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Consequentialism and our special relationship to self
... The special moral relationship to self, then, is differentiated from other special relationships by generating options instead of obligations. This is not to deny that other special relationships may also generate options as well. Most obviously, some special relationships generate imperfect duties ...
... The special moral relationship to self, then, is differentiated from other special relationships by generating options instead of obligations. This is not to deny that other special relationships may also generate options as well. Most obviously, some special relationships generate imperfect duties ...
Understanding Ethics - The Open University
... all be questions worth asking. Often more than one, perhaps all, of these questions will have something to bring to the party. The characteristic trouble with moral theories starts when each of them tries to take over the party. Or, to take a more scientific metaphor, the trouble starts when we for ...
... all be questions worth asking. Often more than one, perhaps all, of these questions will have something to bring to the party. The characteristic trouble with moral theories starts when each of them tries to take over the party. Or, to take a more scientific metaphor, the trouble starts when we for ...
how optional is morality
... life, pursue my own projects, and so forth.15 But if this were the case, then self-sacrifice beyond this limit, wherever it lies, would be morally wrong. To my ear it is absurd to condemn a person as immoral because he sacrificed too much for the sake of others – unless some others were somehow harm ...
... life, pursue my own projects, and so forth.15 But if this were the case, then self-sacrifice beyond this limit, wherever it lies, would be morally wrong. To my ear it is absurd to condemn a person as immoral because he sacrificed too much for the sake of others – unless some others were somehow harm ...
PUBLIC SPEAKING
... The stages of moral reasoning are similar for all persons regardless culture. Progress from one stage to another. Changing from stage to stage is gradual. Some individuals move more rapidly than others through the sequence of stages. Although the particular stage of moral reasoning is not ...
... The stages of moral reasoning are similar for all persons regardless culture. Progress from one stage to another. Changing from stage to stage is gradual. Some individuals move more rapidly than others through the sequence of stages. Although the particular stage of moral reasoning is not ...
a paradox of virtue
... who simply enjoys playing with his son ‘‘out of pure joy and pleasure.’’ 20 Contrary to Kant’s view, Winch invites us to look at the two cases as particular examples and see what we want to say about them. Accordingly, although Ibsen’s character acts in a Kantian manner, our judgment (based on our u ...
... who simply enjoys playing with his son ‘‘out of pure joy and pleasure.’’ 20 Contrary to Kant’s view, Winch invites us to look at the two cases as particular examples and see what we want to say about them. Accordingly, although Ibsen’s character acts in a Kantian manner, our judgment (based on our u ...
Evolution and moral naturalism - Victoria University of Wellington
... explanation of why such an ability was useful to our ancestors presupposes the truth of the arithmetical beliefs. Again: having false beliefs about how many of your children are accounted for around the campfire, or how many lions are still chasing you after a couple have quit the chase, etc., is li ...
... explanation of why such an ability was useful to our ancestors presupposes the truth of the arithmetical beliefs. Again: having false beliefs about how many of your children are accounted for around the campfire, or how many lions are still chasing you after a couple have quit the chase, etc., is li ...
Immanuel Kant
... person or in any other person, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means.” • Kant: This is equivalent to the formula of universal law. • To violate either is to make an exception of oneself, which involves acting inconsistently and therefore irrationally. ...
... person or in any other person, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means.” • Kant: This is equivalent to the formula of universal law. • To violate either is to make an exception of oneself, which involves acting inconsistently and therefore irrationally. ...
4 - MANA Home
... According to Rawls, impartiality is guaranteed by the veil of ignorance (everyone is imagined to be ignorant of all his or her particular characteristics) ...
... According to Rawls, impartiality is guaranteed by the veil of ignorance (everyone is imagined to be ignorant of all his or her particular characteristics) ...
Ethics in International Business
... Ethical strategy is a strategy, or course of action, that does not violate these accepted principles ...
... Ethical strategy is a strategy, or course of action, that does not violate these accepted principles ...
Normative Ethics and Metaethics
... Error theoretic views can take different forms. Some claim not only that there are no moral truths4, but that moral claims are false.5 This claim requires refinement. Compare the properties of being permissible and of being required. On a standard conception, these properties are duals – an action ...
... Error theoretic views can take different forms. Some claim not only that there are no moral truths4, but that moral claims are false.5 This claim requires refinement. Compare the properties of being permissible and of being required. On a standard conception, these properties are duals – an action ...
Morality of Persuasive Advertising
... • Ethics and Advertising: Moral Muteness, Moral Myopia, and Moral Imagination by Minette E. Drumwright , The University of Texas at Austin • Patrick E. Murphy, University of Notre Dame ...
... • Ethics and Advertising: Moral Muteness, Moral Myopia, and Moral Imagination by Minette E. Drumwright , The University of Texas at Austin • Patrick E. Murphy, University of Notre Dame ...
ethical approaches to public relations
... notion of autonomy and respect for persons. 5 The model proceeds through several phases. • Phase 1 is issue identification in which the PR practitioner must determine the importance of the issue. Typically, only complex issues move through the succeeding phases. Smaller issues are usually handled im ...
... notion of autonomy and respect for persons. 5 The model proceeds through several phases. • Phase 1 is issue identification in which the PR practitioner must determine the importance of the issue. Typically, only complex issues move through the succeeding phases. Smaller issues are usually handled im ...
full text pdf
... approaching issues in disaster ethics. He states that the ethical theories of non-utilitarian consequentialism could provide better methodological scope than that proffered by classical utilitarianism in the search for answers to the complex ethical and moral problems of the age. One such version of ...
... approaching issues in disaster ethics. He states that the ethical theories of non-utilitarian consequentialism could provide better methodological scope than that proffered by classical utilitarianism in the search for answers to the complex ethical and moral problems of the age. One such version of ...
in defense of non-natural, non-theistic moral realism
... an alternative view according to which the supervenience relationships in question are grounded in a perfect, necessarily existing God? Wainwright at one point suggests that while trivial necessary truths do not require explanations, non-trivial ones do.24 If this is true, my approach is unacceptabl ...
... an alternative view according to which the supervenience relationships in question are grounded in a perfect, necessarily existing God? Wainwright at one point suggests that while trivial necessary truths do not require explanations, non-trivial ones do.24 If this is true, my approach is unacceptabl ...
Utilitarianism in a Nutshell
... bad. For example, Mildred Schlossberg, a high school senior, is trying to decide whether or not she should lie about the fact that she is currently dating her friend’s former boyfriend. Weighing the positive and negative consequences of the act, Mildred realizes that, on the one hand, if she tells ...
... bad. For example, Mildred Schlossberg, a high school senior, is trying to decide whether or not she should lie about the fact that she is currently dating her friend’s former boyfriend. Weighing the positive and negative consequences of the act, Mildred realizes that, on the one hand, if she tells ...
Thiroux_PPTs_Chpt5
... religions, moralities, daily habits, and attitudes – The moral beliefs and attitudes of human beings are absorbed from their time – what is socially accepted or sanctioned in their culture ...
... religions, moralities, daily habits, and attitudes – The moral beliefs and attitudes of human beings are absorbed from their time – what is socially accepted or sanctioned in their culture ...
Abstracts - International Conference on Clinical Ethics and
... Methods. This is being studied by means of the following research activities: a) Interviewing facilitators of MCD sessions and involved stakeholders (e.g. the director of the hospital); b) Applying the XXX evaluation questionnaires for participants of MCD sessions; c) Gathering the reports of the MC ...
... Methods. This is being studied by means of the following research activities: a) Interviewing facilitators of MCD sessions and involved stakeholders (e.g. the director of the hospital); b) Applying the XXX evaluation questionnaires for participants of MCD sessions; c) Gathering the reports of the MC ...
The Ethics of Duty
... detrimental to all. But if one formulates the maxim as “it is permissible to lie to save a life” many would accept this universally. Kant disallows this since the maxim contains conditional language (a hypothetical imperative rather than a categorical imperative). But if one forms the maxim: “it is ...
... detrimental to all. But if one formulates the maxim as “it is permissible to lie to save a life” many would accept this universally. Kant disallows this since the maxim contains conditional language (a hypothetical imperative rather than a categorical imperative). But if one forms the maxim: “it is ...
Does Moral Theory Corrupt Youth?
... mean “deduce”: it is a matter of explaining why certain verdicts or subsidiary principles are correct, and an answer to the question “why?” does not always take the form of a valid proof.4 Explanatory depth in moral theory is measured by the extent to which it provides such justifications. Even thou ...
... mean “deduce”: it is a matter of explaining why certain verdicts or subsidiary principles are correct, and an answer to the question “why?” does not always take the form of a valid proof.4 Explanatory depth in moral theory is measured by the extent to which it provides such justifications. Even thou ...
Chapter 4
... the MNC adapt its policies? Standardize? Hiring practices, labor relations, diversity issues, employment conditions are some specific issues that require careful thought ...
... the MNC adapt its policies? Standardize? Hiring practices, labor relations, diversity issues, employment conditions are some specific issues that require careful thought ...
West`s Legal Environment of Business 6th Ed.
... o Managers’ salaries based on inflated earnings. ...
... o Managers’ salaries based on inflated earnings. ...