Dialectic and Dialogue in Plato: Revisiting the Image of "Socrates
... creation of new ideas and processes. If one accepts the concept of absolute ideas, it is not possible to beyond these ideas without questioning and doubting their absoluteness” (39). ...
... creation of new ideas and processes. If one accepts the concept of absolute ideas, it is not possible to beyond these ideas without questioning and doubting their absoluteness” (39). ...
Understanding Ethics - The Open University
... The charge is that moral theory is exclusive, reductively narrow in its approach to the practical questions that we need to answer; and that these features of moral theory make it boring, because monotonous, and corrupting, because they encourage us to see this monotony, wrongly, as a good thing; th ...
... The charge is that moral theory is exclusive, reductively narrow in its approach to the practical questions that we need to answer; and that these features of moral theory make it boring, because monotonous, and corrupting, because they encourage us to see this monotony, wrongly, as a good thing; th ...
Substantive Syllogisms - Scholarship at UWindsor
... Treatment of the syllogism as a basic form of inference is something found to be widespread, even today, in the post twentieth century which saw the entrenchment of classical propositional logic and the appearance of various post-classical logics. A survey of logic texts seems to reveal that the aut ...
... Treatment of the syllogism as a basic form of inference is something found to be widespread, even today, in the post twentieth century which saw the entrenchment of classical propositional logic and the appearance of various post-classical logics. A survey of logic texts seems to reveal that the aut ...
Utilitarianism: objections
... out, in principle, as immoral. For example, if torturing a child produces the greatest happiness, then it is right to torture a child. Suppose a group of child abusers only find and torture abandoned children. Only the child suffers pain (no one else knows about their activities). But they derive a ...
... out, in principle, as immoral. For example, if torturing a child produces the greatest happiness, then it is right to torture a child. Suppose a group of child abusers only find and torture abandoned children. Only the child suffers pain (no one else knows about their activities). But they derive a ...
Ethical Pluralism as a Framework for Discussing Moral
... – Fallibilism: recognizes that we might be mistaken – Sees disagreement as a possible strength: • checks and balances government analogy ...
... – Fallibilism: recognizes that we might be mistaken – Sees disagreement as a possible strength: • checks and balances government analogy ...
Syllogism - University of Windsor
... Treatment of the syllogism as a basic form of inference is something found to be widespread, even today, in the post twentieth century which saw the entrenchment of classical propositional logic and the appearance of various post-classical logics. A survey of logic texts seems to reveal that the aut ...
... Treatment of the syllogism as a basic form of inference is something found to be widespread, even today, in the post twentieth century which saw the entrenchment of classical propositional logic and the appearance of various post-classical logics. A survey of logic texts seems to reveal that the aut ...
“I believe this will become the standard in the field of biblical ethics
... this series will address the interpretation of biblical teachings; others will focus on the history, theological integration, philosophical analysis, and application of Christian moral understanding. But all will use and apply God’s moral truth in ways that convince the mind, convict the heart, and ...
... this series will address the interpretation of biblical teachings; others will focus on the history, theological integration, philosophical analysis, and application of Christian moral understanding. But all will use and apply God’s moral truth in ways that convince the mind, convict the heart, and ...
YAKIN DOĞU ÜNİVERSİTESİ DIŞA AÇIK DERSLER
... 2. Teach the fundamentals of engineering ethics and how those fundamentals apply in the field of information systems 3. Teach that an engineer must at least follow written ethical rules known as codes of ethics, but that moral values are still above written ethical rules 4. Teach how to approach a g ...
... 2. Teach the fundamentals of engineering ethics and how those fundamentals apply in the field of information systems 3. Teach that an engineer must at least follow written ethical rules known as codes of ethics, but that moral values are still above written ethical rules 4. Teach how to approach a g ...
The Role of Antagonism in Kant`s Metaphysic of
... unsuccessful” (“Theory” 89). As Kant insists, the fact that something has been unsuccessful does not justify that it will be also unsuccessful in the future. But this Kant’s proper insistence does not declare the irrelevance of empirical evidence to a theoretical claim. This paper examines why Kant ...
... unsuccessful” (“Theory” 89). As Kant insists, the fact that something has been unsuccessful does not justify that it will be also unsuccessful in the future. But this Kant’s proper insistence does not declare the irrelevance of empirical evidence to a theoretical claim. This paper examines why Kant ...
Ethical Behavior - Northwest Missouri State University
... Some ethicists emphasize that the ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm, or, to put it another way, produces the greatest balance of good over harm. The ethical corporate action, then, is the one that produces the greatest good and does the least harm for all w ...
... Some ethicists emphasize that the ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm, or, to put it another way, produces the greatest balance of good over harm. The ethical corporate action, then, is the one that produces the greatest good and does the least harm for all w ...
Utilitarianism-R-Warren-041014
... form of consequentialism. To examine the application of utilitarian thinking to some ethical problems in health care. To identify some key strengths and weaknesses of utilitarianism in this context. ...
... form of consequentialism. To examine the application of utilitarian thinking to some ethical problems in health care. To identify some key strengths and weaknesses of utilitarianism in this context. ...
The goodness of pleasure: Epicurean ethics
... The goodness of virtue: Stoic & Peripatetic ethics On Moral Ends III.1–61: Stoics ethics – defence Stoics identify morality/virtue as the only good. How do they account for the other things in life that people typically value (e.g. wealth, health, honour)? Stoics believe that the goodness of moralit ...
... The goodness of virtue: Stoic & Peripatetic ethics On Moral Ends III.1–61: Stoics ethics – defence Stoics identify morality/virtue as the only good. How do they account for the other things in life that people typically value (e.g. wealth, health, honour)? Stoics believe that the goodness of moralit ...
From The Heritage of Logical Positivism,
... For centuries moral philosophers never really doubted that there could be a science of ethics; developing such a science seemed to them the whole point of doing moral theory. It was quite natural, therefore, for Henry Sidgwick to being the Methods of Ethics by assuming (without argument) "...that th ...
... For centuries moral philosophers never really doubted that there could be a science of ethics; developing such a science seemed to them the whole point of doing moral theory. It was quite natural, therefore, for Henry Sidgwick to being the Methods of Ethics by assuming (without argument) "...that th ...
MORAL POINT OF VIEW THEORIES Moral Point of View Theories
... justify being moral: justify, that is, the very taking of the moral point of view. Suppose we try to ask what some have thought to be the ultimate or most fundamental question of ethics, namely, “Why be moral?” “Why take the moral point of view?” or “Why, even if there is no such thing as the moral ...
... justify being moral: justify, that is, the very taking of the moral point of view. Suppose we try to ask what some have thought to be the ultimate or most fundamental question of ethics, namely, “Why be moral?” “Why take the moral point of view?” or “Why, even if there is no such thing as the moral ...
"Wittgenstein, Ludwig" In: The International Encyclopedia of Ethics
... that the individuals in question have certain features (in Kant’s case, rationality). On the contrary, our knowledge and understanding of other human beings can directly “impose moral bonds on our will” (Winch 1987: 173). Despite their several common sources and targets of opposition, these Wittgens ...
... that the individuals in question have certain features (in Kant’s case, rationality). On the contrary, our knowledge and understanding of other human beings can directly “impose moral bonds on our will” (Winch 1987: 173). Despite their several common sources and targets of opposition, these Wittgens ...
Dao, Harmony and Personhood: Towards a Confucian Ethics of
... philosophical traditions in the discussions. Although, increasingly, some philosophers have sought to introduce non-Western philosophical traditions into the debates, there are few systematic attempts to construct and articulate general accounts of ethics and technology based on other philosophical ...
... philosophical traditions in the discussions. Although, increasingly, some philosophers have sought to introduce non-Western philosophical traditions into the debates, there are few systematic attempts to construct and articulate general accounts of ethics and technology based on other philosophical ...
Don`t Let it Happen Again: A Kantian Account of
... Moving on for Community’s Sake: a (Self-Respecting) Kantian Account of Forgiveness (Note: This is an early draft of this paper; for the final version, please see the published proceedings of the XI Kant Kongress.) Kant only mentions forgiveness explicitly in a few, short passages in the Lectures on ...
... Moving on for Community’s Sake: a (Self-Respecting) Kantian Account of Forgiveness (Note: This is an early draft of this paper; for the final version, please see the published proceedings of the XI Kant Kongress.) Kant only mentions forgiveness explicitly in a few, short passages in the Lectures on ...
Module-7 - Binghamton University
... A very ancient approach to ethics is that ethical actions ought to be consistent with certain ideal virtues that provide for the full development of our humanity. These virtues are dispositions and habits that enable us to act according to the highest potential of our character and on behalf of valu ...
... A very ancient approach to ethics is that ethical actions ought to be consistent with certain ideal virtues that provide for the full development of our humanity. These virtues are dispositions and habits that enable us to act according to the highest potential of our character and on behalf of valu ...
The Ethics Toolkit For Coaches and Mentors
... COMENSA’s stated purpose is to ignite and sustain positive change in the people of South Africa through coaching and mentoring. The values that COMENSA asks its members to uphold in order to achieve its purpose are: Integrity, Ethics, Accountability, Inclusivity and Professionalism. However, th ...
... COMENSA’s stated purpose is to ignite and sustain positive change in the people of South Africa through coaching and mentoring. The values that COMENSA asks its members to uphold in order to achieve its purpose are: Integrity, Ethics, Accountability, Inclusivity and Professionalism. However, th ...
Reductionism in Ethics (for IEE, second submission)
... Ethical reductionism is a doctrine in metaethics, the area of ethics in which we ask not what the facts are concerning our moral obligations, or concerning what things in life are worth pursuing, but, among other things, questions about the nature (or even the very existence) of such facts. One such ...
... Ethical reductionism is a doctrine in metaethics, the area of ethics in which we ask not what the facts are concerning our moral obligations, or concerning what things in life are worth pursuing, but, among other things, questions about the nature (or even the very existence) of such facts. One such ...
MacIntyre`s Moral Theory and the Possibility of an Aretaic Ethics of
... Like any Aristotelian, MacIntyre understands the virtues as acquired excellences of persons, as dispositions to act for the good. On one level, then, virtues are instrumental to goods. At the same time, since the virtues are partly constitutive of our well-being they themselves constitute goods. We ...
... Like any Aristotelian, MacIntyre understands the virtues as acquired excellences of persons, as dispositions to act for the good. On one level, then, virtues are instrumental to goods. At the same time, since the virtues are partly constitutive of our well-being they themselves constitute goods. We ...
A Plea for Moral Deference
... non-experts defer to experts in relation to their testimony. It is possible to distinguish sharply between any pair of these terms, thereby severing one term from the nexus. The motivation for so doing is usually to establish its innocence by disassociation. But, whatever their motivation, contribut ...
... non-experts defer to experts in relation to their testimony. It is possible to distinguish sharply between any pair of these terms, thereby severing one term from the nexus. The motivation for so doing is usually to establish its innocence by disassociation. But, whatever their motivation, contribut ...
Hume on Monkish Virtue
... Many people find that solitude promotes insight as well as affording an opportunity for change. This has ever been so; it is not just a fact about o u r noisy, bustling culture. Several of the world’s great religious leaders have spent a stretch of time alone before returning to the world to preach ...
... Many people find that solitude promotes insight as well as affording an opportunity for change. This has ever been so; it is not just a fact about o u r noisy, bustling culture. Several of the world’s great religious leaders have spent a stretch of time alone before returning to the world to preach ...
On Aristotle and Economics
... In reference to this last sense, most historians of economic thought correctly translate oikonomikè as ‘household management’. This translation indirectly marginalizes Aristotle’s contribution to economic analysis. Aristotle, however, held that oikonomikè (‘the economic’) and its related technique, ...
... In reference to this last sense, most historians of economic thought correctly translate oikonomikè as ‘household management’. This translation indirectly marginalizes Aristotle’s contribution to economic analysis. Aristotle, however, held that oikonomikè (‘the economic’) and its related technique, ...