Ethical Theory and Business
... • Want is a psychological state of the individual • Wants get translated into interest work for that person’s benefit and are connected to what is good for the person • Right are so important to well being of the individual that they should not be sacrificed to increase the overall good. • Right ove ...
... • Want is a psychological state of the individual • Wants get translated into interest work for that person’s benefit and are connected to what is good for the person • Right are so important to well being of the individual that they should not be sacrificed to increase the overall good. • Right ove ...
Bibliography - Mark R. Lindner
... rational part will be in control of the soul; the spirited part will be its ally; and together, they “will govern the appetitive part, which is the largest part in each person’s soul…” (442a2-4). As for the city, Plato believed that there were three classes of people; the workers, which correspond t ...
... rational part will be in control of the soul; the spirited part will be its ally; and together, they “will govern the appetitive part, which is the largest part in each person’s soul…” (442a2-4). As for the city, Plato believed that there were three classes of people; the workers, which correspond t ...
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... Many well-known answers to the question “Why be moral?” have been offered throughout history. All are subject to serious problems and objections. That we should be moral at all, given the hardships of life and pressures we’re often put under, is obvious only to the naive. The study of ethics is the ...
... Many well-known answers to the question “Why be moral?” have been offered throughout history. All are subject to serious problems and objections. That we should be moral at all, given the hardships of life and pressures we’re often put under, is obvious only to the naive. The study of ethics is the ...
Teleological Ethics
... maximisation of first preferences. We measure objectively the greatest happiness of the greatest number and choose the act which maximises net happiness - taken as a balance figure of positive pleasure minus negative pain. Those who emphasise pleasure are called hedonists - they see pleasure as the ...
... maximisation of first preferences. We measure objectively the greatest happiness of the greatest number and choose the act which maximises net happiness - taken as a balance figure of positive pleasure minus negative pain. Those who emphasise pleasure are called hedonists - they see pleasure as the ...
Types of Ethical Theories
... Deontological theories: right action (gr. deon=duty, obligation) a. The rightness/wrongness of an act does not depend upon the circumstances or its consequences. Some actions have the same moral valence regardless. b. Categorical imperative: act only upon that M which I as a rational agent can consi ...
... Deontological theories: right action (gr. deon=duty, obligation) a. The rightness/wrongness of an act does not depend upon the circumstances or its consequences. Some actions have the same moral valence regardless. b. Categorical imperative: act only upon that M which I as a rational agent can consi ...
Psychological Egoism - David Kelsey`s Philosophy Home Page
... It is a theory of psychological facts, not a prescription of ethical ideals. So psychological egoism tells us that we just do pursue our own self interest because this is how human psychological motivation works. ...
... It is a theory of psychological facts, not a prescription of ethical ideals. So psychological egoism tells us that we just do pursue our own self interest because this is how human psychological motivation works. ...
16. Plato: Moral Theory
... of which true happiness consists. 1. The highest good of man may be said to be the true development of man’s personality as a rational and moral being, the right cultivation of his soul, the general harmonious well-being of life. 2. In the Philebus, Protarchus proposes that the good consists in plea ...
... of which true happiness consists. 1. The highest good of man may be said to be the true development of man’s personality as a rational and moral being, the right cultivation of his soul, the general harmonious well-being of life. 2. In the Philebus, Protarchus proposes that the good consists in plea ...
Psychological Egoism - David Kelsey`s Philosophy Home Page
... “To the malevolent man, the injury of others is often an end in itself…” (Section 9) If the malevolent man gets pleasure in harming another person, this pleasure is merely a consequence of the satisfaction of his desire to harm. So the fact that he derives pleasure from harming another must mean tha ...
... “To the malevolent man, the injury of others is often an end in itself…” (Section 9) If the malevolent man gets pleasure in harming another person, this pleasure is merely a consequence of the satisfaction of his desire to harm. So the fact that he derives pleasure from harming another must mean tha ...
Mill
... drink and sex—any pleasure that is shared with non-human animals. What about the pleasures of casual nonintellectual conversation, of sports, etc. ? ...
... drink and sex—any pleasure that is shared with non-human animals. What about the pleasures of casual nonintellectual conversation, of sports, etc. ? ...
ethical theory
... -- pleasure said to be the only thing that’s good “intrinsically,” or “in itself,” with other things considered good only “instrumentally,” insofar as they promote pleasure, again in the sense of pleasure minus pain; cf. example of taking a medicine to cure an illness, i.e. minimize pain -- Bentham’ ...
... -- pleasure said to be the only thing that’s good “intrinsically,” or “in itself,” with other things considered good only “instrumentally,” insofar as they promote pleasure, again in the sense of pleasure minus pain; cf. example of taking a medicine to cure an illness, i.e. minimize pain -- Bentham’ ...
Utilitarianism
... to point out what we shall do, as well as to determine what we shall do.” 2. Principle of Utility – The greatest good for the greatest number. The most useful course of action is trying to maximise pleasure and minimize pain. In a given situation, one must examine the consequential pain/pleasure ...
... to point out what we shall do, as well as to determine what we shall do.” 2. Principle of Utility – The greatest good for the greatest number. The most useful course of action is trying to maximise pleasure and minimize pain. In a given situation, one must examine the consequential pain/pleasure ...
The goodness of pleasure: Epicurean ethics
... seems implausible claiming that some mental pleasures do not originate in the body rejects the Epicurean conception of pleasure if mental pleasures are greater than bodily pleasures, then mental pains are greater than bodily pains and the wise person will experience both ...
... seems implausible claiming that some mental pleasures do not originate in the body rejects the Epicurean conception of pleasure if mental pleasures are greater than bodily pleasures, then mental pains are greater than bodily pains and the wise person will experience both ...
Ethical Framework summaries File
... conform their actions to nature in the narrower sense, to their own essential nature, reason. These two expressions mean, for the Stoics, the same thing. For the universe is governed not only by law, but by the law of reason, and we, in following our own rational nature, are ipso facto conforming ou ...
... conform their actions to nature in the narrower sense, to their own essential nature, reason. These two expressions mean, for the Stoics, the same thing. For the universe is governed not only by law, but by the law of reason, and we, in following our own rational nature, are ipso facto conforming ou ...
Alma Jeftić Between Madness and Pleasure within European
... pleasure, because the law is that dictates individual to enjoy as less as possible. At the same time, the individual is constantly trying to exceed the prohibitions directed at his/her pleasure, to go beyond the pleasure principle. That results in pain, since all that remains is just a small part of ...
... pleasure, because the law is that dictates individual to enjoy as less as possible. At the same time, the individual is constantly trying to exceed the prohibitions directed at his/her pleasure, to go beyond the pleasure principle. That results in pain, since all that remains is just a small part of ...
HAPPINESS, SENSUALITY, AND RENUNCIATION
... The Buddha, Epicurus and Freud shared a non-theistic approach to trying to understand human life. In a sense all three were trying to explain a way of life that was built on empirical experience. Many people have criticized their attempts as being too reductionistic or being too hedonistic (a concep ...
... The Buddha, Epicurus and Freud shared a non-theistic approach to trying to understand human life. In a sense all three were trying to explain a way of life that was built on empirical experience. Many people have criticized their attempts as being too reductionistic or being too hedonistic (a concep ...
The Victorian Era, Oscar Wilde and The Picture of Dorian Gray
... “I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.” ...
... “I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.” ...
PHIL105 2011-The Good Life
... of ultimate value for a person • It’s a state (like health is) • Requires life-long effort • Happiness consists in the proper functioning of a person as a ...
... of ultimate value for a person • It’s a state (like health is) • Requires life-long effort • Happiness consists in the proper functioning of a person as a ...
Moral Reasoning
... Note that universalizability is not the same as universality. Kant’s point is not that we would all agree on some rule if it is moral. Instead, we must be able to will that it be made universal; the idea is very much like the golden rule – “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” If yo ...
... Note that universalizability is not the same as universality. Kant’s point is not that we would all agree on some rule if it is moral. Instead, we must be able to will that it be made universal; the idea is very much like the golden rule – “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” If yo ...
Aristotle on Human Excellence
... Higher quality pleasures (like using one’s mind, creativity, doing good deeds, having friends) are more desirable and make life more worth living than mere bodily sensations. ...
... Higher quality pleasures (like using one’s mind, creativity, doing good deeds, having friends) are more desirable and make life more worth living than mere bodily sensations. ...
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 ...
Moral Reasoning
... Note that universalizability is not the same as universality. Kant’s point is not that we would all agree on some rule if it is moral. Instead, we must be able to will that it be made universal; the idea is very much like the golden rule – “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” If yo ...
... Note that universalizability is not the same as universality. Kant’s point is not that we would all agree on some rule if it is moral. Instead, we must be able to will that it be made universal; the idea is very much like the golden rule – “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” If yo ...
Aristippos - dieter huber
... The philosophers of ancient Greece were not only the forefathers of rational science but also the discoverers of the rules for a good and successful life. One of them, Aristippus, a student of Socrates, can rightly claim to have been the first to have considered the question of how to live a joyful ...
... The philosophers of ancient Greece were not only the forefathers of rational science but also the discoverers of the rules for a good and successful life. One of them, Aristippus, a student of Socrates, can rightly claim to have been the first to have considered the question of how to live a joyful ...
Chapter 13 Theories Strengths and Weaknesses
... May lead to apathy (If I cannot control it, why bother?). May leave one open to bullying. ...
... May lead to apathy (If I cannot control it, why bother?). May leave one open to bullying. ...
Moral Reasoning
... Note that universalizability is not the same as universality. Kant’s point is not that we would all agree on some rule if it is moral. Instead, we must be able to will that it be made universal; the idea is very much like the golden rule – “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” If yo ...
... Note that universalizability is not the same as universality. Kant’s point is not that we would all agree on some rule if it is moral. Instead, we must be able to will that it be made universal; the idea is very much like the golden rule – “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” If yo ...