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Module 3 - Early History of Ethics - Activity 3

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Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4

Activity 3:  Key Concepts and Questions

As you review the reading and MindEdge modules, pay particular attention to the following terms, concepts and questions. 
 
  • Ethics
  • Morality
  • Mesopotamia
  • Egyptian “Book of the Dead”
  • Hammurabi’s Code
  • Legend of “Gilgamesh”
  • The Hebrew Torah
  • Hero Stories
  • Thales
  • Democritus
  • Socrates
  • Socratic method
  • “Right Action”
  • Plato
  • The Cave
  • Aristotle
  • Epicurus
  • Virtue Ethics
  • The Cardinal Virtues
 
 
Key Questions:
  •  Can you identify the sources of the earliest known ethical writings in human history?
  •  Do you recognize the key contributions of Greek philosophy to ethical thought?
  • Can you state the key elements in Aristotle’s ethical theory?
  • What advantages and disadvantages can you cite in the use of “virtue” as an ethical standard?
You may want to make flash cards to help your recall of key terms and concepts, or list them in your notebook.  
Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. sguy. (2007, February 27). Module 3 - Early History of Ethics - Activity 3. Retrieved November 20, 2008, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/ethics-part-1-and-ethics-part-2-after-12-3-2007/module-3-early-history-of-ethics-activity-3. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License