will be in the future”

The end.

Do you confuse?