Philosophy 219
... Given that different moral theories emphasize different principles, you shouldn’t be surprised that when we start looking at specific theories, we will find that they highlight different features of our moral lives. In many cases, these differences mask an essential continuity in moral evaluations, ...
... Given that different moral theories emphasize different principles, you shouldn’t be surprised that when we start looking at specific theories, we will find that they highlight different features of our moral lives. In many cases, these differences mask an essential continuity in moral evaluations, ...
Introduction to Moral Theory
... these two very common "moral theories" do not satisfy the evaluative constraints which moral theories should satisfy. At the very least, this fact calls into question the ability of these two ways of thinking about morality to do the work we ask of moral theories. When we review later in the semeste ...
... these two very common "moral theories" do not satisfy the evaluative constraints which moral theories should satisfy. At the very least, this fact calls into question the ability of these two ways of thinking about morality to do the work we ask of moral theories. When we review later in the semeste ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... lessening of harm as essential to producing the greatest good and almost all of their examples involve the avoiding or preventing of harm. The question is then raised: When do we hold people morally responsible for their acts and their effects? When the person knowingly and freely performed or broug ...
... lessening of harm as essential to producing the greatest good and almost all of their examples involve the avoiding or preventing of harm. The question is then raised: When do we hold people morally responsible for their acts and their effects? When the person knowingly and freely performed or broug ...
Summa Theologicae
... - Honor is external (comes from others who give honor), while happiness is internal - Honor is given on account of excellence. Excellence is in proportion to happiness. Therefore, honor can result from happiness, but not the other way around. - Honor is not the reward of virtue, it's the reward from ...
... - Honor is external (comes from others who give honor), while happiness is internal - Honor is given on account of excellence. Excellence is in proportion to happiness. Therefore, honor can result from happiness, but not the other way around. - Honor is not the reward of virtue, it's the reward from ...
What is Fundamental Moral Theology? Lecture Dr. Thomas B
... Traditional concerns of fundamental moral theology include the ultimate end of humans, the nature of human acts, the grounds for judging human acts, sin, and virtue. These concerns have been and are being rethought in light of how the intelligibility of theological and moral convictions is rooted in ...
... Traditional concerns of fundamental moral theology include the ultimate end of humans, the nature of human acts, the grounds for judging human acts, sin, and virtue. These concerns have been and are being rethought in light of how the intelligibility of theological and moral convictions is rooted in ...
The Virtues of Asian Humanism - The Institute of Oriental Philosophy
... India were secular. Confucius, the Buddha, and Socrates turned from cosmology and metaphysics to the important problems of human action and conduct. A central imperative for both of them was to establish correct human relationships with the goal of peace, harmony, and justice. The stress on reason h ...
... India were secular. Confucius, the Buddha, and Socrates turned from cosmology and metaphysics to the important problems of human action and conduct. A central imperative for both of them was to establish correct human relationships with the goal of peace, harmony, and justice. The stress on reason h ...
06. Questions of Values and Ethics
... dealing with complex issues that have no clear indication of what is right or wrong. ...
... dealing with complex issues that have no clear indication of what is right or wrong. ...
Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong
... Some versions of religious ethics hold that reason can discover what is right or wrong even apart from divine revelation ...
... Some versions of religious ethics hold that reason can discover what is right or wrong even apart from divine revelation ...
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGERS
... The current popular theory is that a Code of Ethics should be developed by a committee within the Agency/Department, even if that committee simply ratifies the Code of Ethics in place for the State, City, County, or Town ...
... The current popular theory is that a Code of Ethics should be developed by a committee within the Agency/Department, even if that committee simply ratifies the Code of Ethics in place for the State, City, County, or Town ...
Meta-Ethics
... Subject matter is not moral issues but moral philosophy itself Often referred to as a second order theory Reflects on the more fundamental aspects of morality Meta ethical questions fall into 3 categories: meta-physical, epistemological and linguistic ...
... Subject matter is not moral issues but moral philosophy itself Often referred to as a second order theory Reflects on the more fundamental aspects of morality Meta ethical questions fall into 3 categories: meta-physical, epistemological and linguistic ...
bes_week_1bb - Homework Market
... roots in the Greek word 'etho' or "to be accustomed to.“ However, the word ethos has been translated to contain many different meanings within the English language. One such definition in accordance with the opinion of S. Michael Halloran is that the concept of ethos listens to accepted standards, r ...
... roots in the Greek word 'etho' or "to be accustomed to.“ However, the word ethos has been translated to contain many different meanings within the English language. One such definition in accordance with the opinion of S. Michael Halloran is that the concept of ethos listens to accepted standards, r ...
sample chapter
... doing ethics. However, people sometimes allow their emotions to overtake good reasoning; when this happens, it does not provide a good foundation for ethics-related decisions. Evaluations generated through the practice of ethics require a balance of emotion and reason. Throughout history, people, ba ...
... doing ethics. However, people sometimes allow their emotions to overtake good reasoning; when this happens, it does not provide a good foundation for ethics-related decisions. Evaluations generated through the practice of ethics require a balance of emotion and reason. Throughout history, people, ba ...
Medical Ethics
... organ transplantation, and concerns about quality of life-have become increasingly prominent. • A new and more specific code of ethics must be developed to meet the demands of social development and medical service. • This new code integrates the traditional medical ethics with modern principles and ...
... organ transplantation, and concerns about quality of life-have become increasingly prominent. • A new and more specific code of ethics must be developed to meet the demands of social development and medical service. • This new code integrates the traditional medical ethics with modern principles and ...
Ethical Decision-Making Guidelines and Tools
... promote happiness and wrong to the extent that they tend to promote the reverse of happiness Judges the rightness and wrongness of an action by its consequences Advantages ...
... promote happiness and wrong to the extent that they tend to promote the reverse of happiness Judges the rightness and wrongness of an action by its consequences Advantages ...
Title DFEI PPT Template 2 - Department of Public Health Sciences
... How to Develop Ethical Culture and a Code of Conduct in an Organization? • Ethical Organizational Culture means both leaders and subordinates in an organization are: – Collaboratively creating a code of ethics with proper reinforcement and consequences – Cohesively following ethical codes and pract ...
... How to Develop Ethical Culture and a Code of Conduct in an Organization? • Ethical Organizational Culture means both leaders and subordinates in an organization are: – Collaboratively creating a code of ethics with proper reinforcement and consequences – Cohesively following ethical codes and pract ...
Three Independent Factors in Morals
... expresses power rather than right. To be right, it must be an acknowledged claim, having not the mere power of the claimant behind it, but the emotional and intellectual assent of the community. Now of course it may be retorted that the good is still the dominant principle, the right being a means t ...
... expresses power rather than right. To be right, it must be an acknowledged claim, having not the mere power of the claimant behind it, but the emotional and intellectual assent of the community. Now of course it may be retorted that the good is still the dominant principle, the right being a means t ...
The Journal of the China Society for Ethics
... and conduct in every area of social life. The new ethic centers on a single core norm--“to serve the people.” It has one basic principle--“collectivism,” which is elaborated through the five rudimental requirements of loving country, people, labor, science and socialism. The ethic employs three sets ...
... and conduct in every area of social life. The new ethic centers on a single core norm--“to serve the people.” It has one basic principle--“collectivism,” which is elaborated through the five rudimental requirements of loving country, people, labor, science and socialism. The ethic employs three sets ...
What Is Ethics?
... They see themselves as creating and re-creating aspects of their personal, workplace, and political lives. They appreciate creativity, they are innovators, and they exude a sense that life is full of possibilities. Critical thinking is a process, not an outcome: Being critical thinkers entails a c ...
... They see themselves as creating and re-creating aspects of their personal, workplace, and political lives. They appreciate creativity, they are innovators, and they exude a sense that life is full of possibilities. Critical thinking is a process, not an outcome: Being critical thinkers entails a c ...
Set 6: Kantian Ethics
... The Categorical Imperative offers a way to doing the right thing by asking, “What if everyone did it?” By universalizing moral reasoning, Kant thought we’d all do what’s best. The Humanitarian Principle underscored the importance of not just using others for our ends. Kant saw the individual more im ...
... The Categorical Imperative offers a way to doing the right thing by asking, “What if everyone did it?” By universalizing moral reasoning, Kant thought we’d all do what’s best. The Humanitarian Principle underscored the importance of not just using others for our ends. Kant saw the individual more im ...
CHAPTER 4
... When environmental regulations in host nations are far inferior to those in the home nation, ethical issues arise The tragedy of the commons occurs when a resource held in common by all, but owned by no one, is overused by individuals resulting in its degradation ...
... When environmental regulations in host nations are far inferior to those in the home nation, ethical issues arise The tragedy of the commons occurs when a resource held in common by all, but owned by no one, is overused by individuals resulting in its degradation ...
Ethics—The Basics by John Mizzoni
... • SOCIAL SCIENCES (e.g. anthropology, social psychology, and sociology) also approach morality through a variety of disciplinary perspectives. • They describe the morality of different people at various times and in various places. This descriptive ethics is another subset of morality. ...
... • SOCIAL SCIENCES (e.g. anthropology, social psychology, and sociology) also approach morality through a variety of disciplinary perspectives. • They describe the morality of different people at various times and in various places. This descriptive ethics is another subset of morality. ...
What Is Ethics
... Ethics vs. Compliance As scandals swirl around the White House, President Bush has ordered his staff to take a refresher course in ethics. [See related Newsline story, Nov. 14.] Not a moment too soon, many would say. But there are two problems with the president's directive. First, as any organizat ...
... Ethics vs. Compliance As scandals swirl around the White House, President Bush has ordered his staff to take a refresher course in ethics. [See related Newsline story, Nov. 14.] Not a moment too soon, many would say. But there are two problems with the president's directive. First, as any organizat ...
What is Christian Ethics?
... Origins of the word “ethics” (New Shorter OED 3rd ed.) The word ethics derives from two branches: Tekne- art, applied science (in the sense of discipline); the skill which enables a person to produce a certain product. [The Greek term ethike was derived from this concept.] ü For example, ü the ...
... Origins of the word “ethics” (New Shorter OED 3rd ed.) The word ethics derives from two branches: Tekne- art, applied science (in the sense of discipline); the skill which enables a person to produce a certain product. [The Greek term ethike was derived from this concept.] ü For example, ü the ...
