Ethics, philosophy, and history
... 1. Substitutability: How can we put value on things that can’t be replaced? 2. Rarity: Can you estimate value for a service for one time and place and then extrapolate it elsewhere? What happens as it gets more rare? 3. How do we calculate the value of ‘happiness’, ‘contentment’, etc? ...
... 1. Substitutability: How can we put value on things that can’t be replaced? 2. Rarity: Can you estimate value for a service for one time and place and then extrapolate it elsewhere? What happens as it gets more rare? 3. How do we calculate the value of ‘happiness’, ‘contentment’, etc? ...
The Nature of Ethical Systems
... consistently ready to say there is no right or wrong. Most who claim to be relativists still wish to avoid harm or pain and wish to live under a system of social law. Thus, they are cultural or social relativists. Of course the exact ethical base may change from person to person or society to societ ...
... consistently ready to say there is no right or wrong. Most who claim to be relativists still wish to avoid harm or pain and wish to live under a system of social law. Thus, they are cultural or social relativists. Of course the exact ethical base may change from person to person or society to societ ...
The False Ethical Dilemma
... conflict with nonethical values such as personal wealth, prestige or comfort, it may take a strong person to sacrifice self-interest to follow the moral principle. Thus, the moral response to a conflict in values is to choose ethics over expediency. The problem with this analysis is that people rare ...
... conflict with nonethical values such as personal wealth, prestige or comfort, it may take a strong person to sacrifice self-interest to follow the moral principle. Thus, the moral response to a conflict in values is to choose ethics over expediency. The problem with this analysis is that people rare ...
Understanding Values and Ethics
... Ability to explain how professional values and ethics influence the decision making process in daily work. Recognition that we all have a code, like the NASW Code of Ethics for social workers, that guides practice Ability to identify tow types of ethical issues that are related to your work. Underst ...
... Ability to explain how professional values and ethics influence the decision making process in daily work. Recognition that we all have a code, like the NASW Code of Ethics for social workers, that guides practice Ability to identify tow types of ethical issues that are related to your work. Underst ...
Session 18
... 2. Alternative claim: It is wrong to judge other cultures by the standards of your own. • Again asserts a universal principle • What about a culture that believes in human sacrifice? 3. Ethical relativism does not provide much help in making moral decisions. • New technologies create situations peop ...
... 2. Alternative claim: It is wrong to judge other cultures by the standards of your own. • Again asserts a universal principle • What about a culture that believes in human sacrifice? 3. Ethical relativism does not provide much help in making moral decisions. • New technologies create situations peop ...
Values and Ethics in an Alternative Degrowth Society Clive L. Spash
... better world. For example, the environmental movement promotes non-humans, feminists call for a caring and inclusive economy and Marxists point to the social and community values of a less oppressive world. What are the values that would make for a better world and how can they be sustained? This pa ...
... better world. For example, the environmental movement promotes non-humans, feminists call for a caring and inclusive economy and Marxists point to the social and community values of a less oppressive world. What are the values that would make for a better world and how can they be sustained? This pa ...
Answer Sheet Day 1
... question that Aristotle raises is: what is happiness? We all want it; we all desire it; we all seek it. It's the goal we have in life. But what is it? How do we find it? Here he notes, with some frustration, people disagree. But he does give us a couple of criteria, or features, to keep in mind as w ...
... question that Aristotle raises is: what is happiness? We all want it; we all desire it; we all seek it. It's the goal we have in life. But what is it? How do we find it? Here he notes, with some frustration, people disagree. But he does give us a couple of criteria, or features, to keep in mind as w ...
Additional notes on Ethical Theories and Their Application
... needless suffering to others. This principle is a formalization of the "above all else, do no harm" edict. ...
... needless suffering to others. This principle is a formalization of the "above all else, do no harm" edict. ...
Medical Ethics
... needless suffering to others. This principle is a formalization of the "above all else, do no harm" edict. ...
... needless suffering to others. This principle is a formalization of the "above all else, do no harm" edict. ...
Morality as a Value Criterion and a Social Fact
... from all other evaluations, and we may say that the difference is precisely in its specificity: normative universality. It has an objectivity comparable to mathematical statements, but at the same time is deeply subjective in recognition that its criterion is in full accordance with our freedom and ...
... from all other evaluations, and we may say that the difference is precisely in its specificity: normative universality. It has an objectivity comparable to mathematical statements, but at the same time is deeply subjective in recognition that its criterion is in full accordance with our freedom and ...
Values and Ethics - Wayne Community College
... Practitioners who face situations with ethical dimensions are urged to seek guidance in the applicable parts of this Code and in the spirit that informs the whole. ...
... Practitioners who face situations with ethical dimensions are urged to seek guidance in the applicable parts of this Code and in the spirit that informs the whole. ...
Objectivism 101: Life and Happiness
... those who live by production and trade Trade is voluntary exchange to mutual benefit Trades can be material and/or spiritual ...
... those who live by production and trade Trade is voluntary exchange to mutual benefit Trades can be material and/or spiritual ...
EX Update April 06
... Honesty: the habit of telling the truth Moral Courage: the willingness to do what is right, even if it’s not easy Responsibility: acknowledge your duty and take responsibility for success or failure Openness: being transparent in your motives and actions Honor: Showing integrity in and out of unifor ...
... Honesty: the habit of telling the truth Moral Courage: the willingness to do what is right, even if it’s not easy Responsibility: acknowledge your duty and take responsibility for success or failure Openness: being transparent in your motives and actions Honor: Showing integrity in and out of unifor ...
Introduction to Ethical Theory II
... Rejecting Consequentialism: "A good will is good not because of what it effects or accomplishes." Even if by bad luck a good person never accomplishes anything much, the good will would "like a jewel, still shine by its own light as something which has its full value in itself." ...
... Rejecting Consequentialism: "A good will is good not because of what it effects or accomplishes." Even if by bad luck a good person never accomplishes anything much, the good will would "like a jewel, still shine by its own light as something which has its full value in itself." ...
Professional attitude of B. Ed students in relation to their personal
... an individual’s reactions against a group ...
... an individual’s reactions against a group ...
What is Ethics?
... Fact and value • But then, speaking of corporal punishment, Harris asks, “Is it a good idea, generally speaking, to subject children to pain and violence and public humiliation as a way of encouraging healthy emotional development and good behavior? Is there any doubt that this question has an answ ...
... Fact and value • But then, speaking of corporal punishment, Harris asks, “Is it a good idea, generally speaking, to subject children to pain and violence and public humiliation as a way of encouraging healthy emotional development and good behavior? Is there any doubt that this question has an answ ...
Values/Character Education: Traditional or
... behaviors and values expressed in popular culture. This is character education, designed to instill and inspire good character-morally grounded behaviors and attitudes.” ...
... behaviors and values expressed in popular culture. This is character education, designed to instill and inspire good character-morally grounded behaviors and attitudes.” ...
1. What is natural resource economics & why is it important?
... – Non-market measurable (the intrinsic value derived from knowledge that forest will exist in perpetuity, regardless of use by future human generations) » Contingent valuation, etc. ...
... – Non-market measurable (the intrinsic value derived from knowledge that forest will exist in perpetuity, regardless of use by future human generations) » Contingent valuation, etc. ...
Chapter 10
... value even if no one has interest in it. This is the “objectivist theories of value” claim. ...
... value even if no one has interest in it. This is the “objectivist theories of value” claim. ...
Values, Ethics , and Advocacy
... A value is a personal belief about the worth of a given idea, attitude, custom,or object that sets standards that influence behavior. Values are ideals, beliefs, customs, modes of conduct, qualities, or goals that are highly prized or preferred by individuals, groups, or society. ...
... A value is a personal belief about the worth of a given idea, attitude, custom,or object that sets standards that influence behavior. Values are ideals, beliefs, customs, modes of conduct, qualities, or goals that are highly prized or preferred by individuals, groups, or society. ...
Moral Leadership
... Whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number is right Examine the possible results and pick the one that produces the most blessings over the greatest range Political Legislation ...
... Whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number is right Examine the possible results and pick the one that produces the most blessings over the greatest range Political Legislation ...
Definitions in Ethics, by Michael Josephson
... Values Values are core beliefs or desires that guide or motivate attitudes and actions. They also define the things we value and prize the most, and, therefore, provide the basis for ranking the things we want in a way that elevates some values over others. Thus, our values determine how we will beh ...
... Values Values are core beliefs or desires that guide or motivate attitudes and actions. They also define the things we value and prize the most, and, therefore, provide the basis for ranking the things we want in a way that elevates some values over others. Thus, our values determine how we will beh ...
Chapter 5: Personal Values Influence Ethical Choices
... Values drift is the slow erosion of core values over time ...
... Values drift is the slow erosion of core values over time ...