PHIL 1003: Introduction
... What is morality? Do we really value it? Plato Virtue/happiness, the Polis: Aristotle Religion as basis for moral society: Augustine Rulers/states should not be moral: Machiavelli Society based on rights of men: Locke, Rousseau ...
... What is morality? Do we really value it? Plato Virtue/happiness, the Polis: Aristotle Religion as basis for moral society: Augustine Rulers/states should not be moral: Machiavelli Society based on rights of men: Locke, Rousseau ...
MORAL AND NONMORAL JUDGMENTS
... abstract tells us little. To tell what the criteria are for making that assessment, we need a context. Otherwise we simply don’t know what it means. ...
... abstract tells us little. To tell what the criteria are for making that assessment, we need a context. Otherwise we simply don’t know what it means. ...
Basics of Ethics CS 215 ©Denbigh Starkey
... English laws from being based on the preservation of the status quo to legislating against immoral acts, who said that it was a "sacred truth" that "the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation." Later John Stuart Mill, whose goals were more philosophical ...
... English laws from being based on the preservation of the status quo to legislating against immoral acts, who said that it was a "sacred truth" that "the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation." Later John Stuart Mill, whose goals were more philosophical ...
Relativism, Absolutism and Pluralism
... world with increased travel and communications leads to a much greater degree of interaction so that individuals represent a unique mixture of cultural elements. Intermarriage between social groups also lead to “polyculturalism”. The post-modern world has increased these effects to the extent that s ...
... world with increased travel and communications leads to a much greater degree of interaction so that individuals represent a unique mixture of cultural elements. Intermarriage between social groups also lead to “polyculturalism”. The post-modern world has increased these effects to the extent that s ...
Chapter One: Moral Reasons
... liberty compatible with similar liberty for others – Inequalities are to everyone’s advantage and attached to positions open to all ...
... liberty compatible with similar liberty for others – Inequalities are to everyone’s advantage and attached to positions open to all ...
Ethical Theory
... Suppose I am a train operator and I notice someone on a train track who I cannot alert of the oncoming train. If I divert the train, then many will die but if I don’t then the one will die. Which should I do? ...
... Suppose I am a train operator and I notice someone on a train track who I cannot alert of the oncoming train. If I divert the train, then many will die but if I don’t then the one will die. Which should I do? ...
Some different views.. - Personal web pages for people of Metropolia
... is to Increase its Profits” Milton Friedman Only human beings have a moral responsibility for their actions It is a manager’s responsibility to act solely in the interests of shareholders Social issues and problems are the proper province of the state rather than corporate managers. ...
... is to Increase its Profits” Milton Friedman Only human beings have a moral responsibility for their actions It is a manager’s responsibility to act solely in the interests of shareholders Social issues and problems are the proper province of the state rather than corporate managers. ...
chapter 5. cultural relativism.
... problems would be impossible – in fact, a discussion of ethical differences between varying cultures would be superfluous and morality in the international or intercommunitarian sense would to a large extent become irrelevant. People generally believe that some fair and justified compromise can be r ...
... problems would be impossible – in fact, a discussion of ethical differences between varying cultures would be superfluous and morality in the international or intercommunitarian sense would to a large extent become irrelevant. People generally believe that some fair and justified compromise can be r ...
Ethical Relativism:
... fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
... fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
Name: OLADUJA BOLUWAJI Matric no: 14/ENG06/047 College
... basically means that because a certain action has been condemned by society as immorally wrong, everyone else tends to see it as a bad action. The fact that the statement had the ability to influence everyone makes society feel that it has already been written in ‘pen and paper’ and cannot be erased ...
... basically means that because a certain action has been condemned by society as immorally wrong, everyone else tends to see it as a bad action. The fact that the statement had the ability to influence everyone makes society feel that it has already been written in ‘pen and paper’ and cannot be erased ...
303WrightComunitrnV2
... o Individual rights can only be understood in relationship with the broader community (Henry Tam and others; late 1800s – early 1900s) Level of Analysis: Primarily a state-centric construct formed from the community of individual members Most Enlightenment figures opposed the communitarian approac ...
... o Individual rights can only be understood in relationship with the broader community (Henry Tam and others; late 1800s – early 1900s) Level of Analysis: Primarily a state-centric construct formed from the community of individual members Most Enlightenment figures opposed the communitarian approac ...
Marketing Ethics
... • Morality determined by the situation in which things occur rather than by adherence to absolute moral rules. For example “Thou shall not kill” may not apply in all situations. ...
... • Morality determined by the situation in which things occur rather than by adherence to absolute moral rules. For example “Thou shall not kill” may not apply in all situations. ...
moral values - Academic Home Page
... a small group with the goal of benefitting the whole society? Fairness, the Golden Rule Often this becomes in our decision making what you don’t want to be done to you Objection: Do others necessarily want what we want? Some people prefer to be told a lie rather than have to deal with an unpleasant ...
... a small group with the goal of benefitting the whole society? Fairness, the Golden Rule Often this becomes in our decision making what you don’t want to be done to you Objection: Do others necessarily want what we want? Some people prefer to be told a lie rather than have to deal with an unpleasant ...
moral philosophy
... Vs modernity – “our knowledge of the basic principles of morality as deduced by conceptual and rational knowledge” is fundamentally mistaken not because reason is defective, or a product of a particular culture not the function of reason to provide foundational principles Modernism confuses moral kn ...
... Vs modernity – “our knowledge of the basic principles of morality as deduced by conceptual and rational knowledge” is fundamentally mistaken not because reason is defective, or a product of a particular culture not the function of reason to provide foundational principles Modernism confuses moral kn ...
BA 28 Chapter 2
... Consequentialism refers to those moral theories which hold that the consequences of a particular action form the basis for any valid moral judgment about that action (or create a structure for judgment. From a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right action is one that produces a good outcome, o ...
... Consequentialism refers to those moral theories which hold that the consequences of a particular action form the basis for any valid moral judgment about that action (or create a structure for judgment. From a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right action is one that produces a good outcome, o ...
Moral Development - University of Puget Sound
... might save her life, but it was rare, and hard to obtain. A local pharmacist had the drug (which cost $200 to produce) and was selling it for $2000 for a dose that might save the woman’s life. Her husband was able to scrounge $1000 by borrowing from friends, but could not scrape up rest of the money ...
... might save her life, but it was rare, and hard to obtain. A local pharmacist had the drug (which cost $200 to produce) and was selling it for $2000 for a dose that might save the woman’s life. Her husband was able to scrounge $1000 by borrowing from friends, but could not scrape up rest of the money ...
Values , Ethics and Advocacy
... 3-Integrity : working within accepted standards and code of ethics:النزاهة - See table : 4-1, top side of page 53 ...
... 3-Integrity : working within accepted standards and code of ethics:النزاهة - See table : 4-1, top side of page 53 ...
Realism Assumptions Critiques Key Persons Pessimistic view of
... Int change occurs by rise and fall of great powers War is always a possibility in an anarchical system Balance of power Great powers manage the int.system Bipolar systems are more stable than multi-power systems Int.org. exist on the bases of BoP, security dilemma, national interests, power struggle ...
... Int change occurs by rise and fall of great powers War is always a possibility in an anarchical system Balance of power Great powers manage the int.system Bipolar systems are more stable than multi-power systems Int.org. exist on the bases of BoP, security dilemma, national interests, power struggle ...
1. A) Classical realism states that it is fundamentally the nature of
... A) Classical realism states that it is fundamentally the nature of humans that pushes states and individuals to act in a way that places interests over ideologies. Seeks to explain international politics as a result of human nature. ...
... A) Classical realism states that it is fundamentally the nature of humans that pushes states and individuals to act in a way that places interests over ideologies. Seeks to explain international politics as a result of human nature. ...