Medical Ethics
... Problem of Consistency, conflicting guidance in and between codes Problem of Questionable Morality, on abortion, euthanasia, lies Codes are more to do with etiquette, social and economic niceties and maintaining a monopoly than with morality Codes are not normative, ANACHRONISTIC and thus objectiona ...
... Problem of Consistency, conflicting guidance in and between codes Problem of Questionable Morality, on abortion, euthanasia, lies Codes are more to do with etiquette, social and economic niceties and maintaining a monopoly than with morality Codes are not normative, ANACHRONISTIC and thus objectiona ...
Philosophy 220
... activities which common moral opinion generally forbids (murder is another example). In these cases, too, arguments have been made that they can be/are justifiable acts/practices. This is an example of how ethics can expand our common moral judgment. ...
... activities which common moral opinion generally forbids (murder is another example). In these cases, too, arguments have been made that they can be/are justifiable acts/practices. This is an example of how ethics can expand our common moral judgment. ...
pragmatism and relativism
... 2. If no set of moral rules is objectively better, then it doesn’t make sense to talk about some moral values being right or wrong. 3. But morality is not possible unless we can make such judgments about right and wrong 4. Therefore, relativism, if it is true, makes morality impossible. The problem ...
... 2. If no set of moral rules is objectively better, then it doesn’t make sense to talk about some moral values being right or wrong. 3. But morality is not possible unless we can make such judgments about right and wrong 4. Therefore, relativism, if it is true, makes morality impossible. The problem ...
Chapter One: Why Be Ethical
... Using Practical reasoning,, we know what we ought to do. (don’t drink and drive) Kant also held that the good is the aim of a moral life. Ethics doesn’t present us with cognitive certainty (math and physics) but with practical certainty. Has three ideas (God, Freedom, Immortality) to pursue the supr ...
... Using Practical reasoning,, we know what we ought to do. (don’t drink and drive) Kant also held that the good is the aim of a moral life. Ethics doesn’t present us with cognitive certainty (math and physics) but with practical certainty. Has three ideas (God, Freedom, Immortality) to pursue the supr ...
Chapter 6
... a switch, which he can throw to turn the train onto a side track. There is a heavy object on the side track. If the train hits the object, the object will slow the train down, giving the men time to escape. The heavy object is 1 man, standing on the side track. Ned can throw the switch, preventing t ...
... a switch, which he can throw to turn the train onto a side track. There is a heavy object on the side track. If the train hits the object, the object will slow the train down, giving the men time to escape. The heavy object is 1 man, standing on the side track. Ned can throw the switch, preventing t ...
Emotivism - Pegasus Cc Ucf
... Does not literally spell out the speaker’s feelings Expresses feelings, approval, or disapproval with emotive force Similar to connotation The overtones of feeling that a word arouses Separate from its literal meaning Is the difference between conveying information and appealing to feelings ...
... Does not literally spell out the speaker’s feelings Expresses feelings, approval, or disapproval with emotive force Similar to connotation The overtones of feeling that a word arouses Separate from its literal meaning Is the difference between conveying information and appealing to feelings ...
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
... The normative conclusion states the wrongness of intolerance and reaction. Disgust we might feel for child labour, racial discrimination, the oppression of women, etc. should be tempered. Moral skepticism. Same or not? Immanent criticism and E.R.’s inconsistency, eg. Woman who criticizes her culture ...
... The normative conclusion states the wrongness of intolerance and reaction. Disgust we might feel for child labour, racial discrimination, the oppression of women, etc. should be tempered. Moral skepticism. Same or not? Immanent criticism and E.R.’s inconsistency, eg. Woman who criticizes her culture ...
1. Moral Responsibility and Intelligent Systems
... intention. This mental state can be seen as the origin of an act that, depending on the effects it causes, can imply moral responsibility [3][4]. A common argument against ascribing moral responsibility to artificial intelligent systems is that they are not considered to have the capacity for mental ...
... intention. This mental state can be seen as the origin of an act that, depending on the effects it causes, can imply moral responsibility [3][4]. A common argument against ascribing moral responsibility to artificial intelligent systems is that they are not considered to have the capacity for mental ...
Handout
... subjects are the just and the unjust, the beautiful and the ugly, the good and the bad. Are these not the subjects of difference about which, when we are unable to come to a satisfactory decision, you and I and other men become hostile to each other whenever we do? Critical thinking matters most on ...
... subjects are the just and the unjust, the beautiful and the ugly, the good and the bad. Are these not the subjects of difference about which, when we are unable to come to a satisfactory decision, you and I and other men become hostile to each other whenever we do? Critical thinking matters most on ...
The Science of Morality
... Julie was already taking birth control pills, but Mark uses a condom too, just to be safe. They both enjoy making love, but they decide not to do it again. They keep that night as a special secret, which makes them feel even closer to each other. What do you think about that? Was it OK for them to ...
... Julie was already taking birth control pills, but Mark uses a condom too, just to be safe. They both enjoy making love, but they decide not to do it again. They keep that night as a special secret, which makes them feel even closer to each other. What do you think about that? Was it OK for them to ...
presentation source
... with the facts about human beings and the world as we know them, that best explains our practices, and that accords with principles of fairness that we wholeheartedly endorse, (e.g., deserving praise and reward for complying with moral obligations) is primarily the capacity to determine one’s action ...
... with the facts about human beings and the world as we know them, that best explains our practices, and that accords with principles of fairness that we wholeheartedly endorse, (e.g., deserving praise and reward for complying with moral obligations) is primarily the capacity to determine one’s action ...
A2 Ethics
... Suppose that behind these choices lies a whole range of other things, which compel us to act in the way we do. In that case we should have to conclude that none of us is free, none of us responsible for our own actions and that moral decision-making is an illusion. In all matters of human choice, so ...
... Suppose that behind these choices lies a whole range of other things, which compel us to act in the way we do. In that case we should have to conclude that none of us is free, none of us responsible for our own actions and that moral decision-making is an illusion. In all matters of human choice, so ...
determinism_and_free..
... Suppose that behind these choices lies a whole range of other things, which compel us to act in the way we do. In that case we should have to conclude that none of us is free, none of us responsible for our own actions and that moral decision-making is an illusion. In all matters of human choice, so ...
... Suppose that behind these choices lies a whole range of other things, which compel us to act in the way we do. In that case we should have to conclude that none of us is free, none of us responsible for our own actions and that moral decision-making is an illusion. In all matters of human choice, so ...
Power Point Presentation
... “An act must be done from obligation in order to have moral worth.” “An action’s moral value is due to the maxim from which it is performed, rather than to its success in realizing some desired end or purpose.” – motive of benevolence is rejected as morally unworthy “Obligation is the necessity of a ...
... “An act must be done from obligation in order to have moral worth.” “An action’s moral value is due to the maxim from which it is performed, rather than to its success in realizing some desired end or purpose.” – motive of benevolence is rejected as morally unworthy “Obligation is the necessity of a ...
Document
... Seminar Question 1 What is the “Ring of Gyges”? The tale of a shepherd named Gyges, who discovers that a ring he has removed from a corpse has the power to make him invisible. (Think Frodo in Lord of the Rings.) ...
... Seminar Question 1 What is the “Ring of Gyges”? The tale of a shepherd named Gyges, who discovers that a ring he has removed from a corpse has the power to make him invisible. (Think Frodo in Lord of the Rings.) ...
lecture5
... We can try to ‘awaken’ or ‘educate’ the sentiments We can provide sentimental education The aim is ‘solidarity’ in ethics There is moral progress ...
... We can try to ‘awaken’ or ‘educate’ the sentiments We can provide sentimental education The aim is ‘solidarity’ in ethics There is moral progress ...
Stace on ethical absolutism
... Stace seems to accept that this is a serious problem. At any rate, he doesn’t offer any solution/refutation here. (there is an ellipsis, however… who knows what the editors omitted.) Arguments against ethical relativism the problem of critique. We believe that we can properly say that something is ...
... Stace seems to accept that this is a serious problem. At any rate, he doesn’t offer any solution/refutation here. (there is an ellipsis, however… who knows what the editors omitted.) Arguments against ethical relativism the problem of critique. We believe that we can properly say that something is ...
What is Morality --
... If we can benefit someone, without harming someone else, we ought to do so. If we can prevent harm to someone, without harming someone else, we ought to do so. ...
... If we can benefit someone, without harming someone else, we ought to do so. If we can prevent harm to someone, without harming someone else, we ought to do so. ...
Ethics - Lagemaat - TOK-eisj
... • A simple model: Commonly agreed moral principle. • Cheating on a test is wrong • Tom cheated on the test • Therefore what Tom did was wrong. ...
... • A simple model: Commonly agreed moral principle. • Cheating on a test is wrong • Tom cheated on the test • Therefore what Tom did was wrong. ...
File
... ‘Principle of Universalisability’ • The right rules to follow are those which can be applied to all people. That is, can a rule be universalised or not? Would it make sense for others to act in this way? All immoral actions are contradictory! Always accept help but never give it! ...
... ‘Principle of Universalisability’ • The right rules to follow are those which can be applied to all people. That is, can a rule be universalised or not? Would it make sense for others to act in this way? All immoral actions are contradictory! Always accept help but never give it! ...
Meta-ethics - Bloomsbury
... A fallacy is committed when one attempts to reason from facts to moral claims, & thus attempts to define moral terms. Moral terms, such as ‘good’, cannot be defined. ...
... A fallacy is committed when one attempts to reason from facts to moral claims, & thus attempts to define moral terms. Moral terms, such as ‘good’, cannot be defined. ...
Rights and respect for persons
... and never merely as means. – This means that we should recognize that each person has the same basic moral worth as we do. ...
... and never merely as means. – This means that we should recognize that each person has the same basic moral worth as we do. ...
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.