lewiscatron - Michigan State University
... and principles as possible; thus, a creative response to complexity is especially valued. A related function of the moral imagination is empathy, the capacity to experience from a distance the effects of an action or decision on others, including future effects. Moral sensitivity and empathy may be ...
... and principles as possible; thus, a creative response to complexity is especially valued. A related function of the moral imagination is empathy, the capacity to experience from a distance the effects of an action or decision on others, including future effects. Moral sensitivity and empathy may be ...
Introduction
... the king, seduce the queen and become king himself (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’ ...
... the king, seduce the queen and become king himself (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’ ...
Introduction
... the king, seduce the queen and become king himself (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’ ...
... the king, seduce the queen and become king himself (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’ ...
The Teaching of Happiness in Mainland China: in Light of Aristotle
... interpretations and principles of happiness, the Marxist view of happiness, are taught as irrefutable truth to students. Questioning such truths is not encouraged or even allowed by the Chinese government. As a result, these fundamental questions regarding happiness have not been fully discussed, or ...
... interpretations and principles of happiness, the Marxist view of happiness, are taught as irrefutable truth to students. Questioning such truths is not encouraged or even allowed by the Chinese government. As a result, these fundamental questions regarding happiness have not been fully discussed, or ...
Euthanasia
... Euthanasia fails in most cases simply because most society adopts a morality which feels its immoral. This is not true in Oregon, where “assisted suicide is practiced”. Lastly, there is no moral code that exists that fosters the ideology that self termination is the right and moral thing to do even ...
... Euthanasia fails in most cases simply because most society adopts a morality which feels its immoral. This is not true in Oregon, where “assisted suicide is practiced”. Lastly, there is no moral code that exists that fosters the ideology that self termination is the right and moral thing to do even ...
A Plea for Moral Deference
... I need not insist on this point, however, because the objection is also confused; and its confusion alone is adequate for my purposes. To see this, let us stipulate that every normal adult human being is equally capable (in principle) of working out the requirements of morality. Moral truths are the ...
... I need not insist on this point, however, because the objection is also confused; and its confusion alone is adequate for my purposes. To see this, let us stipulate that every normal adult human being is equally capable (in principle) of working out the requirements of morality. Moral truths are the ...
Don`t Let it Happen Again: A Kantian Account of
... Though, to be fair, Kant is not always of one mind with respect to how ‘dangerous’ affects like anger are. At one point, he tells us that nature has implanted affects in us “provisionally…for the purpose of enlivening us” toward moral action “until reason has achieved the necessary strength.” (7:253 ...
... Though, to be fair, Kant is not always of one mind with respect to how ‘dangerous’ affects like anger are. At one point, he tells us that nature has implanted affects in us “provisionally…for the purpose of enlivening us” toward moral action “until reason has achieved the necessary strength.” (7:253 ...
Chapter 2
... • Moral Motivation – influences that affect an individual’s willingness to place ethical values ahead of nonethical values. • Moral Character – having one’s ethical intentions match actions taken. ...
... • Moral Motivation – influences that affect an individual’s willingness to place ethical values ahead of nonethical values. • Moral Character – having one’s ethical intentions match actions taken. ...
Ch. 5 Reading Guide
... continues to teach us through the _______________________ and the bishops. We cannot form a Christian conscience without the help, advice, and teaching of our Church ___________________ who want to guide us to holiness. 21. True or False? Peer pressure is primarily just a problem with teens. 22. Tru ...
... continues to teach us through the _______________________ and the bishops. We cannot form a Christian conscience without the help, advice, and teaching of our Church ___________________ who want to guide us to holiness. 21. True or False? Peer pressure is primarily just a problem with teens. 22. Tru ...
Ch 5 Reviewx - Loyola Blakefield
... who continues to teach us through the _______________________ and the bishops. We cannot form a Christian conscience without the help, advice, and teaching of our Church ___________________ who want to guide us to holiness. ...
... who continues to teach us through the _______________________ and the bishops. We cannot form a Christian conscience without the help, advice, and teaching of our Church ___________________ who want to guide us to holiness. ...
Archetypes of Wisdom
... The Science of the Good In one sense, Aristotle thinks we can study the good the way we can study anything else. Once we know the four causes of human nature, we can figure out what is best for objects of our kind to do. The work in which Aristotle considers issues of right and wrong, and what cons ...
... The Science of the Good In one sense, Aristotle thinks we can study the good the way we can study anything else. Once we know the four causes of human nature, we can figure out what is best for objects of our kind to do. The work in which Aristotle considers issues of right and wrong, and what cons ...
Routledge: Kantian Ethics
... formulates this fundamental principle of ethics in various ways. The formulation most discussed in the philosophical literature runs ‘act only on that maxim [principle] through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law’ ([1785] 1903: 421). The formulation that has had and st ...
... formulates this fundamental principle of ethics in various ways. The formulation most discussed in the philosophical literature runs ‘act only on that maxim [principle] through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law’ ([1785] 1903: 421). The formulation that has had and st ...
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 ...
Frankena, Chapter 4
... the motives that produce them. The external performance has no merit..all ...
... the motives that produce them. The external performance has no merit..all ...
Traditional Moral TheoryPosted09
... Kant s ethics lead to rigidly insensitive rules and so cannot take account of differences between cases Kant identifies ethical duties that are too abstract to apply . If this is so this theory may not be action guiding. Some serious criticisms are directed at Kant’s moral psychology. Kant says we o ...
... Kant s ethics lead to rigidly insensitive rules and so cannot take account of differences between cases Kant identifies ethical duties that are too abstract to apply . If this is so this theory may not be action guiding. Some serious criticisms are directed at Kant’s moral psychology. Kant says we o ...
This paper utilises lines of ethical argumentation to
... characteristics according to Plato. Aristotle reinforced those virtues with truthfulness, patience, amiability, liberality and magnanimity, which means one who possesses self-control and pride (Fisher & Lovell, 2009). It is worth noting that Thomas Aquinas believed justice to be a global virtue nee ...
... characteristics according to Plato. Aristotle reinforced those virtues with truthfulness, patience, amiability, liberality and magnanimity, which means one who possesses self-control and pride (Fisher & Lovell, 2009). It is worth noting that Thomas Aquinas believed justice to be a global virtue nee ...
Rethinking Ethical Leadership in Kenya: Adopting A
... study. He held firm that the good of the individual is subordinate to the good of the citystate. This formed a strong basis for developing ethical leaders who subordinate their self-interests for the sake of their followers and the constituents they serve. Aristotle’s own sense of appropriate ethica ...
... study. He held firm that the good of the individual is subordinate to the good of the citystate. This formed a strong basis for developing ethical leaders who subordinate their self-interests for the sake of their followers and the constituents they serve. Aristotle’s own sense of appropriate ethica ...
Ethics, Morals, Codes, and Laws
... Virtue ethics (A. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics) ‘Golden mean’ is a balance among all the virtues. ‘arête (excellence or virtue) phronesis (practical or moral wisdom) and eudaimonia (usually translated as happiness or flourishing.)’ Hursthouse (2003). Virtue do not inhere in a single good act, but i ...
... Virtue ethics (A. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics) ‘Golden mean’ is a balance among all the virtues. ‘arête (excellence or virtue) phronesis (practical or moral wisdom) and eudaimonia (usually translated as happiness or flourishing.)’ Hursthouse (2003). Virtue do not inhere in a single good act, but i ...
Constitutional Law - Mercer University
... Virtue ethics focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific actions he or she performs A virtue is a positive trait of moral excellence Virtues are those characteristics that differentiate good people from bad people Virtues such as courage, honesty and justice ar ...
... Virtue ethics focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific actions he or she performs A virtue is a positive trait of moral excellence Virtues are those characteristics that differentiate good people from bad people Virtues such as courage, honesty and justice ar ...
Servais Pinckaers: Returning to a Thomisitc Morality of Happiness
... unity and communion which he finds in many traditions, including those which make use of non-Christian, secular wisdom sources. By identifying happiness as a common concern and a constant reference point throughout human history, he is able to demonstrate the universal inclination towards this seism ...
... unity and communion which he finds in many traditions, including those which make use of non-Christian, secular wisdom sources. By identifying happiness as a common concern and a constant reference point throughout human history, he is able to demonstrate the universal inclination towards this seism ...
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... unconsciously as we learn to walk and hear and breathe, and [we] never know any reason why the [morals] are what they are. The justification of them is that when we wake to consciousness of life we find the facts which already hold us in the bonds of tradition, custom and habit.” ...
... unconsciously as we learn to walk and hear and breathe, and [we] never know any reason why the [morals] are what they are. The justification of them is that when we wake to consciousness of life we find the facts which already hold us in the bonds of tradition, custom and habit.” ...
(Doesn`t) Make an Heroic Act?
... in a hero or a saint we see it taken far beyond what most people can – or could be expected to – achieve. Virtue theory, therefore, supplies us with a plausible explanation of how these actions can be morally valuable without being duties: their value lies in the character of the agent who performs ...
... in a hero or a saint we see it taken far beyond what most people can – or could be expected to – achieve. Virtue theory, therefore, supplies us with a plausible explanation of how these actions can be morally valuable without being duties: their value lies in the character of the agent who performs ...
Moral Enhancement - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
... causes of behavior allegedly undermines personal accountability But moral enhancement technologies make us even more responsible Did you take your pill? Using moral enhancement tech will be both motivated by social control and be an exercise in selfcontrol ...
... causes of behavior allegedly undermines personal accountability But moral enhancement technologies make us even more responsible Did you take your pill? Using moral enhancement tech will be both motivated by social control and be an exercise in selfcontrol ...
Lecture 5: Consequential and Deontological Ethics:
... assumes the predisposition that one wishes to be rational and will follow what rationally determined duty dictates (in contrast to hypothetical imperatives which means that the consequent depends upon the antecedent: If p, then q). Thus, morality is a function of human reason. Human reason is govern ...
... assumes the predisposition that one wishes to be rational and will follow what rationally determined duty dictates (in contrast to hypothetical imperatives which means that the consequent depends upon the antecedent: If p, then q). Thus, morality is a function of human reason. Human reason is govern ...
types+of+moral+theories
... Each time that you enter a store, do you ask yourself "shall I steal item X in at this particular time?" Or have you already formulated certain general principles that guide your individual actions, such as a principle to the effect: "It is never morally permissible to steal?" ...
... Each time that you enter a store, do you ask yourself "shall I steal item X in at this particular time?" Or have you already formulated certain general principles that guide your individual actions, such as a principle to the effect: "It is never morally permissible to steal?" ...
Virtue
Virtue (Latin: virtus, Ancient Greek: ἀρετή ""arete"") is moral excellence. A virtue is a positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting collective and individual greatness. The opposite of virtue is vice.