1. Moral Responsibility and Intelligent Systems
... barriers in order to cope with different levels of severity of malfunctions [9]. In every design process there are uncertainties that are the result of our limited resources. All new products are tested under certain conditions in a given context. This implies that an engineered product may, sooner ...
... barriers in order to cope with different levels of severity of malfunctions [9]. In every design process there are uncertainties that are the result of our limited resources. All new products are tested under certain conditions in a given context. This implies that an engineered product may, sooner ...
Oct. 18 - Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
... In considering professional ethics it is necessary to put these in context with different ethical theories proposed through the centuries, in many countries, by religious leaders and moral philosophers Reference: Michael J. Quinn “Ethics for the Information Age” Pearson Education, 2nd ed. 2006 York, ...
... In considering professional ethics it is necessary to put these in context with different ethical theories proposed through the centuries, in many countries, by religious leaders and moral philosophers Reference: Michael J. Quinn “Ethics for the Information Age” Pearson Education, 2nd ed. 2006 York, ...
pers ective p Bad people do not have a monopoly on bad deeds:
... assigned task in a computer room when they heard cries from next door. Some subjects were alone, while others were working alongside a small group of strangers who were part of the study and had been instructed not to respond. Darley found that 80 percent of those working alone got up from their wor ...
... assigned task in a computer room when they heard cries from next door. Some subjects were alone, while others were working alongside a small group of strangers who were part of the study and had been instructed not to respond. Darley found that 80 percent of those working alone got up from their wor ...
Notes on Utilitarianism
... 5. So far, we’ve been talking about what’s called Act Utilitarianism (AU), because we’ve been speaking as though what makes an action right or wrong is the (reasonably expected) consequences of that action alone. But there are good reasons for Utilitarians not to be Act Utilitarians, chiefly becaus ...
... 5. So far, we’ve been talking about what’s called Act Utilitarianism (AU), because we’ve been speaking as though what makes an action right or wrong is the (reasonably expected) consequences of that action alone. But there are good reasons for Utilitarians not to be Act Utilitarians, chiefly becaus ...
Ethics
... provide references because they had been “living with a family member,” and others had short work histories or were brand new to the area. This left Megan with a tough choice. The Wilsons were the best applicants, but Kate had made her feelings about them very clear, so Megan’s options were fairly o ...
... provide references because they had been “living with a family member,” and others had short work histories or were brand new to the area. This left Megan with a tough choice. The Wilsons were the best applicants, but Kate had made her feelings about them very clear, so Megan’s options were fairly o ...
Virtue Ethics Intro
... Aristotle &Happiness • Happiness = eudaimonia • Happiness is not a result or end • Happiness is not something we look forward to after toil and suffering • Happiness is a way of life, made possible by virtuous living • Happiness is an activity of the soul in accord with perfect virtue. ...
... Aristotle &Happiness • Happiness = eudaimonia • Happiness is not a result or end • Happiness is not something we look forward to after toil and suffering • Happiness is a way of life, made possible by virtuous living • Happiness is an activity of the soul in accord with perfect virtue. ...
Ethics and Decision Making
... and wrong behaviour • Ethics seeks to determine valid principles (e.g. never take innocent human life) & the relationship between principles and actions (e.g. does saving a life in some situations constitute a valid reason for ...
... and wrong behaviour • Ethics seeks to determine valid principles (e.g. never take innocent human life) & the relationship between principles and actions (e.g. does saving a life in some situations constitute a valid reason for ...
University Of Phoenix Faculty Material
... c. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is the right thing to do. d. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is good for one’s health. e. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they decide they want to, regardless of whether it is someone else’s sand. ...
... c. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is the right thing to do. d. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is good for one’s health. e. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they decide they want to, regardless of whether it is someone else’s sand. ...
Business Environment
... Making decisions under stress or dealing with complex issues that have no clear indication of what is right or wrong. There are NO simple ethical dilemmas… all have layers of meaning and effect. ...
... Making decisions under stress or dealing with complex issues that have no clear indication of what is right or wrong. There are NO simple ethical dilemmas… all have layers of meaning and effect. ...
The Moral Urgency of Action to Protect the World`s Megafauna
... But beauty has value in itself as an ideal of harmony and the perfect blending of form and function so manifest in the great beasts of the Earth. A judgment of beauty thus makes a claim on a person. It calls one to live up to one’s value judgment by protecting what is beautiful. Duties of reciprocit ...
... But beauty has value in itself as an ideal of harmony and the perfect blending of form and function so manifest in the great beasts of the Earth. A judgment of beauty thus makes a claim on a person. It calls one to live up to one’s value judgment by protecting what is beautiful. Duties of reciprocit ...
The Impact of Moral Education on Religious Life
... innate talents of every creature and the emergence and actuality of potentials can be considered very important. In addition, ethic is a set of spirits, mental traits and characteristics. Therefore, it can be concluded that ethic is one of the most important results of education, and it has a two-s ...
... innate talents of every creature and the emergence and actuality of potentials can be considered very important. In addition, ethic is a set of spirits, mental traits and characteristics. Therefore, it can be concluded that ethic is one of the most important results of education, and it has a two-s ...
Introduction
... i) The diversity and dependency theses (a) Diversity Thesis: What is considered morally right and wrong varies from society to society, so there are no universal moral standards held by all societies 1. Anthropological contention, also called “cultural relativism” (b) Dependency Thesis: Whether or n ...
... i) The diversity and dependency theses (a) Diversity Thesis: What is considered morally right and wrong varies from society to society, so there are no universal moral standards held by all societies 1. Anthropological contention, also called “cultural relativism” (b) Dependency Thesis: Whether or n ...
PSYC 206 Lifespan Development
... Even if his wife is sick, it does not make his actions right.” OR “Heinz should steal the medicine because everyone has a right to choose life, regardless of the law.” ...
... Even if his wife is sick, it does not make his actions right.” OR “Heinz should steal the medicine because everyone has a right to choose life, regardless of the law.” ...
hcc 2nd exam review
... We ought to choose the action which looks most likely to produce most happiness. In order to do so we should usually be guided by those general rules which have been formulated as a result of the long experience of men in society: The beliefs that have come down are the rules of morality for the mul ...
... We ought to choose the action which looks most likely to produce most happiness. In order to do so we should usually be guided by those general rules which have been formulated as a result of the long experience of men in society: The beliefs that have come down are the rules of morality for the mul ...
CES: Chapter 9 Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility
... • Business Ethics: is the application of ethical principles and standards to the actions and decisions of business organizations and the conduct of their personnel. • Ethical business principles are not materially different from ethical principles in general. ...
... • Business Ethics: is the application of ethical principles and standards to the actions and decisions of business organizations and the conduct of their personnel. • Ethical business principles are not materially different from ethical principles in general. ...
What Is Ethics
... are two problems with the president's directive. First, as any organization knows, the tone is set at the top. So it is a mistake for the president to exempt himself from such a class. If he thinks that ethics in the White House is important (and who doesn't?), then he, as the leader in charge, must ...
... are two problems with the president's directive. First, as any organization knows, the tone is set at the top. So it is a mistake for the president to exempt himself from such a class. If he thinks that ethics in the White House is important (and who doesn't?), then he, as the leader in charge, must ...
Ethics in Daily Practice - American College Health Association
... Liberty – freedom to influence course of life/treatment ...
... Liberty – freedom to influence course of life/treatment ...
Document
... • Values are fundamental belief of an individual . • They are standards/ parameters. • They are what an individual believes to be having worth and important in their life. ...
... • Values are fundamental belief of an individual . • They are standards/ parameters. • They are what an individual believes to be having worth and important in their life. ...
chapter 2 - TEST BANK 360
... humanistic element into moral decision making and stresses the importance of acting on principle and from a sense of duty. Critics, however, worry that (a) Kant’s view of moral worth is too restrictive, (b) the categorical imperative is not a sufficient test of right and wrong, and (c) distinguishin ...
... humanistic element into moral decision making and stresses the importance of acting on principle and from a sense of duty. Critics, however, worry that (a) Kant’s view of moral worth is too restrictive, (b) the categorical imperative is not a sufficient test of right and wrong, and (c) distinguishin ...
Morality - General Guide To Personal and Societies Web Space at
... discount for fortune in this way, we don’t home in on a person’s moral goodness, according to Hutcheson, since these can only concern his will. 10 I discuss this difference between Hume and Hutcheson and its relevance to their respective relations to utilitarianism in Darwall 1994. 11 We should not ...
... discount for fortune in this way, we don’t home in on a person’s moral goodness, according to Hutcheson, since these can only concern his will. 10 I discuss this difference between Hume and Hutcheson and its relevance to their respective relations to utilitarianism in Darwall 1994. 11 We should not ...
Biology and Ethics: A Case for Aristotle`s Theory of
... for good moral behaviour, but also for making moral judgments. But, strictly speaking, such judgments are baseless because what we primarily do is ‘invest the world with values that it does not contain, demands which it does not make’ (p.135). Substantively, Joyce’s thesis is that morality is innate ...
... for good moral behaviour, but also for making moral judgments. But, strictly speaking, such judgments are baseless because what we primarily do is ‘invest the world with values that it does not contain, demands which it does not make’ (p.135). Substantively, Joyce’s thesis is that morality is innate ...
EECS 690
... to do. It is easy to see why this might be important, but does a system need affective or conative states of its own to make moral decisions? ...
... to do. It is easy to see why this might be important, but does a system need affective or conative states of its own to make moral decisions? ...