Philosophy 323
... the natural order, in the ends proper to human beings, or in feelings. In contrast, Kant seeks the conditions of the possibility of morality and locates them in autonomy: the will’s capacity for self-legislation. Why in a capacity of the will? Because a good will is intrinsically good, other featu ...
... the natural order, in the ends proper to human beings, or in feelings. In contrast, Kant seeks the conditions of the possibility of morality and locates them in autonomy: the will’s capacity for self-legislation. Why in a capacity of the will? Because a good will is intrinsically good, other featu ...
History of Philosophy
... and a system of political institutions - government/state or political power are artificially set up. Man is defined as a rational creature, who can design fundamental institutions and execute their plan. Any design to be executed is based on general knowledge, which can explain and predict events ( ...
... and a system of political institutions - government/state or political power are artificially set up. Man is defined as a rational creature, who can design fundamental institutions and execute their plan. Any design to be executed is based on general knowledge, which can explain and predict events ( ...
Moral and Legal Reasoning
... ◦ Boy scout pledge – to be loyal, helpful, friendly, and so forth. ◦ Aristotle – develop virtues by using our capacity to reason to moderate our impulses and appetites. ◦ Exercises 12.6 on page 452. ...
... ◦ Boy scout pledge – to be loyal, helpful, friendly, and so forth. ◦ Aristotle – develop virtues by using our capacity to reason to moderate our impulses and appetites. ◦ Exercises 12.6 on page 452. ...
Employee Responsibility Chapter Seven
... • The party that has greater power and authority has a greater responsibility to the vulnerable party ...
... • The party that has greater power and authority has a greater responsibility to the vulnerable party ...
Outline of Singer, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”
... This Is “Our Commonly Shared Morality,” But Is It the Right One? Arthur keeps saying that not only consequences (CMI) but also entitlements are part of “our commonly shared morality.” If all Arthur is saying is that entitlements are part of our culture's current customary morality, that would just b ...
... This Is “Our Commonly Shared Morality,” But Is It the Right One? Arthur keeps saying that not only consequences (CMI) but also entitlements are part of “our commonly shared morality.” If all Arthur is saying is that entitlements are part of our culture's current customary morality, that would just b ...
Preview Sample 1
... contributed to this trend. It is one thing to preserve cultural differences, but it quite another to become terrified to say anything even mildly critical of another culture for fear of offending others. Another trend that has eroded moral absolutism is the trend in philosophy that denies all absolu ...
... contributed to this trend. It is one thing to preserve cultural differences, but it quite another to become terrified to say anything even mildly critical of another culture for fear of offending others. Another trend that has eroded moral absolutism is the trend in philosophy that denies all absolu ...
Reading Guide #1 1. Sumner talks a lot about the “folkways” and
... b. Using the above understanding of goodness, how would you translate the following: “It is wrong to merely do whatever your society approves of”? Is there a problem with this translation? 5. Ima relativist argues that since there is no way for one culture to prove to another culture that their own ...
... b. Using the above understanding of goodness, how would you translate the following: “It is wrong to merely do whatever your society approves of”? Is there a problem with this translation? 5. Ima relativist argues that since there is no way for one culture to prove to another culture that their own ...
When Soldiers Aren`t Heroes: An Essay
... occasions of heroism or honor. That is, that a warrior who is otherwise engaged in an unjust war could find himself in a set of circumstances where he acts with honor and heroism. Nothing in my argument here disallows this observation. My purpose is to call to our attention what can be called “stand ...
... occasions of heroism or honor. That is, that a warrior who is otherwise engaged in an unjust war could find himself in a set of circumstances where he acts with honor and heroism. Nothing in my argument here disallows this observation. My purpose is to call to our attention what can be called “stand ...
APSperception2012
... either a crying baby, a happy baby, or a neutral “X”. Individuals who scored in the highest tercile on engagement moral identity judged the crying baby photograph to be over 3 feet closer than those in the lowest tercile, while the two groups did not differ on distance estimations for the other obje ...
... either a crying baby, a happy baby, or a neutral “X”. Individuals who scored in the highest tercile on engagement moral identity judged the crying baby photograph to be over 3 feet closer than those in the lowest tercile, while the two groups did not differ on distance estimations for the other obje ...
natural law questions
... knowledge, to live in an ordered society and to worship God? Are any of these disputable and if so on what grounds? Are there any other purposes that could be added to the list? ...
... knowledge, to live in an ordered society and to worship God? Are any of these disputable and if so on what grounds? Are there any other purposes that could be added to the list? ...
Nussbaum and Wolf Reading Study Guide Phil 240 Introduction to
... Martha Nussbaum, “Non-Relative Virtues: An Aristotelian Approach” Recent philosophy has seen a large resurgence of interest in theorizing about the virtues, but many virtue-oriented ethical theories have involved some version of relativism—the view that ethics can only articulate local ideals rather ...
... Martha Nussbaum, “Non-Relative Virtues: An Aristotelian Approach” Recent philosophy has seen a large resurgence of interest in theorizing about the virtues, but many virtue-oriented ethical theories have involved some version of relativism—the view that ethics can only articulate local ideals rather ...
Simone de Beauvoir
... We may not know what to do, that is the ambiguity, but we have to, in fact, choose one way or the other. Always no choice will be a choice. ...
... We may not know what to do, that is the ambiguity, but we have to, in fact, choose one way or the other. Always no choice will be a choice. ...
meta-ethics - WordPress.com
... purify the body. Often, two peoples’ differences are not moral but cultural. Abortion? People are divided over abortion. Why? People who are pro and people who are against both agree that murder is wrong. But they disagree over whether a fetus is a person. If relativism were true then we could never ...
... purify the body. Often, two peoples’ differences are not moral but cultural. Abortion? People are divided over abortion. Why? People who are pro and people who are against both agree that murder is wrong. But they disagree over whether a fetus is a person. If relativism were true then we could never ...
Minimal Ethics
... What should be retained from this line of argument? One could interpret Ruwen’s position as a form of scepticism, not Phyrronian but moderate, shall we say, which calls for intellectual modesty, since “nothing can avoid being challenged and revised” (p. 301). Each case requires a current reflection ...
... What should be retained from this line of argument? One could interpret Ruwen’s position as a form of scepticism, not Phyrronian but moderate, shall we say, which calls for intellectual modesty, since “nothing can avoid being challenged and revised” (p. 301). Each case requires a current reflection ...
Chapter 2 Discussion: Ethical Principles in Business
... In terms of “means” (methods) versus “ends” (results) in what way does the utilitarian moral principle focus on the “ends” (results)? If an action does me (personally) the most good and the least harm of all actions I can take, that doesn’t mean the action is ethical according to the utilitarian ...
... In terms of “means” (methods) versus “ends” (results) in what way does the utilitarian moral principle focus on the “ends” (results)? If an action does me (personally) the most good and the least harm of all actions I can take, that doesn’t mean the action is ethical according to the utilitarian ...
The Ethic of Care and the Dialectic of Enlightenment
... to ground morality upon reason, however his attempt proved ‘ephemeral’. Kant confirms that the scientific system constitutes a form of truth (Adorno and Horkheimer 1972, p.85) and according to him “in the face of scientific reason moral forces are no less neutral impulses and modes of behavior than ...
... to ground morality upon reason, however his attempt proved ‘ephemeral’. Kant confirms that the scientific system constitutes a form of truth (Adorno and Horkheimer 1972, p.85) and according to him “in the face of scientific reason moral forces are no less neutral impulses and modes of behavior than ...
Ethics - aquireligion
... awareness of the means to employ in performing an act. Freedom – agent does an act under the control of his will Voluntariness – requires the presence of knowledge and freedom; willful act ...
... awareness of the means to employ in performing an act. Freedom – agent does an act under the control of his will Voluntariness – requires the presence of knowledge and freedom; willful act ...
Ethics – Handout 8 Foot, “What Is Moral Relativism?”
... true-by-ancient-mexican-standards and false-by-our-standards. We should interpret MR as making the same kind of claim: we can’t emply two sets of standards in one breath. (8) Stace’s second claim: a relativist is committed to the conclusion that if someone things something is right, then it’s right ...
... true-by-ancient-mexican-standards and false-by-our-standards. We should interpret MR as making the same kind of claim: we can’t emply two sets of standards in one breath. (8) Stace’s second claim: a relativist is committed to the conclusion that if someone things something is right, then it’s right ...
Kidder: How Good People Make Tough Choices
... Ethical Dilemmas Ethical Dilemmas are defined by Kidder at “right vs. right” and “at the heart of our toughest choices.” It is “right,” on the one hand, to protect the Spotted Owl, and “right,” on the other hand, to protect jobs. They are genuine dilemmas precisely because each side is firmly roote ...
... Ethical Dilemmas Ethical Dilemmas are defined by Kidder at “right vs. right” and “at the heart of our toughest choices.” It is “right,” on the one hand, to protect the Spotted Owl, and “right,” on the other hand, to protect jobs. They are genuine dilemmas precisely because each side is firmly roote ...
ethics
... Normative ethics is concerned with establishing standards for conduct and is commonly associated with theories about how one ought to live. ...
... Normative ethics is concerned with establishing standards for conduct and is commonly associated with theories about how one ought to live. ...
ETHICS IN GENERAL PRACTICE - South Bristol GP trainers workshop
... character follow their conscience (Aristotle) DUTIES….obligations we owe to each other based on respect for others. Morality depends on intention (Kant) UTLITY…. Right / wrong judged only by the consequence. The greatest good for the greatest number (John Stuart Mill) RIGHTS….A more recent the ...
... character follow their conscience (Aristotle) DUTIES….obligations we owe to each other based on respect for others. Morality depends on intention (Kant) UTLITY…. Right / wrong judged only by the consequence. The greatest good for the greatest number (John Stuart Mill) RIGHTS….A more recent the ...
International Conference June 12
... • Focuses on the actor’s moral qualities (the other two approaches focus primarily on morality of actions) • Virtues = Strengths of Character that Lead to Excellence and Human Flourishing • No single virtue is key, not piecemeal but constellation as needed in particular situation and over a lifetime ...
... • Focuses on the actor’s moral qualities (the other two approaches focus primarily on morality of actions) • Virtues = Strengths of Character that Lead to Excellence and Human Flourishing • No single virtue is key, not piecemeal but constellation as needed in particular situation and over a lifetime ...
Sample File - 2
... a. they are analyzing a controversial moral issue. *b. they are unable to rationally defend their worldviews. c. they are using the Socratic method. d. they are operating at the level of experience. 15. In resolving a moral dilemma, we should first a. come up with a possible solution. b. make a list ...
... a. they are analyzing a controversial moral issue. *b. they are unable to rationally defend their worldviews. c. they are using the Socratic method. d. they are operating at the level of experience. 15. In resolving a moral dilemma, we should first a. come up with a possible solution. b. make a list ...
Morality
Morality (from the Latin moralitas ""manner, character, proper behavior"") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper: In other words, it is the disjunction between right and wrong. Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion, or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with ""goodness"" or ""rightness.""Moral philosophy includes moral ontology, or the origin of morals, as well as moral epistemology, or what is known about morals. Different systems of expressing morality have been proposed, including deontological ethical systems which adhere to a set of established rules, and normative ethical systems which consider the merits of actions themselves. An example of normative ethical philosophy is the Golden Rule which states that, ""One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself.""Immorality is the active opposition to morality (i.e. opposition to that which is good or right), while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any set of moral standards or principles.