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... or pleasure for whom, should the pleasure or happiness be for the performer or the action, or should it be for others who receive the action; in other words in determining the rightness or wrongness of an action the scale of preference should prioritise that action that will favor the individual pe ...
... or pleasure for whom, should the pleasure or happiness be for the performer or the action, or should it be for others who receive the action; in other words in determining the rightness or wrongness of an action the scale of preference should prioritise that action that will favor the individual pe ...
Types of Ethical Theories
... question for meta-ethics: How do I justify that answer? An ethical theory is an attempt to offer a comprehensive answer to the question of what it is that makes an action morally good or bad, obligatory or impermissible. 3. Teleological theories: “consequentialism” (gr: telos=end) a. An action is ri ...
... question for meta-ethics: How do I justify that answer? An ethical theory is an attempt to offer a comprehensive answer to the question of what it is that makes an action morally good or bad, obligatory or impermissible. 3. Teleological theories: “consequentialism” (gr: telos=end) a. An action is ri ...
Kant and the force of duty - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... the embeddedness of moral relations in context. Can we separate what we ought to do from how we are, from those values and practices in which our lives gain value, purpose and cohesion? Conflicts between duties - what do I tell the murderer seeking you? Insufficient role for inclinations, attitu ...
... the embeddedness of moral relations in context. Can we separate what we ought to do from how we are, from those values and practices in which our lives gain value, purpose and cohesion? Conflicts between duties - what do I tell the murderer seeking you? Insufficient role for inclinations, attitu ...
Morals
... Theoretical frameworks No theory-independent view on moral status • Regan: Kant > autonomy > cognitive abilities • Singer: utilitarians promote non-moral values, such as happiness > suffering • No answer to moral significance question • Why should moral status be central? • Does it admit of gradati ...
... Theoretical frameworks No theory-independent view on moral status • Regan: Kant > autonomy > cognitive abilities • Singer: utilitarians promote non-moral values, such as happiness > suffering • No answer to moral significance question • Why should moral status be central? • Does it admit of gradati ...
Ethical Concepts and Theories
... – Because two societies do have different moral views doesnt mean they ought to – Doesn’t explain how moral guidelines are determined – Doesn’t explain how guidelines evolve – Provides no way out for cultures in conflict – Because many practices are acceptable does not mean any cultural practice is ...
... – Because two societies do have different moral views doesnt mean they ought to – Doesn’t explain how moral guidelines are determined – Doesn’t explain how guidelines evolve – Provides no way out for cultures in conflict – Because many practices are acceptable does not mean any cultural practice is ...
NaturalMoralLaw
... would be true for stealing cars, adultery, etc. They might seem good, but they’re not. ...
... would be true for stealing cars, adultery, etc. They might seem good, but they’re not. ...
Ethics
... only be tuned up/down, moderated, modified, grown, suppressed… • What are the reasons/ social conditions / adaptive challenges that warrant developing them, and thus moral personality, one way rather than another? What is the right way? ...
... only be tuned up/down, moderated, modified, grown, suppressed… • What are the reasons/ social conditions / adaptive challenges that warrant developing them, and thus moral personality, one way rather than another? What is the right way? ...
Deontological Ethics - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... To be autonomous, to pursue my ends it must be possible for me to dissent from or consent to what others do with respect to me. Reason therefore tells us that an individual cannot be treated as an end if he is subjected to coercion or deception. C.f. the victim of deceit cannot consent to the deceiv ...
... To be autonomous, to pursue my ends it must be possible for me to dissent from or consent to what others do with respect to me. Reason therefore tells us that an individual cannot be treated as an end if he is subjected to coercion or deception. C.f. the victim of deceit cannot consent to the deceiv ...
Lecture 13 - Ethics File
... • Once the rules are validly established, we cannot break them • E.g. Stealing is wrong; so it is wrong to steal even if that is the only way to save someone’s life • Mill disagrees with this point • “to save a life, it may not only be allowable, but a duty, to steal, or take by force, the necessary ...
... • Once the rules are validly established, we cannot break them • E.g. Stealing is wrong; so it is wrong to steal even if that is the only way to save someone’s life • Mill disagrees with this point • “to save a life, it may not only be allowable, but a duty, to steal, or take by force, the necessary ...
The Study of Ethics
... • His approach to Justice is one that maximizes human freedom • Morality does not come from God; it comes from within ourselves • Morality- what is Right and Wrong- can be ascertained through the use of Human REASON ...
... • His approach to Justice is one that maximizes human freedom • Morality does not come from God; it comes from within ourselves • Morality- what is Right and Wrong- can be ascertained through the use of Human REASON ...
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... – Seeking morally justifiable behaviors – ‘Ought,’ ‘ought not’ – In an ethical dilemma, don’t stop once you’ve discovered what the law says ‘It’s OK legally, but is it ethical?’ ...
... – Seeking morally justifiable behaviors – ‘Ought,’ ‘ought not’ – In an ethical dilemma, don’t stop once you’ve discovered what the law says ‘It’s OK legally, but is it ethical?’ ...
Relativism, Absolutism and Pluralism
... world with increased travel and communications leads to a much greater degree of interaction so that individuals represent a unique mixture of cultural elements. Intermarriage between social groups also lead to “polyculturalism”. The post-modern world has increased these effects to the extent that s ...
... world with increased travel and communications leads to a much greater degree of interaction so that individuals represent a unique mixture of cultural elements. Intermarriage between social groups also lead to “polyculturalism”. The post-modern world has increased these effects to the extent that s ...
Philosophy and Ethics
... falsehood? What if my value is not good for me? How do we then make laws? Are we to tolerate sadistic evil and genocide because it is a cultural value somewhere? ...
... falsehood? What if my value is not good for me? How do we then make laws? Are we to tolerate sadistic evil and genocide because it is a cultural value somewhere? ...
Philosophy and Ethics
... falsehood? What if my value is not good for me? How do we then make laws? Are we to tolerate sadistic evil and genocide because it is a cultural value somewhere? ...
... falsehood? What if my value is not good for me? How do we then make laws? Are we to tolerate sadistic evil and genocide because it is a cultural value somewhere? ...
Ethical subjectivism, also called moral subjectivism, is a
... moral truths are determined on an individual.It holds that there are no objective moral properties and that ethical statements are illogical because they do not express immutable truths. This makes ethical subjectivism a form of cognitivism. People have different opinions, but where morality is conc ...
... moral truths are determined on an individual.It holds that there are no objective moral properties and that ethical statements are illogical because they do not express immutable truths. This makes ethical subjectivism a form of cognitivism. People have different opinions, but where morality is conc ...
Chapter 7 Summary Plato (427-347 BC) Teacher of Aristotle High
... ■ Ex. Beauty is found everywhere but nowhere do we find beauty itself ■ Abstract, not concrete You cannot find the good, only good things Contemplation = the closest we come to the good High regard for philosophy Philosophers are closest to the good because they contemplate ■ Act in accordance with ...
... ■ Ex. Beauty is found everywhere but nowhere do we find beauty itself ■ Abstract, not concrete You cannot find the good, only good things Contemplation = the closest we come to the good High regard for philosophy Philosophers are closest to the good because they contemplate ■ Act in accordance with ...
Slide 1
... Virtue consists of realizing our natural human potential as rational animals (our telos). The cultivation of human virtues ...
... Virtue consists of realizing our natural human potential as rational animals (our telos). The cultivation of human virtues ...
PHILOSOPHY_6
... metaethics. The issues addressed in metaethics, unlike those of normative ethics, do not concern determining the rightness and wrongness of an action, rather they have to know what terms like “right”, “wrong”, “good”, “bad”, “morality”, “moral judgement”, among others mean. Metaethics is also concer ...
... metaethics. The issues addressed in metaethics, unlike those of normative ethics, do not concern determining the rightness and wrongness of an action, rather they have to know what terms like “right”, “wrong”, “good”, “bad”, “morality”, “moral judgement”, among others mean. Metaethics is also concer ...
Ethics Workbook - Teacher Support
... politics. In war, the sacrifice of the few for the many is sometimes necessary. A morality in which results are left out of account seems detached from reality and impractical. ...
... politics. In war, the sacrifice of the few for the many is sometimes necessary. A morality in which results are left out of account seems detached from reality and impractical. ...
Religious Morality 1
... Christians are comfortable with this. They would argue that God directs them towards doing the right thing through scriptures, prayer and other traditions. Christians are also supported by the Christian community to help make decisions. This means Christians do not feel isolated and can get support. ...
... Christians are comfortable with this. They would argue that God directs them towards doing the right thing through scriptures, prayer and other traditions. Christians are also supported by the Christian community to help make decisions. This means Christians do not feel isolated and can get support. ...
Kant and Respect for Persons
... 1. We must treat people as an end-in-themselves 2. To treat someone as an end is to treat them as a rational being 3. To treat someone as a rational being is to treat a person as capable of reasoning about his or her conduct and freely deciding what he or she will do. 4. When we decide what to do to ...
... 1. We must treat people as an end-in-themselves 2. To treat someone as an end is to treat them as a rational being 3. To treat someone as a rational being is to treat a person as capable of reasoning about his or her conduct and freely deciding what he or she will do. 4. When we decide what to do to ...
BA 28 Chapter 2
... reasoning to reach ethical decisions. This theory would have people behave according to the categorical imperative: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” ...
... reasoning to reach ethical decisions. This theory would have people behave according to the categorical imperative: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” ...
Immanuel Kant (1724 * 1804)
... experience may be in certain respects universal, yet in as far as it rests even in the least degree on an empirical basis, perhaps only as to a motive, such a precept, while it may be a practical rule, can never be called a moral law. ...
... experience may be in certain respects universal, yet in as far as it rests even in the least degree on an empirical basis, perhaps only as to a motive, such a precept, while it may be a practical rule, can never be called a moral law. ...