Moral Dimensions of Relationships and Sexuality (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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4 factors intersecting in relationship moral decisions
4 factors intersecting in relationship moral decisions
Conscience, legal frameworks, culture, ethical theories
Role of personal conscience in relationships
Role of personal conscience in relationships
Central role - shapes decisions through values, beliefs, experiences
5 factors influencing moral reasoning
5 factors influencing moral reasoning
Values, culture, religion, experience, emotional maturity
Civil law considerations in relationships
Civil law considerations in relationships
Consent, marriage, violence, reproduction, discrimination laws
Focus of deontological reasoning
Focus of deontological reasoning
Moral rules and duties rather than consequences
Deontological view on certain actions
Deontological view on certain actions
Always right or wrong regardless of outcomes
Basis of utilitarian reasoning
Basis of utilitarian reasoning
Consequences and overall happiness produced
Core utilitarian principle
Core utilitarian principle
Greatest good for the greatest number
What virtue ethics emphasises
What virtue ethics emphasises
Character traits and what kind of person you want to be
Key question in virtue ethics
Key question in virtue ethics
What would a good person do?
Virtues in relationships (virtue ethics)
Virtues in relationships (virtue ethics)
Honesty, compassion, and responsibility
Religious view of marriage
Religious view of marriage
Many traditions view marriage as sacred
Morally mature people and different conclusions
Morally mature people and different conclusions
May reach different conclusions based on reasoning process