Euthanasia
... function of a human is to thrive and flourish in well being, then a morally good human would be one that is fulfilled. (Aristotle’s Moral Theory). Consented self-termination can not produce any enrichment in ones life or society… ...
... function of a human is to thrive and flourish in well being, then a morally good human would be one that is fulfilled. (Aristotle’s Moral Theory). Consented self-termination can not produce any enrichment in ones life or society… ...
Ethical Egoism
... generators no $2,000. Is it immoral for individual business owners to pursue their own interest of maximum financial gain by capitalizing on what others are willing to pay to pursue their own interest of survival in the wake of natural ...
... generators no $2,000. Is it immoral for individual business owners to pursue their own interest of maximum financial gain by capitalizing on what others are willing to pay to pursue their own interest of survival in the wake of natural ...
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... that governments and their citizens must take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere. We rely on science for predictions of likely consequences, but need to keep in mind that scientific information presents a perspective on the world and does not simply reveal what ...
... that governments and their citizens must take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere. We rely on science for predictions of likely consequences, but need to keep in mind that scientific information presents a perspective on the world and does not simply reveal what ...
Morals
... Theoretical frameworks No theory-independent view on moral status • Regan: Kant > autonomy > cognitive abilities • Singer: utilitarians promote non-moral values, such as happiness > suffering • No answer to moral significance question • Why should moral status be central? • Does it admit of gradati ...
... Theoretical frameworks No theory-independent view on moral status • Regan: Kant > autonomy > cognitive abilities • Singer: utilitarians promote non-moral values, such as happiness > suffering • No answer to moral significance question • Why should moral status be central? • Does it admit of gradati ...
Charity as a Moral Duty - [email protected]
... human lives, making it a duty rather than a supererogatory act. I will now consider ethical arguments against Singer’s thesis based on the larger circumstance, proximity, and the theory’s extreme nature. Smith argues that emergencies create a duty to help, but chronic problems or what she calls “chr ...
... human lives, making it a duty rather than a supererogatory act. I will now consider ethical arguments against Singer’s thesis based on the larger circumstance, proximity, and the theory’s extreme nature. Smith argues that emergencies create a duty to help, but chronic problems or what she calls “chr ...
Morality and Self
... that there are unselfish dispostions and affections. ► Human nature, in conclusion, is not ...
... that there are unselfish dispostions and affections. ► Human nature, in conclusion, is not ...
ethics
... Darius summoned some members of the Indian tribe known as Callatiae, who eat their parents, and asked them in the presence of the Greeks, with an interpreter present so that they could understand what was being said, how much money it would take for them to be willing to cremate their fathers´ corps ...
... Darius summoned some members of the Indian tribe known as Callatiae, who eat their parents, and asked them in the presence of the Greeks, with an interpreter present so that they could understand what was being said, how much money it would take for them to be willing to cremate their fathers´ corps ...
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... “My own needs wants and desires cannot, simply because they are my preferences, count more than the wants needs and desires of anyone else. Thus, my very natural concern that my own wants, needs and desires – henceforth I shall refer to them as “preferences” – be looked after must, when I think eth ...
... “My own needs wants and desires cannot, simply because they are my preferences, count more than the wants needs and desires of anyone else. Thus, my very natural concern that my own wants, needs and desires – henceforth I shall refer to them as “preferences” – be looked after must, when I think eth ...
Animal Rights
... Singer allows that it is possible to raise animals ethically for food, if they are raised to have a pleasant and enjoyable life. An animal without a life plan does not suffer from death, and a happy animal can be replaced by another happy animal without net loss to the world. Anti-vivisection: the u ...
... Singer allows that it is possible to raise animals ethically for food, if they are raised to have a pleasant and enjoyable life. An animal without a life plan does not suffer from death, and a happy animal can be replaced by another happy animal without net loss to the world. Anti-vivisection: the u ...
Sample Syllabus: Introduction to Ethics Course Description: This 10
... Course Description: This 10-week course serves as an introduction to philosophy through a number of central issues in moral philosophy. We sometimes say that an action is morally right or wrong. In this course we will ask a number of questions about such claims in order to better grasp the nature of ...
... Course Description: This 10-week course serves as an introduction to philosophy through a number of central issues in moral philosophy. We sometimes say that an action is morally right or wrong. In this course we will ask a number of questions about such claims in order to better grasp the nature of ...
Outline of Singer, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”
... entitlements: rights and desert. For example, you have a right to your body parts because they are yours, even if better consequences would come about from your giving them away. A person who works hard may deserve more food than a neighbor who does not work, even if the neighbor will suffer more wi ...
... entitlements: rights and desert. For example, you have a right to your body parts because they are yours, even if better consequences would come about from your giving them away. A person who works hard may deserve more food than a neighbor who does not work, even if the neighbor will suffer more wi ...
Pwrpt - People Server at UNCW
... out of charity: Singer collapses this distinction. 2. Singer’s argument ignores the option of giving a reasonable amount of aid, while preserving our own happiness and well-being. 3. Singer’s claim that distance or personal feelings we have for the victims is irrelevant is contrary to human nature. ...
... out of charity: Singer collapses this distinction. 2. Singer’s argument ignores the option of giving a reasonable amount of aid, while preserving our own happiness and well-being. 3. Singer’s claim that distance or personal feelings we have for the victims is irrelevant is contrary to human nature. ...
Lecture 14, Animals and Persons
... consideration as babies (or more!) E.g. an adult ape is more aware, more self-directing and has at least as much capacity for suffering as a baby. ...
... consideration as babies (or more!) E.g. an adult ape is more aware, more self-directing and has at least as much capacity for suffering as a baby. ...
Animals and Persons
... consideration as babies (or more!) E.g. an adult ape is more aware, more self-directing and has at least as much capacity for suffering as a baby. ...
... consideration as babies (or more!) E.g. an adult ape is more aware, more self-directing and has at least as much capacity for suffering as a baby. ...
Peter Singer
Peter Albert David Singer, AC (born 6 July 1946) is an Australian moral philosopher. He is currently the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and a Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. He specializes in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, utilitarian perspective. He is known in particular for his book, Animal Liberation (1975), a canonical text in animal rights/liberation theory. For most of his career, he supported preference utilitarianism, but in his later years became a classical or hedonistic utilitarian, when co-authoring The Point of View of the Universe with Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek.On two occasions, Singer served as chair of the philosophy department at Monash University, where he founded its Centre for Human Bioethics. In 1996 he stood unsuccessfully as a Greens candidate for the Australian Senate. In 2004 he was recognised as the Australian Humanist of the Year by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies, and in June 2012 was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his services to philosophy and bioethics. He serves on the Advisory Board of Incentives for Global Health, the NGO formed to develop the Health Impact Fund proposal. He was voted one of Australia's ten most influential public intellectuals in 2006. Singer currently serves on the advisory board of Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP).