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Ethics in Public Service
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
03/05/2013

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what are the four levels of ethical reflection?
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1) Expressive levels
2) Level of Moral Rules
3) Level of Ethical Analysis
4) Postethical Level
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what is the expressive level?
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Spontaneous, unreflective expression of emotion. Neither invites reply nor attempts to persuade others.
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what are examples of the expressive level of ethical reflection?
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“she should have known better” “I wouldn’t have done that” “that’s just plain wrong”
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what are level of moral rules?
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first level at which serious questions are raised and answered. Considers actions and anticipated outcomes in terms of certain rules and proverbs held as moral guides.
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what are examples of levels of moral rules?
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“always be a good team player” “you got to pick your battles” “don’t rat on a fellow officer” “it’s easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission”
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What is the level of ethical analysis?
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when available moral rules prove ineffective; or moral rules conflict; or moral rules prescribe actions that don’t feel right; then fundamental reconsideration of the moral code may be required.
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What is the postethical level?
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“Why should I be moral?” usually found when confronting a: major personal crisis, persistent adversary, deeply disillusioning experience.
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definition of evil?
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intent to do harm
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Many different definitions of ethics but give one
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the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty & obligation
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"ethics is nothing more than a systematic critical reflection about our __________" Kenneth Kipnis 1987
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obligations
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"ethical dilemas characteristically involve conflict between two or more ________ __________" Kenneth Kipnis 1987
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core values
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"values are the __________ uppon which important decisions are made; culute is society's __________ of core values" Clarence Walton
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criteria; constellation
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what is ethical absolution?
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there is only one absolute truth. Presumes there is only one answer to any ethical question
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what is ethical relativism?
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there are no absolute truths. presuemes answers to ethcical questions are equally right or morally correct depending on a culture's viewpoint
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what is Nihilism? (*)
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there are no absolute truths. presumes no answers to ethical questions. Traditional beliefs and values are unfounded. existence is senselness and useless.
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what is metaethics
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the study of ethical systems.
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what may assist in the development of normative ethics?
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metaethics
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what is normative ethics?
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addresses the question of what should be done
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what is descriptive ethics?
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addresses the content of what is actually done
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what is professional ethics?
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consist of principles derived from obligations owed to clients. enforced through codes of ethics established by peers.
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"First above all, not __________do harm" whose quote?
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knowingly; Hippocrates
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a _______ gives a measure of protection for professionals when employeers direct them to act unethically" Kenneth Kipnis
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code
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what is utilitarianism (teleeological ethics)?
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defines rights or acceptable actions as those that maximize total utility, or the greatest good for the greatest number of people
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what is pareto criterion?
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implementing a policy that benefits everyone but doesnt harm anyone
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what is egoism?
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defines right or acceptable actions as those that maximize a particular person's self-interest as defined by the individual. Deterministic quality.
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What is Deontology?
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focuses on the preservation of individual rights and on the intentions associated with a particular behavior rather than on its consequences (duty oriented)
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what is virtue ethics?
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assumes that what is moral in a given situation is not only what conventional morality requires, but also what the mature person with a 'good" moral character would consider appropriate
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What was the name of the scientific efficiency expert?
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Frederick Taylor
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What did Frederick Taylor specialize in?
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scientific efficiency
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webers most important charasteristic of bureaucracy?
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division of labor/specilization
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who wrote about bureaucracy and specilization of with a story of a pin
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adam smith
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what are the three stages of kohlbergs moral development
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stage one: preconvetional
level two : conventional
level three: postconvential
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carol gilligans moral code
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girls grow up to be more caring. boys more towards social justice
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4 dimensions of ethical decission making
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moral intent
moral awareness
moral reasoning
moral behaviors
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john darleys experiment
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seminary students wouldnt help another if they were late
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dirty hands dilems
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small evil for greater good
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