Moral Beauty as An Overriding Imperative in
... Confucius’ understanding of agents’ moral development (cultivation) and moral perception. The aim of this chapter is to show the relationship between situational contexts, our moral tendencies and perception of moral principles and the importance of this relationship in a moral agent’s development. ...
... Confucius’ understanding of agents’ moral development (cultivation) and moral perception. The aim of this chapter is to show the relationship between situational contexts, our moral tendencies and perception of moral principles and the importance of this relationship in a moral agent’s development. ...
Enhancing Moral Conformity and Enhancing Moral Worth
... It will be helpful to introduce some terminology here. Call an intervention undergone by some agent a conformity enhancement if and only if (i) one of the agent’s aims, in undergoing the intervention, is to increase her moral conformity during some extended future time period, and (ii) the intervent ...
... It will be helpful to introduce some terminology here. Call an intervention undergone by some agent a conformity enhancement if and only if (i) one of the agent’s aims, in undergoing the intervention, is to increase her moral conformity during some extended future time period, and (ii) the intervent ...
A Plea for Moral Deference
... every normal adult human being is equally capable (in principle) of working out the requirements of morality. Moral truths are therefore all fully accessible in principle to every ordinary person. We can regiment this landscape by saying that there are no moral ‘experts’ (in it). All the same, it si ...
... every normal adult human being is equally capable (in principle) of working out the requirements of morality. Moral truths are therefore all fully accessible in principle to every ordinary person. We can regiment this landscape by saying that there are no moral ‘experts’ (in it). All the same, it si ...
Kant`s Puzzling Ethics of Maxims
... If this picture is correct, another point crucial for Kant's moral psychology becomes apparent: as at a given moment we can act only from the incentives we happen to have, our choice of maxims will always be severely limited. It is indeed difficult to think of incentives other than the moral motives ...
... If this picture is correct, another point crucial for Kant's moral psychology becomes apparent: as at a given moment we can act only from the incentives we happen to have, our choice of maxims will always be severely limited. It is indeed difficult to think of incentives other than the moral motives ...
Dieter Birnbacher - Kultura i Wartości
... meaning of “morality” is identified with a certain type of morality or even with a particular morality held to be the only valid one. By defining morality in a highly specific way, this approach misses out on the plurality and diversity of moral systems. Ironically, the historically most influential ...
... meaning of “morality” is identified with a certain type of morality or even with a particular morality held to be the only valid one. By defining morality in a highly specific way, this approach misses out on the plurality and diversity of moral systems. Ironically, the historically most influential ...
1 Kantian Moral Psychology Michelle A. Schwarze Ph.D. Candidate
... things, but they cannot provide us with an interest in doing them for the right reasons (see, for example, CPrR 5:79). For this reason, Kant argues that the moral law itself is “for the will of every finite rational being a law of duty” and Kantian moral actions are determined “through respect for t ...
... things, but they cannot provide us with an interest in doing them for the right reasons (see, for example, CPrR 5:79). For this reason, Kant argues that the moral law itself is “for the will of every finite rational being a law of duty” and Kantian moral actions are determined “through respect for t ...
The Emptiness of the Moral Law
... annihilate itself, because the result would be that no one would make a de posit" (KpV 27/27). Hegel replies: But that there are no deposits - where is the contradiction in this? That there are no deposits would contradict other necessary determinacies, just as that a deposit is possible fits toget ...
... annihilate itself, because the result would be that no one would make a de posit" (KpV 27/27). Hegel replies: But that there are no deposits - where is the contradiction in this? That there are no deposits would contradict other necessary determinacies, just as that a deposit is possible fits toget ...
Introduction
... (a) Criticism: the harm that good people suffer is in fact not compensated by one’s inner goodness iii) Plato’s second answer: God will reward or punish people on the basis of their virtue or vice (a) Criticism: we do not know for certain whether there is a God or life after death 4) Morality, self- ...
... (a) Criticism: the harm that good people suffer is in fact not compensated by one’s inner goodness iii) Plato’s second answer: God will reward or punish people on the basis of their virtue or vice (a) Criticism: we do not know for certain whether there is a God or life after death 4) Morality, self- ...
Introduction
... (a) Criticism: the harm that good people suffer is in fact not compensated by one’s inner goodness iii) Plato’s second answer: God will reward or punish people on the basis of their virtue or vice (a) Criticism: we do not know for certain whether there is a God or life after death 4) Morality, self- ...
... (a) Criticism: the harm that good people suffer is in fact not compensated by one’s inner goodness iii) Plato’s second answer: God will reward or punish people on the basis of their virtue or vice (a) Criticism: we do not know for certain whether there is a God or life after death 4) Morality, self- ...
Kantian Ethics
... Sovereignty of Reason By basing morality on reason we can guarantee that it is objective and its authority or sovereignty To deny 2+2=4 is just as irrational for Kant as lying. Rationalism even extends into our value judgements ...
... Sovereignty of Reason By basing morality on reason we can guarantee that it is objective and its authority or sovereignty To deny 2+2=4 is just as irrational for Kant as lying. Rationalism even extends into our value judgements ...
How Autonomous Are Collective Agents? Corporate Rights and
... though we are reluctant to attribute most if not all of these rights to them. The problem of how to develop a coherent and plausible conception of collective rights for autonomous collective agents i ...
... though we are reluctant to attribute most if not all of these rights to them. The problem of how to develop a coherent and plausible conception of collective rights for autonomous collective agents i ...
The Role of Antagonism in Kant`s Metaphysic of
... desires and emotions, and thus conflicts between desire and reason must be solved. Man’s emotions or desires and moral principles become harmonious, Aristotle argues, when he obtains a right state of character, virtue, by the repeated performances of virtuous actions. Here, Aristotle merges two tota ...
... desires and emotions, and thus conflicts between desire and reason must be solved. Man’s emotions or desires and moral principles become harmonious, Aristotle argues, when he obtains a right state of character, virtue, by the repeated performances of virtuous actions. Here, Aristotle merges two tota ...
The Formula of the Universal Law
... could be shown that the notion of freedom requires an agent to accept the ML, then the KPL would be rendered inadequate in a clear way. Kant’s conception of freedom says that a positively free will cannot be determined by the agent’s desires, but rather must be determined by a law.17 The argument fo ...
... could be shown that the notion of freedom requires an agent to accept the ML, then the KPL would be rendered inadequate in a clear way. Kant’s conception of freedom says that a positively free will cannot be determined by the agent’s desires, but rather must be determined by a law.17 The argument fo ...
The Intercultural Ethics Agenda from an Objectivist Point of View
... Intersubjectivism and subjectivism cannot provide coherent motivation for normative project of pursuing agreement on moral principles. Can’t argue for agreement on moral grounds because there is no universal principle that agreement is morally good. Can’t argue for agreement on prudential grounds be ...
... Intersubjectivism and subjectivism cannot provide coherent motivation for normative project of pursuing agreement on moral principles. Can’t argue for agreement on moral grounds because there is no universal principle that agreement is morally good. Can’t argue for agreement on prudential grounds be ...
Ch. 4: Deontology
... o defines what it is to be a human being. o allows us to make free and informed choices ...
... o defines what it is to be a human being. o allows us to make free and informed choices ...
DOC - A Level Philosophy
... more humane than in the past, and there is greater agreement about moral judgements than before because we are discovering real moral truths.) There are two responses noncognitivists can give. First, they can claim that there can be very real improvements in people’s moral views (individually or as ...
... more humane than in the past, and there is greater agreement about moral judgements than before because we are discovering real moral truths.) There are two responses noncognitivists can give. First, they can claim that there can be very real improvements in people’s moral views (individually or as ...
Chapter Two: Normative Theories of Ethics
... with increasing profit and can be viewed as egoistic, but pursuing one’s own economic advantage can increase the well-being of society as a whole. Adam Smith (1723–1790): The main promoter of classical capitalism who argued that society can flourish if businesses are left to freely pursue their se ...
... with increasing profit and can be viewed as egoistic, but pursuing one’s own economic advantage can increase the well-being of society as a whole. Adam Smith (1723–1790): The main promoter of classical capitalism who argued that society can flourish if businesses are left to freely pursue their se ...
Good Will, Duty, and the Categorical Imperative
... • Human beings are also free agents, that is, we have free will, or can freely choose between options, including moral options. That is, we can freely choose to do right or wrong. • Because of our rationality, we can understand the difference between right and wrong. And, because of our rationality, ...
... • Human beings are also free agents, that is, we have free will, or can freely choose between options, including moral options. That is, we can freely choose to do right or wrong. • Because of our rationality, we can understand the difference between right and wrong. And, because of our rationality, ...
Traditional Moral TheoryPosted09
... This theory specifies its goal to increase positive value and minimise evil. This goal on its own can hardly be disputed Utilitarianism has a potential answer for most situations, a simple action-guiding rule or principle widely applicable. We have a clear though demanding procedure for arriving at ...
... This theory specifies its goal to increase positive value and minimise evil. This goal on its own can hardly be disputed Utilitarianism has a potential answer for most situations, a simple action-guiding rule or principle widely applicable. We have a clear though demanding procedure for arriving at ...
meta-ethics - WordPress.com
... many think the question turns on whether the fetus is a person. In other words, the ideal moral judgment must be clear. • Information: We must answer moral questions by having knowledge of the world. For example, in order to know why eating meet is morally wrong, we must know the facts, that is, ani ...
... many think the question turns on whether the fetus is a person. In other words, the ideal moral judgment must be clear. • Information: We must answer moral questions by having knowledge of the world. For example, in order to know why eating meet is morally wrong, we must know the facts, that is, ani ...
Ethical Relativism
... evaluation of the agent who performs it: Even good people do bad things often because they have false beliefs, don't understand the nature or consequences of their actions, or don't have the intellectual character that allows them to abstract from current practices and reflect on them. Because of th ...
... evaluation of the agent who performs it: Even good people do bad things often because they have false beliefs, don't understand the nature or consequences of their actions, or don't have the intellectual character that allows them to abstract from current practices and reflect on them. Because of th ...
Kant`s Categorical Imperatives
... Morals, like the principles of mathematics, are self-evident. Morality is objective, but morals are conditional – whether they should be followed depends on which is one’s over-riding duty in the particular situation. W.D. Ross takes a deontological, not consequential approach, “Besides the duty of ...
... Morals, like the principles of mathematics, are self-evident. Morality is objective, but morals are conditional – whether they should be followed depends on which is one’s over-riding duty in the particular situation. W.D. Ross takes a deontological, not consequential approach, “Besides the duty of ...
Immanuel Kant
... insightful leaps not logically defensible. Kant had very little understanding of our central nervous system or of psychology – Patricia Smith Churchland suggests that our reasoning isn’t like a linear logic process at all – Freud argued that the unconscious often affects our conscious reasoning. ...
... insightful leaps not logically defensible. Kant had very little understanding of our central nervous system or of psychology – Patricia Smith Churchland suggests that our reasoning isn’t like a linear logic process at all – Freud argued that the unconscious often affects our conscious reasoning. ...
Slide 1
... and interests, instituted by reason. 3. Some moral principles will meet human needs and promote human interests better than others. 4. These principles can be said to be objectively valid principles. 5. Therefore an objectively valid set of moral principles is applicable to all humanity. Pojman p 53 ...
... and interests, instituted by reason. 3. Some moral principles will meet human needs and promote human interests better than others. 4. These principles can be said to be objectively valid principles. 5. Therefore an objectively valid set of moral principles is applicable to all humanity. Pojman p 53 ...
IMMANUEL KANT AND THE CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
... For sometime now philosophers have discussed the possibility of the existence of right and wrong. The issues of morality and ethical decision-making figure predominantly in studies on human conduct. Various theories have been offered throughout the centuries in an attempt to answer the question, "Do ...
... For sometime now philosophers have discussed the possibility of the existence of right and wrong. The issues of morality and ethical decision-making figure predominantly in studies on human conduct. Various theories have been offered throughout the centuries in an attempt to answer the question, "Do ...