EECS 690
... • In Kant’s language, “So act that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means” • In my language, “Don’t treat people like things. Ever.” • Moral arguments that involve respect and dignity and personal autonom ...
... • In Kant’s language, “So act that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means” • In my language, “Don’t treat people like things. Ever.” • Moral arguments that involve respect and dignity and personal autonom ...
Do unto others…
... Closely follows the Golden Rule “Do unto others…” Inconsistent “willing” - Willing that all others must follow rules, but also willing exception for themselves. ...
... Closely follows the Golden Rule “Do unto others…” Inconsistent “willing” - Willing that all others must follow rules, but also willing exception for themselves. ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 10 Ayer and Emotivism
... Ayer’s view is a brand of Non-Cognitivism. – Non-Cognitivism & Moral judgments: • Non-cognitivism says moral judgments do not state facts. • So Moral judgments are neither true nor false. • So statements of value “are not in the literal sense significant, but are simply expressions of emotion which ...
... Ayer’s view is a brand of Non-Cognitivism. – Non-Cognitivism & Moral judgments: • Non-cognitivism says moral judgments do not state facts. • So Moral judgments are neither true nor false. • So statements of value “are not in the literal sense significant, but are simply expressions of emotion which ...
Basis-for-Medical
... According to Aristotle, each person must develop the virtues in himself and thereby learn to judge what is appropriate in each circumstance. He says it is easy to formulate rules of right conduct -such as 'Be generous'- but to be generous to the right person at the right time and in the right amount ...
... According to Aristotle, each person must develop the virtues in himself and thereby learn to judge what is appropriate in each circumstance. He says it is easy to formulate rules of right conduct -such as 'Be generous'- but to be generous to the right person at the right time and in the right amount ...
Heinz`s Dilemma Activity
... considerations at this level will focus on 1) whether a loving husband would do whatever he could to save his wife, 2) whether he could get help from the authorities and what would happen to society if all its members broke the laws. The concern is to protect society as well as one's own interests. ...
... considerations at this level will focus on 1) whether a loving husband would do whatever he could to save his wife, 2) whether he could get help from the authorities and what would happen to society if all its members broke the laws. The concern is to protect society as well as one's own interests. ...
Relativism - A Level Philosophy
... part of a way of living. – Each makes moral claims that are ‘true for them’. ...
... part of a way of living. – Each makes moral claims that are ‘true for them’. ...
Online Privacy Issues Overview
... ◦ Blurs distinction between doing what you think is right and doing what you want to do ◦ Makes no moral distinction between the actions of different people ◦ SR and tolerance are two different things ◦ Decisions may not be based on reason ◦ Not a workable ethical theory ...
... ◦ Blurs distinction between doing what you think is right and doing what you want to do ◦ Makes no moral distinction between the actions of different people ◦ SR and tolerance are two different things ◦ Decisions may not be based on reason ◦ Not a workable ethical theory ...
Moral Accountability - Huizenga Business School
... emanate from those higher in the organization to a variety of subordinates, who act on the basis of orders from their superiors. This type of structure at times may cause problems of moral accountability. One view holds that the subordinate, even though he or she was the agent in the immoral act’s e ...
... emanate from those higher in the organization to a variety of subordinates, who act on the basis of orders from their superiors. This type of structure at times may cause problems of moral accountability. One view holds that the subordinate, even though he or she was the agent in the immoral act’s e ...
Lecture
... morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure. ...
... morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure. ...
The Basis for Morality and Moral Theology
... moral law or_____, resulting in a morality determined by cultural factors or personal preference • Those who have a _______ morality are moral relativists ...
... moral law or_____, resulting in a morality determined by cultural factors or personal preference • Those who have a _______ morality are moral relativists ...
Moral Agency NC 1
... the nation has a purpose, as expressed, say, in a resolution of a governing body, it is not the nation that is self-aware but the persons who comprise it. And that self-awareness is not of each individual’s own purpose, since one’s own purposes may be in conflict with those of the nation. Even if th ...
... the nation has a purpose, as expressed, say, in a resolution of a governing body, it is not the nation that is self-aware but the persons who comprise it. And that self-awareness is not of each individual’s own purpose, since one’s own purposes may be in conflict with those of the nation. Even if th ...
Subjectivism in Ethics
... accepted sex practices should also be deemed ‘unnatural,’ such as heterosexual sex using birth control or for pleasure. ...
... accepted sex practices should also be deemed ‘unnatural,’ such as heterosexual sex using birth control or for pleasure. ...
Developmental Psych Review Document
... 5. What is imprinting? What species practice this form of attachment? 6. According to research, why is touch considered such a critical component of new born development? 7. How do psychologists test for the cognitive functions of babies? 8. Contrast the general characteristics of Mary Ainsworth’s s ...
... 5. What is imprinting? What species practice this form of attachment? 6. According to research, why is touch considered such a critical component of new born development? 7. How do psychologists test for the cognitive functions of babies? 8. Contrast the general characteristics of Mary Ainsworth’s s ...
Adolescence (Chapter 11)
... in a fixed order no real ages match up with the levels…but believed that one could not reach the highest level until at least 13 because cognitively couldn’t understand it before this point Helped people progress through levels by posing moral dilemmas to solve ...
... in a fixed order no real ages match up with the levels…but believed that one could not reach the highest level until at least 13 because cognitively couldn’t understand it before this point Helped people progress through levels by posing moral dilemmas to solve ...
Adolescence Post
... find no work, nor could his sister and brother. Without money, he stole food and medicine that they needed. He was captured and sentenced to prison for six years, he escaped from the prison and went to live in another part of the country under a new name. He saved money and slowly built up a big fac ...
... find no work, nor could his sister and brother. Without money, he stole food and medicine that they needed. He was captured and sentenced to prison for six years, he escaped from the prison and went to live in another part of the country under a new name. He saved money and slowly built up a big fac ...
by Amitai Etzioni However, this principle is not desirable from
... Deontological ethics is often comparedwith utilitarian ~thics;the first focuseson intentions, the secondon consequences. (The ethical trouble with castinga personto the lions stems directly not from the loss of human life, a distressingbut very common occurrence,but from the deliberate,intended natu ...
... Deontological ethics is often comparedwith utilitarian ~thics;the first focuseson intentions, the secondon consequences. (The ethical trouble with castinga personto the lions stems directly not from the loss of human life, a distressingbut very common occurrence,but from the deliberate,intended natu ...
Slide 1
... – Liberty rights: Rights to exercise one’s liberty that lead to duties of others not to interfere with one’s freedoms – Welfare rights: Rights to benefits needed for decent human life • Codes? “Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public in the performance of their p ...
... – Liberty rights: Rights to exercise one’s liberty that lead to duties of others not to interfere with one’s freedoms – Welfare rights: Rights to benefits needed for decent human life • Codes? “Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public in the performance of their p ...
Is there a Universal Ethic?
... derived using reason? Ontology: u exists if it fits the criteria for natural moral law. ...
... derived using reason? Ontology: u exists if it fits the criteria for natural moral law. ...
Ethical Concepts and Theories
... – Makes no moral distinction between the actions of different people – not the same as tolerance – Decisions may not be based on reason • Not a workable ethical theory ...
... – Makes no moral distinction between the actions of different people – not the same as tolerance – Decisions may not be based on reason • Not a workable ethical theory ...
Today`s 1st Topic: The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
... them, of independent origin, and brought to test them. In the folkways, whatever is, is right….When we come to the folkways we are at the end of our analysis. William Graham Sumner, Folkways (1906) ...
... them, of independent origin, and brought to test them. In the folkways, whatever is, is right….When we come to the folkways we are at the end of our analysis. William Graham Sumner, Folkways (1906) ...
Come Hell and High Water by Paul Keeling According to Plato
... results are to be pursued, actions that have negative results are not. The principle of the specific action undertaken, or means, is of less importance than the results, or ends, that the action brings about. This is a plausible theory, but in the case of environmental problems, collective, coordin ...
... results are to be pursued, actions that have negative results are not. The principle of the specific action undertaken, or means, is of less importance than the results, or ends, that the action brings about. This is a plausible theory, but in the case of environmental problems, collective, coordin ...