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... Seminar Question 1 What is the “Ring of Gyges”? The tale of a shepherd named Gyges, who discovers that a ring he has removed from a corpse has the power to make him invisible. (Think Frodo in Lord of the Rings.) ...
... Seminar Question 1 What is the “Ring of Gyges”? The tale of a shepherd named Gyges, who discovers that a ring he has removed from a corpse has the power to make him invisible. (Think Frodo in Lord of the Rings.) ...
lesson 8. Prescriptivism
... of personal revulsion at the thought of killing. It also means that everyone should follow this moral truth. ...
... of personal revulsion at the thought of killing. It also means that everyone should follow this moral truth. ...
Mores, Morality, Ethics
... • A fourth question to be answered is: “Does the end ever justify the means?” When, for example, is the use of violence justified, even for a good end? Is cheating okay if it is the means to a “good end?” ...
... • A fourth question to be answered is: “Does the end ever justify the means?” When, for example, is the use of violence justified, even for a good end? Is cheating okay if it is the means to a “good end?” ...
pragmatism and relativism
... Does this mean that everything goes? That there is no difference between right and wrong? Some absolutists are eager to attack relativism by claiming this. They might argue as follows: 1. If relativism is true, then there is no moral system that is objectively better than any other. 2. If no set of ...
... Does this mean that everything goes? That there is no difference between right and wrong? Some absolutists are eager to attack relativism by claiming this. They might argue as follows: 1. If relativism is true, then there is no moral system that is objectively better than any other. 2. If no set of ...
Ethical Decision Making in Business
... not specific moral prescriptions (e.g., Ten Commandments). Laws and values of any particular society are somewhat arbitrary and particular to that society. Laws are seen as necessary to preserve social order and ensure basic rights of life and liberty. Right is defined in terms of general individual ...
... not specific moral prescriptions (e.g., Ten Commandments). Laws and values of any particular society are somewhat arbitrary and particular to that society. Laws are seen as necessary to preserve social order and ensure basic rights of life and liberty. Right is defined in terms of general individual ...
clouds
... rightness or wrongness of actions depends on whether they correspond to our duty or not. The word derives from the Greek ...
... rightness or wrongness of actions depends on whether they correspond to our duty or not. The word derives from the Greek ...
Moral Reasoning
... or similar obligations do not generally follow from purely descriptive claims. ...
... or similar obligations do not generally follow from purely descriptive claims. ...
Nonconsequentialist Theories of Morality
... Based on something other than the consequences of a person’s actions Unlike Egoism People should act in their own self-interest ...
... Based on something other than the consequences of a person’s actions Unlike Egoism People should act in their own self-interest ...
Ethics - Lagemaat - TOK-eisj
... moral values and judgements are simply matters of taste. • We expect people to justify their valuejudgements and support them with reasons. • A simple model: Commonly agreed moral principle. • Cheating on a test is wrong • Tom cheated on the test • Therefore what Tom did was wrong. ...
... moral values and judgements are simply matters of taste. • We expect people to justify their valuejudgements and support them with reasons. • A simple model: Commonly agreed moral principle. • Cheating on a test is wrong • Tom cheated on the test • Therefore what Tom did was wrong. ...
Philosophical Ethics - Bucknell University
... Provides a clear ethical analysis of issues regarding relationships between people and government (crime and punishment) ...
... Provides a clear ethical analysis of issues regarding relationships between people and government (crime and punishment) ...
MORAL AND NONMORAL JUDGMENTS
... and represents a frame of reference along with these others. And whatever the most plausible ...
... and represents a frame of reference along with these others. And whatever the most plausible ...
Deontology
... Moral law is not defined in terms of consequences or whether it promotes some goal as it is in ethical egoism or utilitarianism. Moral duties are transcultural and universally binding When a moral law conflicts with a cultural norm, the moral law takes precedence They agree that duty is the basis of ...
... Moral law is not defined in terms of consequences or whether it promotes some goal as it is in ethical egoism or utilitarianism. Moral duties are transcultural and universally binding When a moral law conflicts with a cultural norm, the moral law takes precedence They agree that duty is the basis of ...
Ethics
... Should our respect for different cultural traditions overrule our respect for human rights? Moral education! Can morality be taught? If the answer is “yes”, then how? If our moral beliefs are the results of a cultural conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intellig ...
... Should our respect for different cultural traditions overrule our respect for human rights? Moral education! Can morality be taught? If the answer is “yes”, then how? If our moral beliefs are the results of a cultural conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intellig ...
Moral Saints
... • Though we would certainly praise each of these persons for their moral commitments, we would not necessarily want them as friends, nor would we want out loved ones to be moral saints. ...
... • Though we would certainly praise each of these persons for their moral commitments, we would not necessarily want them as friends, nor would we want out loved ones to be moral saints. ...
Ought” Problem
... body. How do we react to this fact? • What is the “gut reaction” to which our ...
... body. How do we react to this fact? • What is the “gut reaction” to which our ...
ETHICS VS. MORALITY • is the final goal or aim of what we are
... • Moral goodness is based on a true and sincere faith in God • A strong relationship with God is the key to virtue and good conduct, and knows our true intentions even in the depths of our heart • An awareness of God and his judgement allows man to be more moral not only in conduct, but also intenti ...
... • Moral goodness is based on a true and sincere faith in God • A strong relationship with God is the key to virtue and good conduct, and knows our true intentions even in the depths of our heart • An awareness of God and his judgement allows man to be more moral not only in conduct, but also intenti ...
Ethical and unethical bargaining tactics: An empirical study
... An important distinction behaving ethically is not quite the same as behaving lawfully. - Ethics are about what is right and what is wrong. - Law is about what is lawful and what is unlawful. 3) Business ethis: - Ethics concern an individual's moral judgments about right and wrong. - Decisions tak ...
... An important distinction behaving ethically is not quite the same as behaving lawfully. - Ethics are about what is right and what is wrong. - Law is about what is lawful and what is unlawful. 3) Business ethis: - Ethics concern an individual's moral judgments about right and wrong. - Decisions tak ...
Thinking Ethically: A Framework for Moral Decision Making
... What questions should we ask? What factors should we consider? The first step in analyzing moral issues is obvious but not always easy: Get the facts. Some moral issues create controversies simply because we do not bother to check the facts. Facts by themselves only tell us what is; they do not tell ...
... What questions should we ask? What factors should we consider? The first step in analyzing moral issues is obvious but not always easy: Get the facts. Some moral issues create controversies simply because we do not bother to check the facts. Facts by themselves only tell us what is; they do not tell ...
TC chapter 9– TCing about moral issues
... • Best for all involved: altruistic theory. Golden rule. Death by a thousand cuts. What about conflicting interests? ...
... • Best for all involved: altruistic theory. Golden rule. Death by a thousand cuts. What about conflicting interests? ...
Kant and Moral Duties
... The “Morally Good Will” (person of good character, integrity) is one who recognizes the moral law as his/her own self-imposed limitations on individual freedom for the sake of empowering the freedom of all Human beings have moral dignity because of this power of reason to regulate their behavior ...
... The “Morally Good Will” (person of good character, integrity) is one who recognizes the moral law as his/her own self-imposed limitations on individual freedom for the sake of empowering the freedom of all Human beings have moral dignity because of this power of reason to regulate their behavior ...
How Actions Can Be Morally Evaluated
... requires that it assumes changeable values Instead of discussing morality in terms of acts or judgments based on rules or principles, we should focus on developing a good character or maintaining personal relationships ...
... requires that it assumes changeable values Instead of discussing morality in terms of acts or judgments based on rules or principles, we should focus on developing a good character or maintaining personal relationships ...