Against the Idols of the Age
... designates as ‘Gem’ arguments) are no longer merely used to shore up idealist philosophy. In modern humanities departments, Stove notes, these arguments have become an intellectual orthodoxy: The cultural-relativist, for example, inveighs bitterly against our science-based, Europe-centred, white-mal ...
... designates as ‘Gem’ arguments) are no longer merely used to shore up idealist philosophy. In modern humanities departments, Stove notes, these arguments have become an intellectual orthodoxy: The cultural-relativist, for example, inveighs bitterly against our science-based, Europe-centred, white-mal ...
A Contribution to the Chronology of Turning Points in Global
... Pagan (2002)—to date global business cycle turning points in a consistent manner following in the NBER and ECRI traditions. The Bry and Boschan (1971) algorithm is not the official procedure for dating U.S. business cycles used by the NBER, but it provides a set of turning points that closely matche ...
... Pagan (2002)—to date global business cycle turning points in a consistent manner following in the NBER and ECRI traditions. The Bry and Boschan (1971) algorithm is not the official procedure for dating U.S. business cycles used by the NBER, but it provides a set of turning points that closely matche ...
sample chapter
... When narrowly defined according to its original use, ethics is a branch of philosophy used to study ideal human behavior and ideal ways of being. The approaches to ethics and the meanings of related concepts have varied over time among philosophers and ethicists. For example, Aristotle believed idea ...
... When narrowly defined according to its original use, ethics is a branch of philosophy used to study ideal human behavior and ideal ways of being. The approaches to ethics and the meanings of related concepts have varied over time among philosophers and ethicists. For example, Aristotle believed idea ...
Center for ETHICS - University of Idaho
... Moral Value Versus Nonmoral Value Relative worth placed on an extrinsic objective value in relation to the worth placed on a universal value manifested through motives, intentions, and actions that impinge on and or affect other individuals PEP 570, Ethics and the Profession Dr. Stoll,Director and ...
... Moral Value Versus Nonmoral Value Relative worth placed on an extrinsic objective value in relation to the worth placed on a universal value manifested through motives, intentions, and actions that impinge on and or affect other individuals PEP 570, Ethics and the Profession Dr. Stoll,Director and ...
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 ...
Transnational Feminism, Global Governance, and the
... hierarchical decision making structures” (Young, 1990, p. 97). Put simply, the bracketing of status toward the end of unity in public deliberation marginalizes different citizens whose social belongings exist outside of the majority group. The liberal public sphere’s domain of common concern poses a ...
... hierarchical decision making structures” (Young, 1990, p. 97). Put simply, the bracketing of status toward the end of unity in public deliberation marginalizes different citizens whose social belongings exist outside of the majority group. The liberal public sphere’s domain of common concern poses a ...
migrant incorporation and city scale: towards a theory of
... people’s lives everywhere. Of central importance in this restructuring was the emergence of flexible processes of capital accumulation that were less dependent on national economic structures (Harvey 1989). Not surprisingly, given that its basic paradigm was rooted in methodological nationalism, mos ...
... people’s lives everywhere. Of central importance in this restructuring was the emergence of flexible processes of capital accumulation that were less dependent on national economic structures (Harvey 1989). Not surprisingly, given that its basic paradigm was rooted in methodological nationalism, mos ...
Globalization
... communication, information processing, and transportation have brought the world closer together. The development of the microprocessor is perhaps the single, most important innovation as it increased the amount of information that could be processed by individuals and firms. The Internet has facili ...
... communication, information processing, and transportation have brought the world closer together. The development of the microprocessor is perhaps the single, most important innovation as it increased the amount of information that could be processed by individuals and firms. The Internet has facili ...
Conceptualising Globalisation in the school
... South, however, “may already be good Global Citizens both through the contribution they make to their local communities, and through making only a minute ecological footprint, even though they may not have an understanding of how the wider world works”. A particular view of development is implicit i ...
... South, however, “may already be good Global Citizens both through the contribution they make to their local communities, and through making only a minute ecological footprint, even though they may not have an understanding of how the wider world works”. A particular view of development is implicit i ...
Global History, Imperial History and Connected Histories of Empire
... we mean by “Global history”? No satisfactory or agreed definition exists, because Global history is a new and diverse field, and one that borrows from and blurs into a number of different approaches. Hunt tends to equate Global history with the history of globalization, and sometimes implies that G ...
... we mean by “Global history”? No satisfactory or agreed definition exists, because Global history is a new and diverse field, and one that borrows from and blurs into a number of different approaches. Hunt tends to equate Global history with the history of globalization, and sometimes implies that G ...
A Physics Solution to the Hardest Problem in Social Science
... main results are quite surprising: (1) Quantum physics does provide a firm scientific foundation for social science. For the first time, political science, economics, and other social science become branches of quantum physics just like optics and chemistry. (2) Quantum physics says that we can crea ...
... main results are quite surprising: (1) Quantum physics does provide a firm scientific foundation for social science. For the first time, political science, economics, and other social science become branches of quantum physics just like optics and chemistry. (2) Quantum physics says that we can crea ...
Document
... Is the view that there are many universal norms, but they are not all intrinsically equal. Thus when a conflict takes place, we must obey the “higher” norm…we choose the greater of the two goods. Principle Ethics States that principles are merely value states or guidelines to actions (as oppos ...
... Is the view that there are many universal norms, but they are not all intrinsically equal. Thus when a conflict takes place, we must obey the “higher” norm…we choose the greater of the two goods. Principle Ethics States that principles are merely value states or guidelines to actions (as oppos ...
the machiavellian concept of civic virtues
... essence, wishing leaders to play for the highest stake: promoting and protecting the common good. He believes that if the advice he gives is systematically followed, the possibility of crises is reduced and drastic measures won’t be necessary. Machiavelli’s rules are based on an accurate knowledge o ...
... essence, wishing leaders to play for the highest stake: promoting and protecting the common good. He believes that if the advice he gives is systematically followed, the possibility of crises is reduced and drastic measures won’t be necessary. Machiavelli’s rules are based on an accurate knowledge o ...
Liberal Studies Major
... requirement, by pairing it instead with any beginning level course in a new language, or they can continue their advanced language studies. (AP and/or transfer credit not allowed in this category) A Required “global experience”: Students can fulfill this requirement with: One Short-Term Program (STP ...
... requirement, by pairing it instead with any beginning level course in a new language, or they can continue their advanced language studies. (AP and/or transfer credit not allowed in this category) A Required “global experience”: Students can fulfill this requirement with: One Short-Term Program (STP ...
Institutional Integrity and Organizational Ethics
... Clinical ethics is an interdisciplinary activity to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical problems that arise in the care of particular patients. The major thrust of clinical ethics is to work for outcomes that best serve the interests and welfare of patients and their families [J. Fletcher, The Bi ...
... Clinical ethics is an interdisciplinary activity to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical problems that arise in the care of particular patients. The major thrust of clinical ethics is to work for outcomes that best serve the interests and welfare of patients and their families [J. Fletcher, The Bi ...
Three main responsibilities of an Ethics Officer
... for officers, directors, shareholders, employees, customers, corporate trainers and educators, and even suppliers. Certainly public authorities will regard the Ethics Officer as a key knowledge and contact point in the company. ...
... for officers, directors, shareholders, employees, customers, corporate trainers and educators, and even suppliers. Certainly public authorities will regard the Ethics Officer as a key knowledge and contact point in the company. ...
Ethical Relativism 2 Kinds of Relativism: ethical relativism and social
... can be deduced from the logical structure of moral codes themselves then becomes a live question. What does the concept of morality, the practice of moral discourse, etc. tell us about the content of morality? ...
... can be deduced from the logical structure of moral codes themselves then becomes a live question. What does the concept of morality, the practice of moral discourse, etc. tell us about the content of morality? ...
187 “Goodness itself must change” – Anthroponomy in an age of
... been checked or supplemented by our institutional arrangements.7 As has already been said, it is a theoretical placeholder for future work. That it is comes from moral reasons. Because we are focused on the aggregate consequences of social processes and the way that they are arranged and persist by ...
... been checked or supplemented by our institutional arrangements.7 As has already been said, it is a theoretical placeholder for future work. That it is comes from moral reasons. Because we are focused on the aggregate consequences of social processes and the way that they are arranged and persist by ...
The Ethics of Relativism and Absolutism
... failings of both relativism and absolutism, theories are developed which propose no real consolation to managers, as a middle ground between the two extremes fails to eliminate the deficiencies of both positions. ...
... failings of both relativism and absolutism, theories are developed which propose no real consolation to managers, as a middle ground between the two extremes fails to eliminate the deficiencies of both positions. ...
What Should We Want From a Robot Ethic?
... owner? The more socially powerful? The one making the more ethical request? The person it likes better? Or should it follow the request that serves its own interests best? Consider further: Does it matter how it comes to make its decision? Humans face such dilemmas all the time. Practical ethics is ...
... owner? The more socially powerful? The one making the more ethical request? The person it likes better? Or should it follow the request that serves its own interests best? Consider further: Does it matter how it comes to make its decision? Humans face such dilemmas all the time. Practical ethics is ...
Chapter Two: Normative Theories of Ethics
... Utility and self-interest: Businesses are concerned 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 flo ...
... Utility and self-interest: Businesses are concerned 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 flo ...
Fighting Fair – A Call to Ethical Arms
... If there are strict conditions and guidelines for waging only just wars and with just means, there must also be attention given to ensuring that hostilities are ended in compliance with a set of just principles. The approval of settlements that are unjust and oppressive would make a mockery of any c ...
... If there are strict conditions and guidelines for waging only just wars and with just means, there must also be attention given to ensuring that hostilities are ended in compliance with a set of just principles. The approval of settlements that are unjust and oppressive would make a mockery of any c ...
Servais Pinckaers: Returning to a Thomisitc Morality of Happiness
... precisely the intention of Aquinas to make sense of the question about “the good life” in light of the Gospel and its corresponding precepts. Such an approach is far from hedonistic, since it places one at the service of beatitude, and seeks this prized gift for all those who journey in this common ...
... precisely the intention of Aquinas to make sense of the question about “the good life” in light of the Gospel and its corresponding precepts. Such an approach is far from hedonistic, since it places one at the service of beatitude, and seeks this prized gift for all those who journey in this common ...
ethics training
... A variety of ethics and personality measures linked with ethical attitudes, decision-making, and behaviors can serve as the focus of an ethics training workshop: Idealism/Relativism measures whether a person tends to ...
... A variety of ethics and personality measures linked with ethical attitudes, decision-making, and behaviors can serve as the focus of an ethics training workshop: Idealism/Relativism measures whether a person tends to ...