Ethics—The Basics by John Mizzoni
... Of following one’s duty. Krishna, a Hindu god, tells the warrior Arjuna that it is his duty to fight, and that he should not concern himself with consequences. • This is clearly deontological ethics. ...
... Of following one’s duty. Krishna, a Hindu god, tells the warrior Arjuna that it is his duty to fight, and that he should not concern himself with consequences. • This is clearly deontological ethics. ...
The Intercultural Ethics Agenda from an Objectivist Point of View
... – Much disagreement that appears moral is not about fundamental moral principles at all: much disagreement involves disagreement about how to apply shared principles or disagreement about factual matters that condition applicability of shared moral principles. – Indeed, one reason that diversity of ...
... – Much disagreement that appears moral is not about fundamental moral principles at all: much disagreement involves disagreement about how to apply shared principles or disagreement about factual matters that condition applicability of shared moral principles. – Indeed, one reason that diversity of ...
Ethical Concerns in Public Administration
... notion of administrative responsibility. John Kennedy, during his Presidency (19611963) had averred: “No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the higher standards of ethical behaviour. The ideal-type construction of bureaucracy, propounded by Max We ...
... notion of administrative responsibility. John Kennedy, during his Presidency (19611963) had averred: “No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the higher standards of ethical behaviour. The ideal-type construction of bureaucracy, propounded by Max We ...
Introduction
... i) The diversity and dependency theses (a) Diversity Thesis: What is considered morally right and wrong varies from society to society, so there are no universal moral standards held by all societies 1. Anthropological contention, also called “cultural relativism” (b) Dependency Thesis: Whether or n ...
... i) The diversity and dependency theses (a) Diversity Thesis: What is considered morally right and wrong varies from society to society, so there are no universal moral standards held by all societies 1. Anthropological contention, also called “cultural relativism” (b) Dependency Thesis: Whether or n ...
Introduction
... i) The diversity and dependency theses (a) Diversity Thesis: What is considered morally right and wrong varies from society to society, so there are no universal moral standards held by all societies 1. Anthropological contention, also called “cultural relativism” (b) Dependency Thesis: Whether or n ...
... i) The diversity and dependency theses (a) Diversity Thesis: What is considered morally right and wrong varies from society to society, so there are no universal moral standards held by all societies 1. Anthropological contention, also called “cultural relativism” (b) Dependency Thesis: Whether or n ...
A Vindication of the Rights of Machines
... of the individual agent who performs the action. It can therefore be properly described as an agentoriented, 'subjective ethics.'" Modern developments, although shifting the focus somewhat, retain this particular agent-oriented approach. "Developed in a world profoundly different from the small, non ...
... of the individual agent who performs the action. It can therefore be properly described as an agentoriented, 'subjective ethics.'" Modern developments, although shifting the focus somewhat, retain this particular agent-oriented approach. "Developed in a world profoundly different from the small, non ...
PDF version - Studies in the History of Ethics
... this is more a matter of form and presentation than of the substance of his thought. Kant was well acquainted, of course, with the recent tradition of German philosophy: Leibniz, Wolff, Baumgarten and Crusius, and he seems also to have had knowledge of eighteenth century French philosophy, and of a ...
... this is more a matter of form and presentation than of the substance of his thought. Kant was well acquainted, of course, with the recent tradition of German philosophy: Leibniz, Wolff, Baumgarten and Crusius, and he seems also to have had knowledge of eighteenth century French philosophy, and of a ...
2 Booklet 2 Utilitarianism
... similarly’ whereas Christian ethics means ‘treating similar cases dissimilarly’, regarding the good of any individual as more than their own. Christian ethics differs from utilitarianism in the importance each gives to the problem ‘Whose good’? While Utilitarians answer this question with ‘What is t ...
... similarly’ whereas Christian ethics means ‘treating similar cases dissimilarly’, regarding the good of any individual as more than their own. Christian ethics differs from utilitarianism in the importance each gives to the problem ‘Whose good’? While Utilitarians answer this question with ‘What is t ...
Chapter 8 Slides
... David Geffen o David Geffen the son of poor Russian immigrants o Geffen was coming of age as an entrepreneur, he still had to face school o Geffen graduated from high school wanting to get rich in show business o From the mailroom a 21-year-old Geffen launched the career that made him “the richest ...
... David Geffen o David Geffen the son of poor Russian immigrants o Geffen was coming of age as an entrepreneur, he still had to face school o Geffen graduated from high school wanting to get rich in show business o From the mailroom a 21-year-old Geffen launched the career that made him “the richest ...
Relative Ethics or Universal Ethics
... Major Premise: If judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture, then right and wrong are relative to culture, and there are no objective moral principles. Minor Premise: Judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture. Conclusion: Therefore, right and wrong differ fr ...
... Major Premise: If judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture, then right and wrong are relative to culture, and there are no objective moral principles. Minor Premise: Judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture. Conclusion: Therefore, right and wrong differ fr ...
Business Ethics: Case study of Primark Topic
... distinguish the rights from wrongs in terms of behaviour of a company. The decisions of a company can either morally right or wrong. These moral values differ according to the moral values of the society in which the business is operating in and are dependent on a wide range of factors including rel ...
... distinguish the rights from wrongs in terms of behaviour of a company. The decisions of a company can either morally right or wrong. These moral values differ according to the moral values of the society in which the business is operating in and are dependent on a wide range of factors including rel ...
Truth and Friendship: The Importance of the Conversation of Friends
... Now in order to distinguish wisdom from the other speculative, intellectual virtues, Aquinas makes the distinction between truth that is known through itself, called a principle, and truth that is known as the term of reason's inquiry. As regards the latter, he distinguishes between that which is th ...
... Now in order to distinguish wisdom from the other speculative, intellectual virtues, Aquinas makes the distinction between truth that is known through itself, called a principle, and truth that is known as the term of reason's inquiry. As regards the latter, he distinguishes between that which is th ...
References - University of Leeds
... beliefs like “Bob is sad”, “Samia thinks like she will lose the match”, and “Marg is delighted about her pregnancy”. Kohut (1959) probably had the clearest label for this capacity: otherdirected vicarious introspection. The second common but distinct use of “empathy” refers to a particular kind of e ...
... beliefs like “Bob is sad”, “Samia thinks like she will lose the match”, and “Marg is delighted about her pregnancy”. Kohut (1959) probably had the clearest label for this capacity: otherdirected vicarious introspection. The second common but distinct use of “empathy” refers to a particular kind of e ...
HittIV - Michigan State University
... logical, and all of a piece. There are many devoted, enthusiastic supporters of this ethical system. But one can also find large numbers of antagonists who have serious reservations about the value and usefulness (or “utility”) of end-result ethics. Some of the thought-provoking questions most often ...
... logical, and all of a piece. There are many devoted, enthusiastic supporters of this ethical system. But one can also find large numbers of antagonists who have serious reservations about the value and usefulness (or “utility”) of end-result ethics. Some of the thought-provoking questions most often ...
How Consultants Maintain the Bright Ethical Line
... …respect the dignity of all individuals …uphold all federal, state, and local laws..to instill in the public a sense of confidence and trust about the conduct of my employer ..avoid a conflict of interest ...
... …respect the dignity of all individuals …uphold all federal, state, and local laws..to instill in the public a sense of confidence and trust about the conduct of my employer ..avoid a conflict of interest ...
Unit 1: Introduction to Ethics
... The branch of philosophical study that focuses on ‘ethics’ is concerned with studying and/or building up a coherent set of ‘rules’ or principles by which people ought to live. The theoretical study of ethics is not normally something that many people would regard as being necessary in order for them ...
... The branch of philosophical study that focuses on ‘ethics’ is concerned with studying and/or building up a coherent set of ‘rules’ or principles by which people ought to live. The theoretical study of ethics is not normally something that many people would regard as being necessary in order for them ...
Why ethics is hard: or some of the reasons why
... the same way as we state properties in science: a puzzle to which I have offered a resolution that depends on developing a notion of phenomenal content, the kind of content that experiences characteristically have. For phenomenal content, the order of analysis that applies with propositional content ...
... the same way as we state properties in science: a puzzle to which I have offered a resolution that depends on developing a notion of phenomenal content, the kind of content that experiences characteristically have. For phenomenal content, the order of analysis that applies with propositional content ...
Buddhist metaethics
... he “lived an exemplary moral life” (75) with merely a difference in degree, and not in kind, of cultivated ethical goodness from one who is still following the path. What distinguishes a buddha from ordinary fallible beings following the path is not the transcendence of human activity, but the fact t ...
... he “lived an exemplary moral life” (75) with merely a difference in degree, and not in kind, of cultivated ethical goodness from one who is still following the path. What distinguishes a buddha from ordinary fallible beings following the path is not the transcendence of human activity, but the fact t ...
Moral sentimentalism - MarieLuisaFrick.net
... by such a universal moral grammar – basic ones or rather more differentiated ones – as well as the question how to determine whether someone’s moral sense is defect or not – a question which according to the evidence in Hauser’s book seems more likely to be answered by neurologists than moral philos ...
... by such a universal moral grammar – basic ones or rather more differentiated ones – as well as the question how to determine whether someone’s moral sense is defect or not – a question which according to the evidence in Hauser’s book seems more likely to be answered by neurologists than moral philos ...
On acts, omissions and responsibility
... usefully argue about these matters unless we are clear about what our arguments touch upon.2 Although it seems to have become received wisdom from ethicists of quite conflicting views that moral propriety can not hang merely on whether a situation obtains because of (inter alia) an agent’s action or ...
... usefully argue about these matters unless we are clear about what our arguments touch upon.2 Although it seems to have become received wisdom from ethicists of quite conflicting views that moral propriety can not hang merely on whether a situation obtains because of (inter alia) an agent’s action or ...
On the Historical Development of Confucianists
... virtues. Just like the ancient Greek scholar Aristotle, Confucius also defined three kinds of virtues a moral person should have. He said that as a gentleman, “the wise man can hardly have perplexities, the humane can hardly be sorrowful, and the brave can hardly be fearful” (cf., 131). Of course, i ...
... virtues. Just like the ancient Greek scholar Aristotle, Confucius also defined three kinds of virtues a moral person should have. He said that as a gentleman, “the wise man can hardly have perplexities, the humane can hardly be sorrowful, and the brave can hardly be fearful” (cf., 131). Of course, i ...
Normative Ethics and Metaethics
... is used to condemn’ to sentences that use the word ‘wrong’. And this contrasts with more familiar, cognitivist or descriptivist, approaches to meaning, on which we say what the word ‘wrong’ means using sentences like ...
... is used to condemn’ to sentences that use the word ‘wrong’. And this contrasts with more familiar, cognitivist or descriptivist, approaches to meaning, on which we say what the word ‘wrong’ means using sentences like ...
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... “No single act can do it. But a collection of things – reporting requirements, corporate governance, a move away from the imperial CEO – will add up.” Andy Grove Intel ...
... “No single act can do it. But a collection of things – reporting requirements, corporate governance, a move away from the imperial CEO – will add up.” Andy Grove Intel ...