Measuring Social and Economic Development
... • According to the UNDP, the answer is: • “Not at all.” • “The concept of human development is much broader than what can be captured in the HDI, or any other composite indices…” • “The HDI and the other composite indices can only offer a broad proxy on some of the key the issues of human developmen ...
... • According to the UNDP, the answer is: • “Not at all.” • “The concept of human development is much broader than what can be captured in the HDI, or any other composite indices…” • “The HDI and the other composite indices can only offer a broad proxy on some of the key the issues of human developmen ...
Ethical theorists: A comparison of main ideas
... highest form of happiness is based on rational behaviour Be moderate in all things ...
... highest form of happiness is based on rational behaviour Be moderate in all things ...
Measuring Subjective Wellbeing: A Summary
... makes inter-country comparisons difficult (Sumner 2006; McGillivray 2007). A second approach is to adjust GDP by monetizing different aspects that are not counted in the GDP measurement, for example, social and environmental factors (McGillivray 2007). The problem with some of these adjustments is t ...
... makes inter-country comparisons difficult (Sumner 2006; McGillivray 2007). A second approach is to adjust GDP by monetizing different aspects that are not counted in the GDP measurement, for example, social and environmental factors (McGillivray 2007). The problem with some of these adjustments is t ...
Ethics and the Professions
... occur, and an understood/expected negative effect followed. Specifically, it seems that employers (in light of the statistics and complaints) know that the effect of pornographic spam on their employees is negative; therefore, employers would be behaving in an immoral way if they did not protect em ...
... occur, and an understood/expected negative effect followed. Specifically, it seems that employers (in light of the statistics and complaints) know that the effect of pornographic spam on their employees is negative; therefore, employers would be behaving in an immoral way if they did not protect em ...
Mill, Utilitarianism Notes 3 (MS Word)
... what promotes the general happiness. -- as described in above chart -- they feel to many like they’re entirely different sorts of rules than what promotes happiness, because of the very crucial interest they protect: security 2. It is not permissible to treat people unjustly in order to promote the ...
... what promotes the general happiness. -- as described in above chart -- they feel to many like they’re entirely different sorts of rules than what promotes happiness, because of the very crucial interest they protect: security 2. It is not permissible to treat people unjustly in order to promote the ...
OPINION
... of how society is doing. It was introduced as a measurement last century, after the Great Depression and the Second World War that followed. It is the most important, if not the only tool for policy-makers to measure, in particular, economic performance and activity. This is based on an internationa ...
... of how society is doing. It was introduced as a measurement last century, after the Great Depression and the Second World War that followed. It is the most important, if not the only tool for policy-makers to measure, in particular, economic performance and activity. This is based on an internationa ...
Use of New Technique to Measure Wellbeing Index for
... The income or gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is not the only factor to measure well-being and quality of life of the community, there are a lot of variables that affect it such as availability of adequate housing, availability of a clean healthy environment, political participation and soci ...
... The income or gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is not the only factor to measure well-being and quality of life of the community, there are a lot of variables that affect it such as availability of adequate housing, availability of a clean healthy environment, political participation and soci ...
Virtue Ethics Intro
... Aristotle &Happiness • Happiness = eudaimonia • Happiness is not a result or end • Happiness is not something we look forward to after toil and suffering • Happiness is a way of life, made possible by virtuous living • Happiness is an activity of the soul in accord with perfect virtue. ...
... Aristotle &Happiness • Happiness = eudaimonia • Happiness is not a result or end • Happiness is not something we look forward to after toil and suffering • Happiness is a way of life, made possible by virtuous living • Happiness is an activity of the soul in accord with perfect virtue. ...
Aristotle
... Ethical virtues “ virtue of character is a mean, …, it is a mean between two vices, one of excess and one of deficiency; and that it is such because it is the sort of thing able to hit the mean in feelings and actions. This is why it is hard to be good, because in each case it is hard to find the m ...
... Ethical virtues “ virtue of character is a mean, …, it is a mean between two vices, one of excess and one of deficiency; and that it is such because it is the sort of thing able to hit the mean in feelings and actions. This is why it is hard to be good, because in each case it is hard to find the m ...
GDP and life satisfaction: New evidence
... 1 There is some disagreement on the conclusion when an analysis based on time-series is used. Oswald (1997) shows evidence of a small positive temporal correlation between life satisfaction and GDP in industrialised countries, and Stevenson and Wolfers (2008) find significant happiness gains in Japa ...
... 1 There is some disagreement on the conclusion when an analysis based on time-series is used. Oswald (1997) shows evidence of a small positive temporal correlation between life satisfaction and GDP in industrialised countries, and Stevenson and Wolfers (2008) find significant happiness gains in Japa ...
Ethics: A Brief Overview
... greatest number (Situational) Rule Consequentialism: -There is a given set of rules governing behavior which maximizes the greatest good for the greatest number. Problems with these? ...
... greatest number (Situational) Rule Consequentialism: -There is a given set of rules governing behavior which maximizes the greatest good for the greatest number. Problems with these? ...
Happiness
... Living virtuously is the one and only pathway to genuine happiness, and happiness is the highest good, because: 1. Happiness is desired by all. 2. Happiness is self-sufficient: once we have it, we lack nothing of importance. 3. Happiness is final: we desire it only for itself, and not as a stepp ...
... Living virtuously is the one and only pathway to genuine happiness, and happiness is the highest good, because: 1. Happiness is desired by all. 2. Happiness is self-sufficient: once we have it, we lack nothing of importance. 3. Happiness is final: we desire it only for itself, and not as a stepp ...
Virtue Ethics Intro
... Aristotle &Happiness • Happiness = eudaimonia • Happiness is not a result or end • Happiness is not something we look forward to after toil and suffering • Happiness is a way of life, made possible by virtuous living • Happiness is an activity of the soul in accord with perfect virtue. ...
... Aristotle &Happiness • Happiness = eudaimonia • Happiness is not a result or end • Happiness is not something we look forward to after toil and suffering • Happiness is a way of life, made possible by virtuous living • Happiness is an activity of the soul in accord with perfect virtue. ...
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
... say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it. In words a man may pretend to abjure their empire: but in reality he will remain subject to it all the while. The principle of utility recognises this subjection, and assumes it ...
... say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it. In words a man may pretend to abjure their empire: but in reality he will remain subject to it all the while. The principle of utility recognises this subjection, and assumes it ...
Objectivism 101: Life and Happiness
... “Happiness is the successful state of life, suffering is the warning signal of failure, of death. Just as the pleasure-pain mechanism of man's body is an automatic indicator of his body's welfare or injury, a barometer of its basic alternative, life or death—so the emotional mechanism of man's consc ...
... “Happiness is the successful state of life, suffering is the warning signal of failure, of death. Just as the pleasure-pain mechanism of man's body is an automatic indicator of his body's welfare or injury, a barometer of its basic alternative, life or death—so the emotional mechanism of man's consc ...
Morality and Ethics (cont.)
... The good life People are virtuous in order to cultivate their own soul and achieve a higher happiness Focus on motivations for actions, rather than consequences The goal is self-realization: to be noble, honorable, decent What kind of people do we want to be? Do we want to be the kind of people who ...
... The good life People are virtuous in order to cultivate their own soul and achieve a higher happiness Focus on motivations for actions, rather than consequences The goal is self-realization: to be noble, honorable, decent What kind of people do we want to be? Do we want to be the kind of people who ...
Utilitarianism: objections
... find out, then it would be right to torture children. But other people finding out isn’t what makes torturing children wrong. This thought expresses two possible objections. First, we can point out that the example shows that happiness (or satisfying people’s preferences) is not always morally good. ...
... find out, then it would be right to torture children. But other people finding out isn’t what makes torturing children wrong. This thought expresses two possible objections. First, we can point out that the example shows that happiness (or satisfying people’s preferences) is not always morally good. ...
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. ...
Session 18
... • Many moral heroes (Ghandi, Jesus) considered bad under this claim. 2. Alternative claim: It is wrong to judge other cultures by the standards of your own. • Again asserts a universal principle • What about a culture that believes in human sacrifice? 3. Ethical relativism does not provide much help ...
... • Many moral heroes (Ghandi, Jesus) considered bad under this claim. 2. Alternative claim: It is wrong to judge other cultures by the standards of your own. • Again asserts a universal principle • What about a culture that believes in human sacrifice? 3. Ethical relativism does not provide much help ...
CHAPTER 2
... “However selfish man believes himself to be, there is no doubt that there are some elements in his nature which lead him to concern himself about the fortune of others, in such a way that their happiness is necessary for him, although he obtains nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it” (Ada ...
... “However selfish man believes himself to be, there is no doubt that there are some elements in his nature which lead him to concern himself about the fortune of others, in such a way that their happiness is necessary for him, although he obtains nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it” (Ada ...
Teleological Ethics
... Rule utilitarians such as Mill argue that some rules are necessary to protect our security and welfare, rules such as the right to a fair trial, or freedom of speech. We explore the difference between Bentham and Mill in the central section of this book. Rather than focus on an individual action, ru ...
... Rule utilitarians such as Mill argue that some rules are necessary to protect our security and welfare, rules such as the right to a fair trial, or freedom of speech. We explore the difference between Bentham and Mill in the central section of this book. Rather than focus on an individual action, ru ...
Happiness and public policy
... recent history of human welfare, and it ignores some of the key findings of modern psychology. Indeed these two failings are intimately linked: it is because the theory ignores psychology that it is unable to explain the facts. The fact is that, despite massive increases in purchasing power, people ...
... recent history of human welfare, and it ignores some of the key findings of modern psychology. Indeed these two failings are intimately linked: it is because the theory ignores psychology that it is unable to explain the facts. The fact is that, despite massive increases in purchasing power, people ...
Statistics Users Forum November 2009 Geoff Mulgan, Director The
... • formal quantitative targets in strategic plans (US states, UK government) – which helps to sharpen up policy, strategy and accountability for results • open coordination methods of the kinds used by the EU • performance management methods used by higher tiers of government on lower ones • metrics ...
... • formal quantitative targets in strategic plans (US states, UK government) – which helps to sharpen up policy, strategy and accountability for results • open coordination methods of the kinds used by the EU • performance management methods used by higher tiers of government on lower ones • metrics ...