lecture
... activity, since we wouldn't call something with the capacity to live, but which doesn't actually live alive. 4. Combining (1), (2), and (3) Aristotle concludes that: The proper function of a human being is, the activity of the human soul which expresses its reason either by having it, or by obeying ...
... activity, since we wouldn't call something with the capacity to live, but which doesn't actually live alive. 4. Combining (1), (2), and (3) Aristotle concludes that: The proper function of a human being is, the activity of the human soul which expresses its reason either by having it, or by obeying ...
Buddhist Ethics - Denny High School
... Taking what is not freely given does not refer to only stealing but can include exploiting someone’s good nature Misusing sexuality includes rape, adultery, incest, prostitution, paedophilia etc. Harmful speech will include such things as lying, slander, harsh words, gossip etc Intoxicants a ...
... Taking what is not freely given does not refer to only stealing but can include exploiting someone’s good nature Misusing sexuality includes rape, adultery, incest, prostitution, paedophilia etc. Harmful speech will include such things as lying, slander, harsh words, gossip etc Intoxicants a ...
5. Actions
... Measuring the Immeasurable An act-oriented yardstick measures the humantity in an act, not the resulting pleasure, pain, happiness, or unhappiness. Doing wrong is seen as violating a fundamental standard of humanity, people’s universal rights. ...
... Measuring the Immeasurable An act-oriented yardstick measures the humantity in an act, not the resulting pleasure, pain, happiness, or unhappiness. Doing wrong is seen as violating a fundamental standard of humanity, people’s universal rights. ...
Biocentric Ethical Theories
... from human beings to all other living things in nature. In a narrow sense, it emphasizes the value and rights of organic individuals, believing that moral priority should be given to the survival of individual living beings. Thus, it is a kind of ethics of individualism. The environmental ethics adv ...
... from human beings to all other living things in nature. In a narrow sense, it emphasizes the value and rights of organic individuals, believing that moral priority should be given to the survival of individual living beings. Thus, it is a kind of ethics of individualism. The environmental ethics adv ...
Ethical Theories Power Point
... Once it is decided what is valued, philosophical principles should be applied. Examine – Aristotle's’ Golden Mean, Kant’s Categorical Imperative, and Utilitarianism. ...
... Once it is decided what is valued, philosophical principles should be applied. Examine – Aristotle's’ Golden Mean, Kant’s Categorical Imperative, and Utilitarianism. ...
Business Ethics
... • A Junior Achievement/Deloitte survey of teens showed that 71 percent feel prepared to make ethical decisions in the workplace. • However, of those surveyed, 38 percent feel it is sometimes necessary to lie, cheat, plagiarize, or engage in violence to succeed. ...
... • A Junior Achievement/Deloitte survey of teens showed that 71 percent feel prepared to make ethical decisions in the workplace. • However, of those surveyed, 38 percent feel it is sometimes necessary to lie, cheat, plagiarize, or engage in violence to succeed. ...
Medical Ethics, Part I
... It is important to be open minded and consider different points of view. Then, propose a solution and defend it well! ...
... It is important to be open minded and consider different points of view. Then, propose a solution and defend it well! ...
ethical approaches to public relations
... • Understanding should be promoted among all publics involved in the issue. A duty-based approach This approach to public relations ethics, specifically within organizations, is based solidly on the notion of autonomy and respect for persons. 5 The model proceeds through several phases. • Phase 1 is ...
... • Understanding should be promoted among all publics involved in the issue. A duty-based approach This approach to public relations ethics, specifically within organizations, is based solidly on the notion of autonomy and respect for persons. 5 The model proceeds through several phases. • Phase 1 is ...
What is Morality --
... What is moral reasoning? The morally right things to do is whatever there are the best reasons for doing. The facts of the case support our reasoning for a particular choice being right. ...
... What is moral reasoning? The morally right things to do is whatever there are the best reasons for doing. The facts of the case support our reasoning for a particular choice being right. ...
moral philosophy - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... from a view of human nature to the conclusion that because certain activities or capacities are essentially human, we therefore ought to lead a certain kind of life. Rather, it is because we have these distinctive capacities that we will not be fully satisfied by any happiness that does not involve ...
... from a view of human nature to the conclusion that because certain activities or capacities are essentially human, we therefore ought to lead a certain kind of life. Rather, it is because we have these distinctive capacities that we will not be fully satisfied by any happiness that does not involve ...
Ethics - Learningshark!
... • On the other hand, moral distress is the result of the individual knowing the right thing to do, but organizational constraints make it difficult to take the right course of action. • Moral outrage occurs when an individual witnesses the immoral act of another but feels powerless to stop it. ...
... • On the other hand, moral distress is the result of the individual knowing the right thing to do, but organizational constraints make it difficult to take the right course of action. • Moral outrage occurs when an individual witnesses the immoral act of another but feels powerless to stop it. ...
Kantian Ethics Exam Questions - Clydeview Academy Humanities
... Stress on duty and obligation - to Kant, the concept of “motive” is the most important factor in determining what is ethical. More specifically, Kant argued that a moral action is one that is performed out of a “sense of duty”, i.e. ‘this is what I must/should do’. Grounded in the highest form of go ...
... Stress on duty and obligation - to Kant, the concept of “motive” is the most important factor in determining what is ethical. More specifically, Kant argued that a moral action is one that is performed out of a “sense of duty”, i.e. ‘this is what I must/should do’. Grounded in the highest form of go ...
Ethics - Moodle
... comfortable with them. This is an example of an ethical dilemma. People involved in business run into ethical situations daily. In international business, they are often magnified because of differences in legal systems, political systems, economic systems, culture, and so on. Ethics refers to t ...
... comfortable with them. This is an example of an ethical dilemma. People involved in business run into ethical situations daily. In international business, they are often magnified because of differences in legal systems, political systems, economic systems, culture, and so on. Ethics refers to t ...
Unit 6-Ethics Desision Making
... Making good ethical decisions requires a trained sensitivity to ethical issues and a practiced method for exploring the ethical aspects of a decision and weighing the considerations that should impact our choice of a course of action. ...
... Making good ethical decisions requires a trained sensitivity to ethical issues and a practiced method for exploring the ethical aspects of a decision and weighing the considerations that should impact our choice of a course of action. ...
Word - John Provost, PhD
... While Aristotle thought wisdom was the most important virtue and reason its greatest tool, not everyone agrees with him. “Most Western philosophers emphasize reason over sentiment; others, such as David Hume (1711-1776) and Nel Noddings (b. 1929), believe that sympathy and caring are the most import ...
... While Aristotle thought wisdom was the most important virtue and reason its greatest tool, not everyone agrees with him. “Most Western philosophers emphasize reason over sentiment; others, such as David Hume (1711-1776) and Nel Noddings (b. 1929), believe that sympathy and caring are the most import ...
On the Ancient Idea that Music Shapes Character
... goodness is something distinct from moral or social goodness. However, this ancient idea is more credible, and more powerful, than it might appear at first. A closer look at how the ancient Greeks and the ancient Chinese thought about music and virtue can rehabilitate the idea that music makes peopl ...
... goodness is something distinct from moral or social goodness. However, this ancient idea is more credible, and more powerful, than it might appear at first. A closer look at how the ancient Greeks and the ancient Chinese thought about music and virtue can rehabilitate the idea that music makes peopl ...
Medical Ethics
... good decision in individual cases. • It focuses on the doctor-patient relationship and takes account of the ethical and legal issues that patients, doctors, and hospitals must address to reach good decisions for individual patients. ...
... good decision in individual cases. • It focuses on the doctor-patient relationship and takes account of the ethical and legal issues that patients, doctors, and hospitals must address to reach good decisions for individual patients. ...
Ethics in Engineering
... Tries to maximize the well-being of society and emphasizes what will provide the most benefits to the largest group of people Fundamental to many types of engineering analysis, including risk-benefit analysis and cost-benefit analysis Drawbacks: ...
... Tries to maximize the well-being of society and emphasizes what will provide the most benefits to the largest group of people Fundamental to many types of engineering analysis, including risk-benefit analysis and cost-benefit analysis Drawbacks: ...
Gatta_Santina_2015_research paper
... seeking the origin of morality and ethics. To talk about ethics in Aristotle’s time as today is to refer back to its roots and foundation which are Judaic in concept (Fisher 49). This fact is omitted in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. The ancient Greeks did not look to their gods to make them moral ...
... seeking the origin of morality and ethics. To talk about ethics in Aristotle’s time as today is to refer back to its roots and foundation which are Judaic in concept (Fisher 49). This fact is omitted in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. The ancient Greeks did not look to their gods to make them moral ...
DEFINING PLURALISM - Second Baptist Church
... chaplaincy, religious pluralism will be the focal point of what will be examined. To begin this process, one must identify the source or basis of authority in asserting propositional claims regarding the pluralistic view. What this brief exercise will seek to demonstrate is that unless one presuppos ...
... chaplaincy, religious pluralism will be the focal point of what will be examined. To begin this process, one must identify the source or basis of authority in asserting propositional claims regarding the pluralistic view. What this brief exercise will seek to demonstrate is that unless one presuppos ...
1 The Aristotelian Method and Aristotelian Metaphysics
... the essences of the objects in question are. It is no surprise then, that essence is what Aristotle calls ‘the primary being’ (ousia) (cf. Politis 2004: ch. 7, Loux 1991). It must be noted here though that Aristotle's account, that of metaphysics as the science of essence, is itself a metaphysical a ...
... the essences of the objects in question are. It is no surprise then, that essence is what Aristotle calls ‘the primary being’ (ousia) (cf. Politis 2004: ch. 7, Loux 1991). It must be noted here though that Aristotle's account, that of metaphysics as the science of essence, is itself a metaphysical a ...