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Flashcards - Engineering, Science and Society
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- 1Discrimination- the unfair treatment based on prejudices; can be based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit.
- 2Disparity- lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference (racial, ethnic disparity).
- 3Non-maleficence- to "do no harm"; the ethical principle of doing no harm
- 4Good will- any action that is done from a will that is motivated primarily by respect for duty
- 5Compensation- something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss
- 6Intrinsic worth- the value that thing has “in itself,” or “for its own sake,” or “as such,” or “in its own right.”
- 7Corporate responsibility- responsibility to those groups and individuals that corporations can affect, i.e., customers, suppliers, employees, communities and shareholders or other financiers
- 8Justice- fair treatment of individuals
- 9Moral obligation- an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation"
- 10Dangerous- Involving possible risk, loss, or injury
- 11Agent- a person who acts on behalf of another person, group, business, government; representative
- 12Principle of utility- If an act or rule is right, it will produce the greatest happiness or the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
- 13Punitive- punishing
- 14Values- degree of importance, with the aim of determining what action of life is best to do or live (deontology), or to describe the significance of different actions (axiology)
- 15Integrity- loyalty to to moral principles; honesty
- 16Pragmatic- concerned with practical considerations or consequences; having a practical point of view
- 17Conscience |ˈkɒnʃ(ə)ns|- the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action
- 18Conflict of interest- situation when personal goals may affect the persons’ ability to do their job fairly and in a professional way
- 19Health and safety- regulations and procedures intended to prevent accident or injury in workplaces or public environments.
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