Introduction to Moral Theory
... contribution to our understanding of the contested character of our moral lives is the insistence that our responses to moral concerns must be justified. • That is, we must have reasons for believing what we do about torture or any other moral issue. • An essential element of the philosophical attem ...
... contribution to our understanding of the contested character of our moral lives is the insistence that our responses to moral concerns must be justified. • That is, we must have reasons for believing what we do about torture or any other moral issue. • An essential element of the philosophical attem ...
Lecture 25: Kantian moral theory
... it should become a universal law The categorical imperative is a test for rightness or wrongness of an action A categorical imperative is an absolute and universal moral ought We are obligated to obey the categorical imperative because of our nature as rational beings ...
... it should become a universal law The categorical imperative is a test for rightness or wrongness of an action A categorical imperative is an absolute and universal moral ought We are obligated to obey the categorical imperative because of our nature as rational beings ...
Vocabulary for the Hans Jonas reading, Chapter 1 from The
... Vocabulary for the Hans Jonas reading, Chapter 1 from The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age. adduce (v). To bring forward in argument or as evidence. To cite as pertinent or conclusive. “To adduce reasons in support of a constitutional amendment.” agency ...
... Vocabulary for the Hans Jonas reading, Chapter 1 from The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age. adduce (v). To bring forward in argument or as evidence. To cite as pertinent or conclusive. “To adduce reasons in support of a constitutional amendment.” agency ...
Feminist Ethics
... The concept of the self has been one of a completely independent rational agent. I.e., the autonomous self versus the ...
... The concept of the self has been one of a completely independent rational agent. I.e., the autonomous self versus the ...
Philosophy 224
... to work in a consideration of a popular, but not necessarily successful, approach to moral theory. • "Ethics by Authority" refers to a family of approaches to moral justification which share the insistence that all the moral explanation and guidance we need can be located in some "authority." ...
... to work in a consideration of a popular, but not necessarily successful, approach to moral theory. • "Ethics by Authority" refers to a family of approaches to moral justification which share the insistence that all the moral explanation and guidance we need can be located in some "authority." ...
Week 2 – Rights and Relativism
... primarily with the first two lines of Hohfeld’s table: Relation ...
... primarily with the first two lines of Hohfeld’s table: Relation ...
Slide 1
... except where there is a morally justifiable reason not to, and does not show favoritism or discrimination? Which course of action advances the common ...
... except where there is a morally justifiable reason not to, and does not show favoritism or discrimination? Which course of action advances the common ...
Ethics - Handout 22 Susan Wolf, "Moral Saints"
... Need either the Kantian or the utilitarian saint have one thought too many? That will depend on what kinds of motives we recognize as morally admirable… (5) What about Wolf’s broader claim about the proper place of morality, as one set of values among others, rather than an overarching thing that en ...
... Need either the Kantian or the utilitarian saint have one thought too many? That will depend on what kinds of motives we recognize as morally admirable… (5) What about Wolf’s broader claim about the proper place of morality, as one set of values among others, rather than an overarching thing that en ...
the Meta-Ethics whizz through PowerPoint
... view reduces language to something less than it is. We may be referring to a fact in the real world, like pain. If most people are doing this, how can it be ruled out by definition, as in Hume’s fork? It cannot arbitrate between the statement “genocide is wrong” and “genocide is fine”. The ver ...
... view reduces language to something less than it is. We may be referring to a fact in the real world, like pain. If most people are doing this, how can it be ruled out by definition, as in Hume’s fork? It cannot arbitrate between the statement “genocide is wrong” and “genocide is fine”. The ver ...
Types of Ethics
... behaving in a spirit of love. As long as a person’s actions are based on acting in a loving way, they need not to be inhibited by any other moral code or law. Example: Faced with whether or not to end the life of a terminally ill relative, a situation ethicist would examine possible courses of actio ...
... behaving in a spirit of love. As long as a person’s actions are based on acting in a loving way, they need not to be inhibited by any other moral code or law. Example: Faced with whether or not to end the life of a terminally ill relative, a situation ethicist would examine possible courses of actio ...
non-naturalist
... view reduces language to something less than it is. We may be referring to a fact in the real world, like pain. If most people are doing this, how can it be ruled out by definition, as in Hume’s fork? It cannot arbitrate between the statement “genocide is wrong” and “genocide is fine”. The ver ...
... view reduces language to something less than it is. We may be referring to a fact in the real world, like pain. If most people are doing this, how can it be ruled out by definition, as in Hume’s fork? It cannot arbitrate between the statement “genocide is wrong” and “genocide is fine”. The ver ...
Moral judgments must be backed by good reasons.
... Argument against Latimer’s action: Killing Tracy was discrimination against the handicapped. It is wrong to discriminate against the handicapped. -------------------------------------:. Tracy's father did wrong: he shouldn't have ...
... Argument against Latimer’s action: Killing Tracy was discrimination against the handicapped. It is wrong to discriminate against the handicapped. -------------------------------------:. Tracy's father did wrong: he shouldn't have ...
The Impact of Social Elements on Clinical Bioethics Michael Cheng
... effecting Decision-making 1. Human-- righteous or biased ? rational or irrational ? altruistic or egoistic ? pure or evil hearted ? 2. Society – moral or immoral ? solidaritary or individualistic ? organically functional or malfunctional ? 3. Should decision-making be subject to social factors ? Deo ...
... effecting Decision-making 1. Human-- righteous or biased ? rational or irrational ? altruistic or egoistic ? pure or evil hearted ? 2. Society – moral or immoral ? solidaritary or individualistic ? organically functional or malfunctional ? 3. Should decision-making be subject to social factors ? Deo ...
Philosophy 224
... contribution to our understanding of the contested character of our moral lives is the insistence that our responses to moral concerns must be justified. • That is, we must have reasons for believing what we do about torture or any other moral issue. • An essential element of the philosophical attem ...
... contribution to our understanding of the contested character of our moral lives is the insistence that our responses to moral concerns must be justified. • That is, we must have reasons for believing what we do about torture or any other moral issue. • An essential element of the philosophical attem ...
The Moral Argument Revision Notes File
... existence of God based on moral behaviour. Kant believed that we all have innate moral awareness: “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe… the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” He said that being moral was a case of following the Categorical Impe ...
... existence of God based on moral behaviour. Kant believed that we all have innate moral awareness: “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe… the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” He said that being moral was a case of following the Categorical Impe ...
Introductory Lecture
... in the society or culture we happen to be dealing with. • The ‘moral facts’ are relative to culture. • The ‘moral facts’ may change over time. • There’s no such thing as right or wrong period. ...
... in the society or culture we happen to be dealing with. • The ‘moral facts’ are relative to culture. • The ‘moral facts’ may change over time. • There’s no such thing as right or wrong period. ...
Morality and Justice Final Paper
... provide an answer to this question on how we should live. Immanuel Kant simply believed that there is a single fundamental principle of morality in which all moral duties are based. He calls this the categorical imperative, or the moral law. In his moral theory, he discusses two uses of the categori ...
... provide an answer to this question on how we should live. Immanuel Kant simply believed that there is a single fundamental principle of morality in which all moral duties are based. He calls this the categorical imperative, or the moral law. In his moral theory, he discusses two uses of the categori ...
Anscombe and Williams Reading Study Guide Phil 240 Introduction
... 3. According to Anscombe, we will not be able to do moral philosophy profitably “until we have an adequate philosophy of psychology.” What would this involve? Do you agree that having an adequate philosophy of psychology is necessary to do moral philosophy well? Why or why not? 4. Anscombe claims th ...
... 3. According to Anscombe, we will not be able to do moral philosophy profitably “until we have an adequate philosophy of psychology.” What would this involve? Do you agree that having an adequate philosophy of psychology is necessary to do moral philosophy well? Why or why not? 4. Anscombe claims th ...
Lawerence Kohlberg:
... pregnancy and birth was an area in women’s lives in which they could emphasize choice, yet it still was an intimate area to which they could relate to. Level 1: Orientation to Personal Survival, focuses solely on the women’s self-interest. The needs and well-being of others are not really considered ...
... pregnancy and birth was an area in women’s lives in which they could emphasize choice, yet it still was an intimate area to which they could relate to. Level 1: Orientation to Personal Survival, focuses solely on the women’s self-interest. The needs and well-being of others are not really considered ...
What is the relationship between moral standards and On
... helps us make decisions and defines us as human beings. Before enrolling with an online agency we must make the moral decision on whether it is correct for ourselves. We must also evaluate the risks of others being immoral at the same time. ...
... helps us make decisions and defines us as human beings. Before enrolling with an online agency we must make the moral decision on whether it is correct for ourselves. We must also evaluate the risks of others being immoral at the same time. ...
Philosophy 100 Lecture 13 Ethics
... – non-factual claims that assert that some moral property such as Rightness is instantiated in some object or action or event. ...
... – non-factual claims that assert that some moral property such as Rightness is instantiated in some object or action or event. ...
Neuroscience and Moral Reliability
... examine the BOLD patterns of experimental subjects while the latter confront moral dilemmas in which one life can be sacrificed to save five. According to Greene and colleagues, some dilemmas which usually bring about a utility maximization response are differentiated from others that normally prod ...
... examine the BOLD patterns of experimental subjects while the latter confront moral dilemmas in which one life can be sacrificed to save five. According to Greene and colleagues, some dilemmas which usually bring about a utility maximization response are differentiated from others that normally prod ...
Ethics - Check Out Philosophy
... Categorical Imperative - A rule that tells us without qualifications what we should do ...
... Categorical Imperative - A rule that tells us without qualifications what we should do ...
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... Chua Tee: We do not have a course on the sole teaching of ethics per se. The teaching of ethics and moral development is part of the Educational Psychology course for all trainee teachers at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. Taking the cue from the Chan article, I can think of specific ...
... Chua Tee: We do not have a course on the sole teaching of ethics per se. The teaching of ethics and moral development is part of the Educational Psychology course for all trainee teachers at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. Taking the cue from the Chan article, I can think of specific ...
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.