Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards: Basic Concepts of Ethics

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What is the primary focus of ethics in relation to human conduct?

Analyzing the cultural standards of a particular nation
Determining the principles of right and wrong behavior (correct)
Examining the moral principles of a specific group
Evaluating the moral character of an individual

What is the main difference between ethics and morals?

Ethics is concerned with right conduct, while morals are concerned with wrong conduct
Ethics is concerned with group behavior, while morals are concerned with individual behavior
Ethics is concerned with cultural standards, while morals are concerned with universal principles
Ethics is the study of moral conduct, while morals refer to the conduct itself (correct)

What is the definition of ethics?

The capacity to determine right conduct and the knowledge of what is right from wrong
The study of moral principles and rules concerning duty
A system of moral principles or moral standards governing conduct
All of the above (correct)

What is the significance of ethics in relation to human behavior?

It enables us to determine right and wrong behavior (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary concern of ethics in relation to human acts?

The examination of moral principles and rules (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between ethics and morals?

Ethics and morals are essentially synonymous (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between ethics and morals based on the text?

Ethics refer to rules from external sources, while morals are individual principles. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'values' refer to based on the text?

Intrinsically desirable principles guiding personal conduct. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Moralist' refer to according to the text?

A person who upholds good conduct despite religious influence. (D) Signup and view all the answers

How is the Quranic view of ethics linked to the Islamic community's practices according to the text?

It stems from traditional social customs and the Prophetic Sunnah. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Prophet Mohammed state as conduct among Muslims in the text?

To show just behavior regardless of emotional state. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of ethics?

To develop a system of moral principles (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the key aspect of ethics in relation to human behavior?

The study of moral conduct (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of ethics in relation to moral principles?

To develop a system of moral principles governing conduct (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between ethics and human conduct?

Ethics is concerned with the examination of human conduct (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary distinction between ethics and morals?

Ethics is concerned with the study of moral conduct, while morals are concerned with the practice of moral conduct (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of ethics in relation to right and wrong?

Ethics is concerned with the determination of right and wrong (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does a moralist value?

Personal principles regarding right and wrong (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between ethics and morals according to the text?

Ethics guide human judgment, while morals involve application of ethics (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is described as having a normative obligatory character based on the text?

Values (B) Signup and view all the answers

What should a person do regarding the use of illegal drugs?

Follow the authorities' laws regarding drug use (C) Signup and view all the answers

What do Islamic ethics connect with according to the text?

Jurisprudence, theology, and Sufism (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which term is etymologically related to 'good character' in Islamic ethics?

Akhlāq (C) Signup and view all the answers