Moral Imagination and Adorno: Before and After Auschwitz
... unite the theory with Adorno’s, revealing how the two are mutually beneficial, as well as compatible. The ultimate aim of the project is to offer a possibility for education post Auschwitz. In particular, I suggest that certain imaginative memorials and museums can have a powerful impact on their vi ...
... unite the theory with Adorno’s, revealing how the two are mutually beneficial, as well as compatible. The ultimate aim of the project is to offer a possibility for education post Auschwitz. In particular, I suggest that certain imaginative memorials and museums can have a powerful impact on their vi ...
1 What is Enlightenment? - Assets
... must always be free, and it alone can bring about Enlightenment among men; the private use of reason may be quite often seriously restricted.’ In what he calls the public sphere, a place where people are free from the obligations of their calling, subjects are free to write or speak critically. In w ...
... must always be free, and it alone can bring about Enlightenment among men; the private use of reason may be quite often seriously restricted.’ In what he calls the public sphere, a place where people are free from the obligations of their calling, subjects are free to write or speak critically. In w ...
Enhancing Moral Conformity and Enhancing Moral Worth
... been defended by Thomas Douglas. Douglas argues that it would sometimes be permissible for individuals to directly influence their emotions—for example, through the use of neurally active drugs—in ways that can be expected to leave them with morally better motives or conduct [9].7 But Harris objects ...
... been defended by Thomas Douglas. Douglas argues that it would sometimes be permissible for individuals to directly influence their emotions—for example, through the use of neurally active drugs—in ways that can be expected to leave them with morally better motives or conduct [9].7 But Harris objects ...
Introduction: the Enlightenment in Bohemia1
... ment spectrum’. Indeed, the Enlightenment may be defined as the enterprise in the eighteenth century that tried to uphold morality by seeking a philosophical basis for morality after Revelation lost its motivational force. In spite of the difference between the radical and the religious (or mainstream ...
... ment spectrum’. Indeed, the Enlightenment may be defined as the enterprise in the eighteenth century that tried to uphold morality by seeking a philosophical basis for morality after Revelation lost its motivational force. In spite of the difference between the radical and the religious (or mainstream ...
Chapter 2—Normative Theories of Ethics MULTIPLE CHOICE 1
... c. states that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results. d. differs from nonconsequentialism because nonconsequentialism denies that consequences have any moral significance. ANS: C ...
... c. states that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results. d. differs from nonconsequentialism because nonconsequentialism denies that consequences have any moral significance. ANS: C ...
Introduction
... the king, seduce the queen and become king himself (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’ ...
... the king, seduce the queen and become king himself (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’ ...
Is Procreative Beneficence Obligatory?
... are justified in not complying with this significant moral reason only if ...
... are justified in not complying with this significant moral reason only if ...
History of 18 Century Philosophy Approaches to Enlightenment in
... sides of the Atlantic from approximately the 1680s to the 1790s and encompassed both the American and the French Revolutions. Although it has been defined in numerous ways by contemporary scholars, and even by eighteenth-century enlighteners themselves, we can discern a shared commitment among them ...
... sides of the Atlantic from approximately the 1680s to the 1790s and encompassed both the American and the French Revolutions. Although it has been defined in numerous ways by contemporary scholars, and even by eighteenth-century enlighteners themselves, we can discern a shared commitment among them ...
Heteronomy and Autonomy in Nietzsche and Kant
... determining grounds which are other than oneself—that is, to heteronomous grounds. Kant’s admonition, his solution and motto for enlightenment, results in what sounds like the Socratic maxim, know thyself: “ ...
... determining grounds which are other than oneself—that is, to heteronomous grounds. Kant’s admonition, his solution and motto for enlightenment, results in what sounds like the Socratic maxim, know thyself: “ ...
Note - Cara Gillis
... o Tension: It seems like I must at least want everyone else to adopt this particular code as well, but for ethical egoism to work, I’d need to not judge others badly for failing to promote my self-interest instead of their own (even though I would like it if they did). ...
... o Tension: It seems like I must at least want everyone else to adopt this particular code as well, but for ethical egoism to work, I’d need to not judge others badly for failing to promote my self-interest instead of their own (even though I would like it if they did). ...
Sir William David Ross: (1877
... referring to the characteristic (quite distinct from that of being a duty proper) which an act has, in virtue of being of a certain kind (e.g., the keeping of a promise), of being an act which would be a duty proper if it were not at the same time of another kind which is morally significant… [there ...
... referring to the characteristic (quite distinct from that of being a duty proper) which an act has, in virtue of being of a certain kind (e.g., the keeping of a promise), of being an act which would be a duty proper if it were not at the same time of another kind which is morally significant… [there ...
DOC - A Level Philosophy
... than before because we are discovering real moral truths.) There are two responses noncognitivists can give. First, they can claim that there can be very real improvements in people’s moral views (individually or as a culture) if they become more rational. This can happen in several different ways. ...
... than before because we are discovering real moral truths.) There are two responses noncognitivists can give. First, they can claim that there can be very real improvements in people’s moral views (individually or as a culture) if they become more rational. This can happen in several different ways. ...
The Counter-Enlightenment Attack on Reason
... agreed with the broadly Enlightenment conception of reason—that human reason is a faculty of the individual, that it is competent to know reality objectively, that it is capable of functioning autonomously and in accordance with universal principles. Reason so conceived underlay their confidence in ...
... agreed with the broadly Enlightenment conception of reason—that human reason is a faculty of the individual, that it is competent to know reality objectively, that it is capable of functioning autonomously and in accordance with universal principles. Reason so conceived underlay their confidence in ...
Euthanasia - Routledge
... death; Passive euthanasia occurs in those instances in which someone simply refuses to intervene in order to prevent someone’s death. ...
... death; Passive euthanasia occurs in those instances in which someone simply refuses to intervene in order to prevent someone’s death. ...
Re-thinking Catholic Philosophy: Alasdair MacIntyre and the
... Re-stating the Supremacy of Reason: The Kantian Position It was no coincidence that, in his subsequent writings, Kant would invoke the names of Hume 32 and Rousseau 33 as two of his biggest influences. The title of Kant’s first major work, Critique of Pure Reason, might suggest that he had already t ...
... Re-stating the Supremacy of Reason: The Kantian Position It was no coincidence that, in his subsequent writings, Kant would invoke the names of Hume 32 and Rousseau 33 as two of his biggest influences. The title of Kant’s first major work, Critique of Pure Reason, might suggest that he had already t ...
The War for Children`s Minds - Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
... Independent critical thought was rarely tolerated, and certainly not encouraged. But then things changed. During the second half of the Twentieth Century, the liberal tradition has been much more in the ascendant. The 1960s, in particular, saw it make huge inroads into Western culture. We were encou ...
... Independent critical thought was rarely tolerated, and certainly not encouraged. But then things changed. During the second half of the Twentieth Century, the liberal tradition has been much more in the ascendant. The 1960s, in particular, saw it make huge inroads into Western culture. We were encou ...
Traditional Moral TheoryPosted09
... means to an end (people should never be simply instruments for my own ends) Act so that you treat the will of every rational being as one that makes universal law (respect for the autonomy of others) Act in such a way that you would have all other persons act (rule of universality) Med Yr 1 ...
... means to an end (people should never be simply instruments for my own ends) Act so that you treat the will of every rational being as one that makes universal law (respect for the autonomy of others) Act in such a way that you would have all other persons act (rule of universality) Med Yr 1 ...
Charity as a Moral Duty - DigitalCommons@Cedarville
... due to selfishness, not the ethics. Moreland and Geisler claim moral values are more evident from what a man wants done to him than from what he will do for someone else. In other words, our discomfort and noncompliance do not negate the duty, but might actually prove its existence. ...
... due to selfishness, not the ethics. Moreland and Geisler claim moral values are more evident from what a man wants done to him than from what he will do for someone else. In other words, our discomfort and noncompliance do not negate the duty, but might actually prove its existence. ...
Alasdair MacIntyre on the Enlightenment Project
... nature, their ‘true nature’, there would be nothing to educate or to tutor. We would have no idea of what an un-tutored nature would be as distinct from a tutored nature. There would be no way of objectively articulating that now tutored, or somewhat so, and that understanding that there is somethin ...
... nature, their ‘true nature’, there would be nothing to educate or to tutor. We would have no idea of what an un-tutored nature would be as distinct from a tutored nature. There would be no way of objectively articulating that now tutored, or somewhat so, and that understanding that there is somethin ...
9 Deontology*
... – imperfect knowledge and imperfect motivation to be moral – we may well do better to act in accordance with the dictates of ordinary morality than to try to produce the best results and thereby inadvertently make things worse. But, for the act-consequentialist, the right act remains the one that ma ...
... – imperfect knowledge and imperfect motivation to be moral – we may well do better to act in accordance with the dictates of ordinary morality than to try to produce the best results and thereby inadvertently make things worse. But, for the act-consequentialist, the right act remains the one that ma ...
Ian Horkan ERH-207W Mr. Morgan Word Count: 1641 The Injustice
... moral principles, but rather out of one that says how can I do the most good. Kant’s philosophy does not necessarily care about the ends of an action, only the means by which the action was taken. Examining utilitarianism through Kant’s concept of the categorical imperative also illustrates how inco ...
... moral principles, but rather out of one that says how can I do the most good. Kant’s philosophy does not necessarily care about the ends of an action, only the means by which the action was taken. Examining utilitarianism through Kant’s concept of the categorical imperative also illustrates how inco ...
Ethical theorists: A comparison of main ideas
... is done for the sake of duty The use of reason is central to moral life – duty is determined by principles I must act in such a way that the principles according to which I act should become a universal law ...
... is done for the sake of duty The use of reason is central to moral life – duty is determined by principles I must act in such a way that the principles according to which I act should become a universal law ...
Ethics and Business
... • The Categorical Imperative: An act is immoral if the rule that would authorize it cannot be made into a rule for all human beings to follow • The Practical Imperative: No human being should be thought of or used merely as a means for someone else’s ends; each human being is a unique end Copyright ...
... • The Categorical Imperative: An act is immoral if the rule that would authorize it cannot be made into a rule for all human beings to follow • The Practical Imperative: No human being should be thought of or used merely as a means for someone else’s ends; each human being is a unique end Copyright ...
Does Morality Demand our Very Best? On Moral Prescriptions and the Line of Duty
... on our pursuit of our aims. The Categorical Imperative offers a test for an action’s permissibility, and our duty is determined by reference to this moral law. But an act will either pass or fail the test the Categorical Imperative provides - the maxim is universalizable, or it isn’t; the act involv ...
... on our pursuit of our aims. The Categorical Imperative offers a test for an action’s permissibility, and our duty is determined by reference to this moral law. But an act will either pass or fail the test the Categorical Imperative provides - the maxim is universalizable, or it isn’t; the act involv ...
Chapter Two: Normative Theories of Ethics
... Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): A German philosopher with a nonconsequentialist approach to ethics. Said the moral worth of an action is determined on the basis of its intrinsic features or character, not results or consequences. Believed in good will, that good actions proceed from right intentions, ...
... Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): A German philosopher with a nonconsequentialist approach to ethics. Said the moral worth of an action is determined on the basis of its intrinsic features or character, not results or consequences. Believed in good will, that good actions proceed from right intentions, ...
Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals
Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals (German: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten; 1785; also known as the Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals and the Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals) is the first of Immanuel Kant's mature works on moral philosophy and remains one of the most influential in the field. Kant conceives his investigation as a work of foundational ethics—one that clears the ground for future research by explaining the core concepts and principles of moral theory and showing that they are normative for rational agents. Kant aspires to nothing less than this: to lay bare the fundamental principle of morality and show that it applies to us. In the text, Kant provides a groundbreaking argument that the rightness of an action is determined by the character of the principle that a person chooses to act upon. Kant thus stands in stark contrast to the moral sense theories and teleological moral theories that dominated moral philosophy at the time he was writing.The Groundwork is broken into a preface, followed by three sections. Kant's argument works from common reason up to the supreme unconditional law, in order to identify its existence. He then works backwards from there to prove the relevance and weight of the moral law. The third and final section of the book is famously obscure, and it is partly because of this that Kant later, in 1788, decided to publish the Critique of Practical Reason.