Introduction to Ethics Lecture 9 The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
... – 1. All cultural groups must value protecting their infants. • 1. Human infants are helpless and cannot survive if they are not given extensive care for a period of years. • 2. Therefore, if a group did not care or its young, the young would not survive, and the older members of the group would not ...
... – 1. All cultural groups must value protecting their infants. • 1. Human infants are helpless and cannot survive if they are not given extensive care for a period of years. • 2. Therefore, if a group did not care or its young, the young would not survive, and the older members of the group would not ...
slide show
... To judge there must have been… A human act, of free will, that affects others Legal v. moral culpability Different concepts Exemptions from legal and/or moral culpability ▪ Juveniles - too immature to appreciate consequence of their acts ▪ The insane - mentally incapable of appreciating con ...
... To judge there must have been… A human act, of free will, that affects others Legal v. moral culpability Different concepts Exemptions from legal and/or moral culpability ▪ Juveniles - too immature to appreciate consequence of their acts ▪ The insane - mentally incapable of appreciating con ...
Business Ethics, Corporate Governance and CSR
... Ethical choices: decisions about which option to take in response to a dilemma Difficult decisions, because each option has its own drawbacks ...
... Ethical choices: decisions about which option to take in response to a dilemma Difficult decisions, because each option has its own drawbacks ...
6 African Ethics
... • Any view that teaches that some part of the natural order, or some natural disposition, is wrong cannot be correct ...
... • Any view that teaches that some part of the natural order, or some natural disposition, is wrong cannot be correct ...
Are there universal moral rules
... Many people want there to be a single right answer to ethical questions. They find moral ambiguity hard to live with because they genuinely want to do the 'right' thing, and even if they can't work out what that right thing is, they like the idea that 'somewhere' there is one right answer. But often ...
... Many people want there to be a single right answer to ethical questions. They find moral ambiguity hard to live with because they genuinely want to do the 'right' thing, and even if they can't work out what that right thing is, they like the idea that 'somewhere' there is one right answer. But often ...
Practice Quiz - General Ethics
... c) Tend to produce the best consequences d) Tend to limit the most harm e) Follow the correct rules of morality ...
... c) Tend to produce the best consequences d) Tend to limit the most harm e) Follow the correct rules of morality ...
ethics_ep08
... 2. In this way, traditional moral psychology, illustrated by Kohlberg, is very Kantian in orientation by emphasized the role of abstract reason. ...
... 2. In this way, traditional moral psychology, illustrated by Kohlberg, is very Kantian in orientation by emphasized the role of abstract reason. ...
Ethical Relativism:
... society in which they occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum; rather, what is considered morally right or wrong must be seen in context, depending on the goals, wants, beliefs, history, and environment of the society in question. ...
... society in which they occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum; rather, what is considered morally right or wrong must be seen in context, depending on the goals, wants, beliefs, history, and environment of the society in question. ...
Four Types of Ethical Conflict
... factors: the action, the person who performs the action and the action's consequences. If the focus is on the action, we find that some actions are considered to be fundamentally wrong, no matter who performs them or what their consequences are. This focus of normative ethics is called deontology, f ...
... factors: the action, the person who performs the action and the action's consequences. If the focus is on the action, we find that some actions are considered to be fundamentally wrong, no matter who performs them or what their consequences are. This focus of normative ethics is called deontology, f ...
Beginning to Understand Ethics
... ANS: In describing ethics as cultural relativism belief that consequence does not define truth nothing is objectively right or wrong and that the definition of right or wrong depends on the prevailing view of a particular individual, culture, or historical period and view. ...
... ANS: In describing ethics as cultural relativism belief that consequence does not define truth nothing is objectively right or wrong and that the definition of right or wrong depends on the prevailing view of a particular individual, culture, or historical period and view. ...
andreas pistorius
... infinite) calculations. This latter claim is dubious: we have seen how Mill allows the utilitarian agent to use various rules. In any event, I think these concerns may well be misguided. As long as there is a resolution in principle, why should we worry about the majority? The intellectual elite can ...
... infinite) calculations. This latter claim is dubious: we have seen how Mill allows the utilitarian agent to use various rules. In any event, I think these concerns may well be misguided. As long as there is a resolution in principle, why should we worry about the majority? The intellectual elite can ...
chapter 5. cultural relativism.
... South Africa’s culture supported discrimination against black people (apartheid) but such cultural belief did not make apartheid moral. Some cultures supported slavery and antiSemitism but not to condemn such practices seems totally wrong. Some activities are wrong no matter where they take place. B ...
... South Africa’s culture supported discrimination against black people (apartheid) but such cultural belief did not make apartheid moral. Some cultures supported slavery and antiSemitism but not to condemn such practices seems totally wrong. Some activities are wrong no matter where they take place. B ...
Core Ethical Teachings
... Christian ……………refers to those …………. …………….that are seen to be distinctive of ……………………… Moral norms are those ………………………..that help the Christian to ………………..on his/her ……………. ……….. and on what actions he/she should take in certain situations. Christian ethical teachings are based on the ………….that the ...
... Christian ……………refers to those …………. …………….that are seen to be distinctive of ……………………… Moral norms are those ………………………..that help the Christian to ………………..on his/her ……………. ……….. and on what actions he/she should take in certain situations. Christian ethical teachings are based on the ………….that the ...
Moral Rights
... The entitlement justification of individual rights can be used to disguise and manipulate selfish, unjust political clams and interest. Protection of rights can exaggerate (make it larger/better) certain entitlements in society at the expense of others. Fairness and equity issues maybe raised whe ...
... The entitlement justification of individual rights can be used to disguise and manipulate selfish, unjust political clams and interest. Protection of rights can exaggerate (make it larger/better) certain entitlements in society at the expense of others. Fairness and equity issues maybe raised whe ...
Name __________________________________________ Date ___________ Period _______ Morality Crossword 3
... 19. social encyclical letter from the Pope addressed to members of the universal Church regarding topics related to social justice, human rights, and peace 20. social justice Church’s commitment, and mandate to its members, to engage in conscious efforts to fight against, if not overcome, social sin ...
... 19. social encyclical letter from the Pope addressed to members of the universal Church regarding topics related to social justice, human rights, and peace 20. social justice Church’s commitment, and mandate to its members, to engage in conscious efforts to fight against, if not overcome, social sin ...
Ethical Relativism
... b. The moral evaluation of an action and the moral evaluation of the agent who performs it: Even good people do bad things often because they have false beliefs, don't understand the nature or consequences of their actions, or don't have the intellectual character that allows them to abstract from c ...
... b. The moral evaluation of an action and the moral evaluation of the agent who performs it: Even good people do bad things often because they have false beliefs, don't understand the nature or consequences of their actions, or don't have the intellectual character that allows them to abstract from c ...
Article 1
... our time was spent on non-fire duties: force protection and guarding issues and so on. The setup at Kabul had a military area and a non-military side but the fire section was located next to the non-military activity. On the day in question a situation had been brewing throughout that day as no airc ...
... our time was spent on non-fire duties: force protection and guarding issues and so on. The setup at Kabul had a military area and a non-military side but the fire section was located next to the non-military activity. On the day in question a situation had been brewing throughout that day as no airc ...
Virtue ethics
... because those actions are right? A similar problem faced by Divine Command Theory. ...
... because those actions are right? A similar problem faced by Divine Command Theory. ...
Do unto others…
... So……. What is the Moral Law? The Categorical Imperative 2. Formula of the End in Itself Human Beings are the end, never the means to the end Treating others as a means = their purpose has greater value than their person Humans self-govern through reason Secretly using a lender to get money ...
... So……. What is the Moral Law? The Categorical Imperative 2. Formula of the End in Itself Human Beings are the end, never the means to the end Treating others as a means = their purpose has greater value than their person Humans self-govern through reason Secretly using a lender to get money ...
Relativism, Absolutism and Pluralism
... felt that they were indeed fortunate. Latif Al-Hussani and Majed Al-Tamimy had fled Iraq to a series of refugee camps in Saudi Arabia. In one of those camps, the two men cane to know Salim, the father of their future brides. The acquaintance was rekindled when Latif and Majed met Salim in Lincoln, N ...
... felt that they were indeed fortunate. Latif Al-Hussani and Majed Al-Tamimy had fled Iraq to a series of refugee camps in Saudi Arabia. In one of those camps, the two men cane to know Salim, the father of their future brides. The acquaintance was rekindled when Latif and Majed met Salim in Lincoln, N ...
Ethics and Right Livelihood in Further Education Terry Hyland
... The affective sphere of professional education and development – that which deals with the moral values, emotions, attitudes and interpersonal aspects of learning/teaching – has, as I have argued forcefully over many years*, always been neglected in teacher education. The FE sector has witnessed a p ...
... The affective sphere of professional education and development – that which deals with the moral values, emotions, attitudes and interpersonal aspects of learning/teaching – has, as I have argued forcefully over many years*, always been neglected in teacher education. The FE sector has witnessed a p ...
OCR Document - Francis Bennion
... Does our concern extend to the human race of the distant future? Or do we dismiss them saying "What has posterity ever done for me?" At what point do we treat people as joining the human race? At conception, at birth, or somewhere in between - and- if so where? Do we accept that people should be fre ...
... Does our concern extend to the human race of the distant future? Or do we dismiss them saying "What has posterity ever done for me?" At what point do we treat people as joining the human race? At conception, at birth, or somewhere in between - and- if so where? Do we accept that people should be fre ...
Ethics
... 3. The seeds emerge and grow and are tuned (roughly) the same way across all natural and social ecologies. 4. Therefore, we ought to grow the seeds the way Mother Nature designed them to grow. ...
... 3. The seeds emerge and grow and are tuned (roughly) the same way across all natural and social ecologies. 4. Therefore, we ought to grow the seeds the way Mother Nature designed them to grow. ...
Introduction to Ethics
... Crito's) feelings, to the opinions of others, or to the cost of remaining faithful to moral principle, which in the present case could not be any higher. He appeals to a general rule, determines that his situation falls under that rule, and finally draws a conclusion about what he must do—namely, re ...
... Crito's) feelings, to the opinions of others, or to the cost of remaining faithful to moral principle, which in the present case could not be any higher. He appeals to a general rule, determines that his situation falls under that rule, and finally draws a conclusion about what he must do—namely, re ...
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.