Consider Ethics
... Sentimentalism • Criticism of the design argument – Hume: sentiments are the vital mainspring for all of our behavior, including moral behavior. But those sentiments do not come from God. – Differing interpretations of Hume: • Rejects all objective ethical standards (ethics is a matter of feelings ...
... Sentimentalism • Criticism of the design argument – Hume: sentiments are the vital mainspring for all of our behavior, including moral behavior. But those sentiments do not come from God. – Differing interpretations of Hume: • Rejects all objective ethical standards (ethics is a matter of feelings ...
Introduction: Moral Development Study in the 21st Century
... cultural, and contextual underpinnings of the major research going on in this field today. There is now a long and storied tradition of scholarly advances in the study of moral development. The first large systematic study of children's cheating, lying, obedience, and other "good" behavior was condu ...
... cultural, and contextual underpinnings of the major research going on in this field today. There is now a long and storied tradition of scholarly advances in the study of moral development. The first large systematic study of children's cheating, lying, obedience, and other "good" behavior was condu ...
Paradigm Assumptions About Moral Behavior: An Empirical Battle
... win/lose) as opposed to seeking higher, integrative forms of social interaction (e.g., win/win) is an important individual and developmental difference (Perry, 1970). And although these assessments may isolate psychological processes, they do not remotely model the types of moral problems people mor ...
... win/lose) as opposed to seeking higher, integrative forms of social interaction (e.g., win/win) is an important individual and developmental difference (Perry, 1970). And although these assessments may isolate psychological processes, they do not remotely model the types of moral problems people mor ...
Dr. Keith YN Ng
... – Right action comes to be defined in terms of moral principles chosen because of their logical comprehensiveness, universality and consistency – The ethical principles are abstract general principles dealing with justice, society’s welfare, equality of human rights, respect for the dignity of indiv ...
... – Right action comes to be defined in terms of moral principles chosen because of their logical comprehensiveness, universality and consistency – The ethical principles are abstract general principles dealing with justice, society’s welfare, equality of human rights, respect for the dignity of indiv ...
Ethics - drfredmugambi.com
... belief systems that form the basis for the development or adoption of ethical patterns of behavior. The bedrock upon which an ethical personality is built. Moral justifications of all the actions that a person decides to take (or not to take) in the course of his/her operations. Human ...
... belief systems that form the basis for the development or adoption of ethical patterns of behavior. The bedrock upon which an ethical personality is built. Moral justifications of all the actions that a person decides to take (or not to take) in the course of his/her operations. Human ...
Chapter Five
... Corporations lack the expertise: Corporate executives lack the moral and social expertise to make other-than-economic decisions. Corporations will impose their values on us: Broadening corporate responsibility will “materialize’’ society rather than “moralize’’ corporate activity. ...
... Corporations lack the expertise: Corporate executives lack the moral and social expertise to make other-than-economic decisions. Corporations will impose their values on us: Broadening corporate responsibility will “materialize’’ society rather than “moralize’’ corporate activity. ...
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... peace and protecting political freedom – that could not be simultaneously held at the time the war was declared. What has been shown is that people of good will can come to have conflicting, even incommensurable values in such a context, and can also change their minds along with changes in circumst ...
... peace and protecting political freedom – that could not be simultaneously held at the time the war was declared. What has been shown is that people of good will can come to have conflicting, even incommensurable values in such a context, and can also change their minds along with changes in circumst ...
Basics of Ethics CS 215 ©Denbigh Starkey
... opinions are inherently wrong, and that people who hold them should be persuaded that their views are wrong, even if they are strongly held. Issues like gay marriage, the war in Iraq, Terri Schiavo, abortion, and so on, tend to lead to strongly held views on both sides, where each side is intoleran ...
... opinions are inherently wrong, and that people who hold them should be persuaded that their views are wrong, even if they are strongly held. Issues like gay marriage, the war in Iraq, Terri Schiavo, abortion, and so on, tend to lead to strongly held views on both sides, where each side is intoleran ...
Regulating Technologies
... About how one item of regulation interacts with others About the way in which regulatees respond And about the way in which emerging technologies affect the dynamics of regulation and reaction. If “tentative governance” implies a constant process of learning, then it points in the right direction. ...
... About how one item of regulation interacts with others About the way in which regulatees respond And about the way in which emerging technologies affect the dynamics of regulation and reaction. If “tentative governance” implies a constant process of learning, then it points in the right direction. ...
Ethical egoism
... Normative ethics is a sub-branch of moral philosophy that deals with actions whose right or wrongness cannot be clearly defined unlike, stealing etc. Hence standards or norms will stipulate criteria that make an action wrong or right. The main focus of this division of ethics is on determining and f ...
... Normative ethics is a sub-branch of moral philosophy that deals with actions whose right or wrongness cannot be clearly defined unlike, stealing etc. Hence standards or norms will stipulate criteria that make an action wrong or right. The main focus of this division of ethics is on determining and f ...
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIO-MORAL MEANING MAKING
... general structural construct which underlies both role-taking and moral judgment. This is the concept of sociomoral perspective, which refers to the point of view the individual takes in defining both social facts and sociomoral values or oughts“ (p. 33). Thus a socio-moral perspective is taken to u ...
... general structural construct which underlies both role-taking and moral judgment. This is the concept of sociomoral perspective, which refers to the point of view the individual takes in defining both social facts and sociomoral values or oughts“ (p. 33). Thus a socio-moral perspective is taken to u ...
Prescriptivism
... the room’, I am telling you to do something. Hare argued that if I say ‘Eating meat is wrong’, I am saying ‘Don’t eat meat’. We use the idea of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ to command. We use the word ‘good’, says Hare, when we want to commend something to someone. There is a difference of emphasis between ‘ ...
... the room’, I am telling you to do something. Hare argued that if I say ‘Eating meat is wrong’, I am saying ‘Don’t eat meat’. We use the idea of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ to command. We use the word ‘good’, says Hare, when we want to commend something to someone. There is a difference of emphasis between ‘ ...
On Understanding Ethical Behavior and Decision Making: A
... Treviño, and Weaver 2000: 82). In the present special issue, we use the concept of moral awareness in a more narrow way, suggesting that moral awareness occurs when an individual is aware that his/her actions affect the interests and welfare of others in negative ways (see Tenbrunsel and Smith-Crowe ...
... Treviño, and Weaver 2000: 82). In the present special issue, we use the concept of moral awareness in a more narrow way, suggesting that moral awareness occurs when an individual is aware that his/her actions affect the interests and welfare of others in negative ways (see Tenbrunsel and Smith-Crowe ...
UNIT #4 – “Learning and Development”
... line with the idea of Understanding by Design, the Balanced Assessment Plan represents what students are to be able to do. The instruction to prepare students for the task is to be determined by the teacher. Description of Assessment The Heinz Dilemma: Have students, either individually or in groups ...
... line with the idea of Understanding by Design, the Balanced Assessment Plan represents what students are to be able to do. The instruction to prepare students for the task is to be determined by the teacher. Description of Assessment The Heinz Dilemma: Have students, either individually or in groups ...
Moral Nativism and Moral Psychology1 Paul Bloom Yale University
... Moral psychology is both old and new. Old because moral thought has long been a central focus of theology and philosophy. Indeed, many of the theories that we explore today were proposed first by scholars such as Aristotle, Kant, and Hume. Young because the scientific study of morality—and, specific ...
... Moral psychology is both old and new. Old because moral thought has long been a central focus of theology and philosophy. Indeed, many of the theories that we explore today were proposed first by scholars such as Aristotle, Kant, and Hume. Young because the scientific study of morality—and, specific ...
Chapter_5
... basic identity, and most important values have to have an ethical focus • Integrity – can’t be just plaques, posters or declarations… ethics has to be enacted through personal integrity • Structural reinforcement – organization’s structure and systems should encourage higher ethical performance and ...
... basic identity, and most important values have to have an ethical focus • Integrity – can’t be just plaques, posters or declarations… ethics has to be enacted through personal integrity • Structural reinforcement – organization’s structure and systems should encourage higher ethical performance and ...
Justice Powerpoint
... Act to treat others as means not just as ends People can’t be used as ‘resources’ A government committed to ‘distributive justice’ must treat its citizens as means to a distributive end (i.e. increase taxes to get rid of poverty) For Kantians, this action would be unethical Therefore distrib ...
... Act to treat others as means not just as ends People can’t be used as ‘resources’ A government committed to ‘distributive justice’ must treat its citizens as means to a distributive end (i.e. increase taxes to get rid of poverty) For Kantians, this action would be unethical Therefore distrib ...
ETHICS AT THE PEAK - Naval Postgraduate School
... Politicians, e.g., Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon Executives, e.g., Ken Lay and Dennis Kozlowski Military officers, e.g., Ollie North and NPS students ...
... Politicians, e.g., Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon Executives, e.g., Ken Lay and Dennis Kozlowski Military officers, e.g., Ollie North and NPS students ...
Outline of Singer, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”
... commonly shared morality.” If all Arthur is saying is that entitlements are part of our culture's current customary morality, that would just be a descriptive claim and not an argument against Singer. It would just be using custom as a basis for morality, and we know that is not acceptable philosoph ...
... commonly shared morality.” If all Arthur is saying is that entitlements are part of our culture's current customary morality, that would just be a descriptive claim and not an argument against Singer. It would just be using custom as a basis for morality, and we know that is not acceptable philosoph ...
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Immanuel Kant and the moral law[1].
... • Kant asked that we should not appeal to the consequences of this — for example, empty classes and slow progress through the course — but to whether the principle is coherent or not. • The possible consequences are hypothetical only and we cannot all agree on what constitutes a good or bad conseque ...
... • Kant asked that we should not appeal to the consequences of this — for example, empty classes and slow progress through the course — but to whether the principle is coherent or not. • The possible consequences are hypothetical only and we cannot all agree on what constitutes a good or bad conseque ...
A Present-day Perspective on the Leading Enlightenment Idea
... ness gains. The conversion of biological to experiential values was concomitant with the transition from reflexive (hard wired) behavior to behaviors that are motivated by value-laden mental representations of objects and situations. The transition is perfectly understandable in biological terms: st ...
... ness gains. The conversion of biological to experiential values was concomitant with the transition from reflexive (hard wired) behavior to behaviors that are motivated by value-laden mental representations of objects and situations. The transition is perfectly understandable in biological terms: st ...
Moral Reasoning - University of Idaho
... is the ability to systematically think through a moral problem taking into consideration one's own values and beliefs while weighing them against what others and society values and believes. ...
... is the ability to systematically think through a moral problem taking into consideration one's own values and beliefs while weighing them against what others and society values and believes. ...
The Sociological, Economic, and Ethical Impact of
... justify different moral obligations to each in regards to GMO’s? How many genes from an animal does it take to make a plant not a plant and vice versa? ...
... justify different moral obligations to each in regards to GMO’s? How many genes from an animal does it take to make a plant not a plant and vice versa? ...
Figure 2-1: Basic Components of a Moral System
... reasoning in our thinking about moral issues and moral dilemmas. Recall again Scenario 2-1 (in the textbook), but now imagine a variation of it in which victims of the trolley accident are taken to the hospital and only limited resources are available to the accident victims. Which moral principle w ...
... reasoning in our thinking about moral issues and moral dilemmas. Recall again Scenario 2-1 (in the textbook), but now imagine a variation of it in which victims of the trolley accident are taken to the hospital and only limited resources are available to the accident victims. Which moral principle w ...