Morality and Ethics (cont.)
... Entries on: Consequentialism and Deontological Ethics andVirtue Ethics ...
... Entries on: Consequentialism and Deontological Ethics andVirtue Ethics ...
PHIL 1003: Introduction
... – all-encompassing human knowledge, – academic freedom: free and open discussion of ideas without external interference. ...
... – all-encompassing human knowledge, – academic freedom: free and open discussion of ideas without external interference. ...
Three Ethical Schools
... • This ethical school holds that a person’s character—or essential moral identity--is the chief ethical issue. This outweighs reasoning ability and determining the best ends (utilitarianism), or finding the best set of ethical principles absolutes, or sub-absolutes (deontology). What a person is, is ...
... • This ethical school holds that a person’s character—or essential moral identity--is the chief ethical issue. This outweighs reasoning ability and determining the best ends (utilitarianism), or finding the best set of ethical principles absolutes, or sub-absolutes (deontology). What a person is, is ...
Ethics Workbook - Teacher Support
... Perfect happiness (beatitudo) is not possible in this lifetime, but only in the afterlife for those who achieve a direct perception of God. There can be an imperfect happiness (felicitas) attainable in this lifetime, in proportion to the exercise of Reason (contemplation of truth) and the exercise o ...
... Perfect happiness (beatitudo) is not possible in this lifetime, but only in the afterlife for those who achieve a direct perception of God. There can be an imperfect happiness (felicitas) attainable in this lifetime, in proportion to the exercise of Reason (contemplation of truth) and the exercise o ...
In pairs answer the following (you may need two whiteboards):
... part of this categorisation has been based not on any Scriptural reference to certain virtues but on an ancient classification of virtue found in Plato and Aristotle. From the Greek philosophers Christianity inherited the four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude. To them it ...
... part of this categorisation has been based not on any Scriptural reference to certain virtues but on an ancient classification of virtue found in Plato and Aristotle. From the Greek philosophers Christianity inherited the four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude. To them it ...
natural law
... Morality is a Social Institution 1. Morality is composed of a set of standards pervasively acknowledged by the members of a culture. 2. We learn these moral rules along with other important social rules, and this is one reason why it is sometimes difficult to distinguish moral rules from other rule ...
... Morality is a Social Institution 1. Morality is composed of a set of standards pervasively acknowledged by the members of a culture. 2. We learn these moral rules along with other important social rules, and this is one reason why it is sometimes difficult to distinguish moral rules from other rule ...
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... theories that he calls “heteronomous.” What makes a moral theory heteronomous, according to Kant? Why does he think that no such theory can be valid? Do you find Kant’s reasoning here compelling? 3. According to Mill, what is the internal sanction of morality? How does Mill’s account of moral motiva ...
... theories that he calls “heteronomous.” What makes a moral theory heteronomous, according to Kant? Why does he think that no such theory can be valid? Do you find Kant’s reasoning here compelling? 3. According to Mill, what is the internal sanction of morality? How does Mill’s account of moral motiva ...
TC chapter 9– TCing about moral issues
... depends on the authority and their compass; similar to theist theory. Justifies travesty. • Best for all involved: altruistic theory. Golden rule. Death by a thousand cuts. What about conflicting interests? ...
... depends on the authority and their compass; similar to theist theory. Justifies travesty. • Best for all involved: altruistic theory. Golden rule. Death by a thousand cuts. What about conflicting interests? ...
clouds
... each person’s beliefs are relative to that person alone and cannot be judged from the outside by any other person.” ...
... each person’s beliefs are relative to that person alone and cannot be judged from the outside by any other person.” ...
Sample Syllabus: Introduction to Ethics Course Description: This 10
... the nature of morality. With respect to all of the questions we will investigate competing answers and critically engage with them to examine their strengths and weaknesses. First, we will ask what we are doing when we say that an action is wrong: are we expressing a negative emotional reaction to i ...
... the nature of morality. With respect to all of the questions we will investigate competing answers and critically engage with them to examine their strengths and weaknesses. First, we will ask what we are doing when we say that an action is wrong: are we expressing a negative emotional reaction to i ...
Right
... obligations because they best express the a key purpose of morality: the securing of liberties or other benefits from rights holders (31). The TRA for RBT focuses on the correlation between rights and obligations. If an agent has a right, then other relevantly situated agents have an obligation ...
... obligations because they best express the a key purpose of morality: the securing of liberties or other benefits from rights holders (31). The TRA for RBT focuses on the correlation between rights and obligations. If an agent has a right, then other relevantly situated agents have an obligation ...
Ethical Theory
... We should do only those actions that conform to rules that we could will to be adopted universally. If we were to lie, we would be following the rule “It is permissible to lie.” This rule could not be adopted universally, because it would be selfdefeating: people would stop believing one another, an ...
... We should do only those actions that conform to rules that we could will to be adopted universally. If we were to lie, we would be following the rule “It is permissible to lie.” This rule could not be adopted universally, because it would be selfdefeating: people would stop believing one another, an ...
From Ethical Theory to Practice
... ethics emphasizes the person making the judgments or doing the actions. I.e., a virtuous person will make virtuous decisions and act virtuously. Has its roots in Aristotle (384-322 BCE): stress on moral education, moderation, and relationships. Virtue in Greek is arete, which literally means “excell ...
... ethics emphasizes the person making the judgments or doing the actions. I.e., a virtuous person will make virtuous decisions and act virtuously. Has its roots in Aristotle (384-322 BCE): stress on moral education, moderation, and relationships. Virtue in Greek is arete, which literally means “excell ...
Business Ethics:Today vs. Earlier Period
... 4-Universal duties 5-Distributive justice 6-Contributive justice ...
... 4-Universal duties 5-Distributive justice 6-Contributive justice ...
Applied Ethics/Critical Thinking
... any standard other than how they affect my own self-interest? • Ethical Egoism: The pursuit and promotion of one’s own self-interest and well-being are the only criteria of right action. ...
... any standard other than how they affect my own self-interest? • Ethical Egoism: The pursuit and promotion of one’s own self-interest and well-being are the only criteria of right action. ...
Virtue Ethics and Moral Pluralsim
... Strengths and Weaknesses • One obvious advantage of a view like Ross’s is that it builds in recognition of and machinery to handle a common, perhaps inelliminable feature of our moral lives: the fact of moral conflict. • It also benefits from being rooted in a relatively straightforward account of ...
... Strengths and Weaknesses • One obvious advantage of a view like Ross’s is that it builds in recognition of and machinery to handle a common, perhaps inelliminable feature of our moral lives: the fact of moral conflict. • It also benefits from being rooted in a relatively straightforward account of ...
Sila — Ethical Behaviour — the Second Wealth
... It would certainly be wrong to argue that the first three styles of Buddhist morality are not productive of a more peaceful and prosperous society, as well as happier individuals. In the light of the widespread conditions of human misery in our world today, though, one may wonder whether rule-based ...
... It would certainly be wrong to argue that the first three styles of Buddhist morality are not productive of a more peaceful and prosperous society, as well as happier individuals. In the light of the widespread conditions of human misery in our world today, though, one may wonder whether rule-based ...
How Actions Can Be Morally Evaluated
... Consistency: a maxim must be universalizable without contradiction Acceptability: a universalized maxim must be acceptable Objection: moral rules often conflict ...
... Consistency: a maxim must be universalizable without contradiction Acceptability: a universalized maxim must be acceptable Objection: moral rules often conflict ...
Bibliography - Mark R. Lindner
... 1. Justice, for Plato, consisted of a sort of harmony. Justice is the proper and harmonious interoperation of the three classes of people within a city, or in the case of the individual, of the three parts of the soul. According to Plato, the soul consisted of the desiring, or appetitive, part; the ...
... 1. Justice, for Plato, consisted of a sort of harmony. Justice is the proper and harmonious interoperation of the three classes of people within a city, or in the case of the individual, of the three parts of the soul. According to Plato, the soul consisted of the desiring, or appetitive, part; the ...
Business Ethics
... rights. Philanthropy and image are therefore peripheral- social responsibility is about how companies operate, how they exploit resources and markets, how they make money and even how much money they make. It is about how employees are treated, the extent to which a company insist on standards in th ...
... rights. Philanthropy and image are therefore peripheral- social responsibility is about how companies operate, how they exploit resources and markets, how they make money and even how much money they make. It is about how employees are treated, the extent to which a company insist on standards in th ...
Chapter 3 – Nonconsequentialist Theories of Morality
... One should obey absolute rules out of a sense of duty not inclination. Someone who is only inclined to be generous –rather than generous out of duty- is not fully moral. Summary and Illustration Absolute moral rules are established with certainty by reason and one should obey these rules out of a se ...
... One should obey absolute rules out of a sense of duty not inclination. Someone who is only inclined to be generous –rather than generous out of duty- is not fully moral. Summary and Illustration Absolute moral rules are established with certainty by reason and one should obey these rules out of a se ...
Q.l (b) Values - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Values Q.l.(c) Ethical Relativism
... No person is truly happy unless he is virtuous. ...
... No person is truly happy unless he is virtuous. ...
Ethics: A Brief Overview
... Prima facie duties - “Other things being equal” - “On its first appearance” - e.g. lying - not absolute ...
... Prima facie duties - “Other things being equal” - “On its first appearance” - e.g. lying - not absolute ...
Ethics and Leadership
... The preservation of our government depends on the faithful discharge of this duty; if the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompete ...
... The preservation of our government depends on the faithful discharge of this duty; if the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompete ...