ii. Ethical Egoism and Social Contract Theory (A coagulation of
... all normative theories, the above three theories are rivals of each other. They also yield different conclusions. Consider the following example. A woman was traveling through a developing country when she witnessed a car in front of her run off the road and roll over several times. She asked the hi ...
... all normative theories, the above three theories are rivals of each other. They also yield different conclusions. Consider the following example. A woman was traveling through a developing country when she witnessed a car in front of her run off the road and roll over several times. She asked the hi ...
Moral Leadership
... 1) Relationships with others create obligations of various kinds; these should be honored, unless there is compelling reason not to do so. 2) Ideals enhance human life and assist in fulfilling their obligations to one another. 3) The consequences of some actions benefit people, while those of other ...
... 1) Relationships with others create obligations of various kinds; these should be honored, unless there is compelling reason not to do so. 2) Ideals enhance human life and assist in fulfilling their obligations to one another. 3) The consequences of some actions benefit people, while those of other ...
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... centuries has resulted in morality arising as a human quality, because it “bolsters motivation” to make individuals better cooperators and thus socially advantageous. This is supported by results from a global experiment, conducted through an online questionnaire, which questioned the moral permiss ...
... centuries has resulted in morality arising as a human quality, because it “bolsters motivation” to make individuals better cooperators and thus socially advantageous. This is supported by results from a global experiment, conducted through an online questionnaire, which questioned the moral permiss ...
ETH_REL252_WK2_Lecture
... 1. “Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time ...
... 1. “Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time ...
24 Character Development and Good Sporting
... leaders are in positions to positively influence character, behavior, and development. ...
... leaders are in positions to positively influence character, behavior, and development. ...
Ethics – Handout 3 Ayer`s Emotivism
... our emotional reactions to the thing we’re judging. But it seems possible to judge something is morally wrong without having any emotional reaction to it, or even feeling positive about it. Examples: the “amoralist” – a person who knows what’s right and wrong but doesn’t care – seems imaginable; we’ ...
... our emotional reactions to the thing we’re judging. But it seems possible to judge something is morally wrong without having any emotional reaction to it, or even feeling positive about it. Examples: the “amoralist” – a person who knows what’s right and wrong but doesn’t care – seems imaginable; we’ ...
Ethics and Business
... 2. Corporate issues─questions raised about a particular company. These include questions about the morality of the activities, policies, practices, or organizational structure of an individual company taken as a whole. 3. Individual issues─questions about a particular individual within an organizat ...
... 2. Corporate issues─questions raised about a particular company. These include questions about the morality of the activities, policies, practices, or organizational structure of an individual company taken as a whole. 3. Individual issues─questions about a particular individual within an organizat ...
Chapter 7 Summary Plato (427-347 BC) Teacher of Aristotle High
... ■ Theoretical is about understanding what people do ■ Laws of nature ■ Cause and effect ■ Practical is about understanding what we ought to do, using reason ■ Concerned with morals and conscious choice ■ About freedom ■ Ethics is based on laws of freedom, not on laws of nature ■ Ethical principles a ...
... ■ Theoretical is about understanding what people do ■ Laws of nature ■ Cause and effect ■ Practical is about understanding what we ought to do, using reason ■ Concerned with morals and conscious choice ■ About freedom ■ Ethics is based on laws of freedom, not on laws of nature ■ Ethical principles a ...
Our responsibility towards future generations
... • The contractual parties should be seen as without knowledge of their own specific life and interests (behind the “veil of ignorance”) - they are impartial. • Pro: Captures the idea of treating people equally and that we should not let our biases shape the rules of society. • Con: Can we even imagi ...
... • The contractual parties should be seen as without knowledge of their own specific life and interests (behind the “veil of ignorance”) - they are impartial. • Pro: Captures the idea of treating people equally and that we should not let our biases shape the rules of society. • Con: Can we even imagi ...
FAML 430 Week 12.doc - I
... the values behind various consequences from various points of view. ...
... the values behind various consequences from various points of view. ...
Ethics
... branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such ...
... branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such ...
meta-ethics - WordPress.com
... wrong, are not the same. If I say abortion is always wrong and you say abortion is never wrong, then you are denying what I affirm. The point: right or wrong require reasons. Cannot be determined just by finding out about the personal preferences of people. ...
... wrong, are not the same. If I say abortion is always wrong and you say abortion is never wrong, then you are denying what I affirm. The point: right or wrong require reasons. Cannot be determined just by finding out about the personal preferences of people. ...
Ethics and the Professions
... According to act utilitarianism, pornography would have to bring out more happiness than the absence of pornography for it to be moral. The existence of such a wide spread debate and the statistic which states that 63% of firms thought pornographic spam was offensive, would suggest that many are off ...
... According to act utilitarianism, pornography would have to bring out more happiness than the absence of pornography for it to be moral. The existence of such a wide spread debate and the statistic which states that 63% of firms thought pornographic spam was offensive, would suggest that many are off ...
Introduction to Medical Ethics
... Act only on the maxim that you could will to be a universal law of nature (without contradiction) ...
... Act only on the maxim that you could will to be a universal law of nature (without contradiction) ...
Slide 1
... common set of needs and interests. 2. Moral principles are functions of human needs and interests, instituted by reason. 3. Some moral principles will meet human needs and promote human interests better than others. 4. These principles can be said to be objectively valid principles. 5. Therefore an ...
... common set of needs and interests. 2. Moral principles are functions of human needs and interests, instituted by reason. 3. Some moral principles will meet human needs and promote human interests better than others. 4. These principles can be said to be objectively valid principles. 5. Therefore an ...
Basics of Ethics CS 215 ©Denbigh Starkey
... particular actions are right or wrong. Classic examples start with “Thou shalt not …” Applied ethics is much less general. It looks at specific actions and analyzes whether they are moral or not, often comparing them under different ethical systems. E.g., one could look at spamming, and try to deter ...
... particular actions are right or wrong. Classic examples start with “Thou shalt not …” Applied ethics is much less general. It looks at specific actions and analyzes whether they are moral or not, often comparing them under different ethical systems. E.g., one could look at spamming, and try to deter ...
Denial of Virtue
... Virtue is also rejected by many sons and daughters of the Enlightenment because it is historically associated with religion. Religion as practiced in the Middle Ages in Europe and among fundamentalists these days, is considered to be oppressive. The modern era of reason and science rose by rolling ...
... Virtue is also rejected by many sons and daughters of the Enlightenment because it is historically associated with religion. Religion as practiced in the Middle Ages in Europe and among fundamentalists these days, is considered to be oppressive. The modern era of reason and science rose by rolling ...
Why Do We Need Ethical Theories?
... 1. Deliberate over various policies from an impartial point of view to determine whether they meet the criteria for being ethical policies. A policy is ethical if it: a. does not cause any unnecessary harms to individual groups b. supports individual rights, the fulfilling of duties, etc. 2. Select ...
... 1. Deliberate over various policies from an impartial point of view to determine whether they meet the criteria for being ethical policies. A policy is ethical if it: a. does not cause any unnecessary harms to individual groups b. supports individual rights, the fulfilling of duties, etc. 2. Select ...
Ethics 481 2008 3
... the moral life, one that promises to reduce or eliminate moral disagreement. If ...
... the moral life, one that promises to reduce or eliminate moral disagreement. If ...
READING #1: “What This Book is About”
... Two major themes developed in this text: 1. To see how major ethical theories can shed some light on deciding what is right or wrong – the nature of ethical thinking. 2. Considering whether ethical behavior can be settled 'objectively'. “We believe that a kind of rational ethical thinking that goes ...
... Two major themes developed in this text: 1. To see how major ethical theories can shed some light on deciding what is right or wrong – the nature of ethical thinking. 2. Considering whether ethical behavior can be settled 'objectively'. “We believe that a kind of rational ethical thinking that goes ...
Everyday Ethics - University of Montana
... character we need to discuss more than ethics violations. A vocabulary for deeper discussions about ethics and leadership exists; but unfortunately these terms have largely slipped form our moral vocabulary. The key concept that needs to be revived is prudence. This is not a term that generates much ...
... character we need to discuss more than ethics violations. A vocabulary for deeper discussions about ethics and leadership exists; but unfortunately these terms have largely slipped form our moral vocabulary. The key concept that needs to be revived is prudence. This is not a term that generates much ...
Environmental Ethics
... Criteria of Moral Considerability Future Generations Predictability Models of Humans and Nature ...
... Criteria of Moral Considerability Future Generations Predictability Models of Humans and Nature ...
- Digital Commons @ Colby
... of "moral demands"? Are we to conclude that it is morally appropriate to misuse or ignore others provided it serves one's own purposes? Our reaction to those who rape, pillage, and kill the innocent is usually outrage, condemnation, and resentment rather than pity or remorse because they have someho ...
... of "moral demands"? Are we to conclude that it is morally appropriate to misuse or ignore others provided it serves one's own purposes? Our reaction to those who rape, pillage, and kill the innocent is usually outrage, condemnation, and resentment rather than pity or remorse because they have someho ...
urpose in Life
... He felt that to get truth, a person must act on personal conviction, not one imposed by someone else. This search for truth causes apprehension, which he called “dread.” Awareness of death and nothingness=existential dread ...
... He felt that to get truth, a person must act on personal conviction, not one imposed by someone else. This search for truth causes apprehension, which he called “dread.” Awareness of death and nothingness=existential dread ...
Natural Law NC TOC
... Germain Grisez, Joseph Boyle, and John Finnis, “Practical Principles, Moral Truth, and Ultimate Ends,” 32 Am. J. Juris. 99 1987. ...
... Germain Grisez, Joseph Boyle, and John Finnis, “Practical Principles, Moral Truth, and Ultimate Ends,” 32 Am. J. Juris. 99 1987. ...
Moral responsibility
In philosophy, moral responsibility is the status of morally deserving praise, blame, reward, or punishment for an act or omission, in accordance with one's moral obligations.Deciding what (if anything) counts as ""morally obligatory"" is a principal concern of ethics.Philosophers refer to people who have moral responsibility for an action as moral agents. Agents have the capability to reflect on their situation, to form intentions about how they will act, and then to carry out that action. The notion of free will has become an important issue in the debate on whether individuals are ever morally responsible for their actions and, if so, in what sense. Incompatibilists regard determinism as at odds with free will, whereas compatibilists think the two can coexist.Moral responsibility does not necessarily equate to legal responsibility. A person is legally responsible for an event when a legal system is liable to penalise that person for that event. Although it may often be the case that when a person is morally responsible for an act, they are also legally responsible for it, the two states do not always coincide.