Kant`s Ethics
... The one categorical imperative: “Act only on that maxim whereby you can at the same time till that it should become a universal law.” Kant then gives some examples. First Example: Suicide Reduced to despair by misfortunes, one asks, “Is it against duty to take my own life?” The maxim: “From self-lo ...
... The one categorical imperative: “Act only on that maxim whereby you can at the same time till that it should become a universal law.” Kant then gives some examples. First Example: Suicide Reduced to despair by misfortunes, one asks, “Is it against duty to take my own life?” The maxim: “From self-lo ...
Darwinian ethics and error - Victoria University of Wellington
... evolutionary forces have favoured cooperation. 4 Evolution might have simply ‘made us’ cooperate (and refrain from defecting), or might have granted us powerful epistemic abilities whereby we can calculate the reproductive advantages of cooperation on a case by case basis. But neither option is opti ...
... evolutionary forces have favoured cooperation. 4 Evolution might have simply ‘made us’ cooperate (and refrain from defecting), or might have granted us powerful epistemic abilities whereby we can calculate the reproductive advantages of cooperation on a case by case basis. But neither option is opti ...
The False Ethical Dilemma
... One has an ethical dilemma only when there are competing ethical values at stake in a decision. On the other hand, when an ethical value such as honesty or promise-keeping conflict with nonethical values such as personal wealth, prestige or comfort, it may take a strong person to sacrifice self-inte ...
... One has an ethical dilemma only when there are competing ethical values at stake in a decision. On the other hand, when an ethical value such as honesty or promise-keeping conflict with nonethical values such as personal wealth, prestige or comfort, it may take a strong person to sacrifice self-inte ...
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... • Traditional moral rules, absolutes, are inadequate. • Throughout history, ruling classes have toyed with moral rules and laws to maintain power. ...
... • Traditional moral rules, absolutes, are inadequate. • Throughout history, ruling classes have toyed with moral rules and laws to maintain power. ...
Reaching Disagreement
... for now – is a relatively settled concept in international law, and what theory is and what constitutes a scientific theory are relatively less well settled, though there is a substantial body of tradition and scholarship to draw from to formulate criteria. But this is a disagreement about religion ...
... for now – is a relatively settled concept in international law, and what theory is and what constitutes a scientific theory are relatively less well settled, though there is a substantial body of tradition and scholarship to draw from to formulate criteria. But this is a disagreement about religion ...
Ethical & Legal Considerations
... • You’re gouging on your prices if you charge more than the rest. • But it’s unfair competition if you think you can charge less. • A second point that we would make to help avoid confusion: • Don’t try to charge the same amount: • That would be collusion! ...
... • You’re gouging on your prices if you charge more than the rest. • But it’s unfair competition if you think you can charge less. • A second point that we would make to help avoid confusion: • Don’t try to charge the same amount: • That would be collusion! ...
handout - General Guide To Personal and Societies Web Space at
... distinct from applied ethics, which is not sharply distinct from personal position. This general claim is made prominent by work in feminist ethics inter alia, but can be held regardless of one’s final conclusions regarding specific claims of feminist ethics. Questions arise, showing the helpfulness ...
... distinct from applied ethics, which is not sharply distinct from personal position. This general claim is made prominent by work in feminist ethics inter alia, but can be held regardless of one’s final conclusions regarding specific claims of feminist ethics. Questions arise, showing the helpfulness ...
Reductionism in Ethics (for IEE, second submission)
... be identity statements linking some moral predicate with some non-moral predicate, through traditional a priori conceptual analysis. For example, an analytic reductionist might come to hold that for an act to be morally right is for it to maximize happiness, and that this analytic truth can be known ...
... be identity statements linking some moral predicate with some non-moral predicate, through traditional a priori conceptual analysis. For example, an analytic reductionist might come to hold that for an act to be morally right is for it to maximize happiness, and that this analytic truth can be known ...
Beginning to Understand Ethics In two or three brief, clear sentences
... In two or three brief, clear sentences answer the following questions. Ethics is a part of philosophy. What is the basic question of ethics? What is ethics about? How can we best describe ethics? Lisa, this is a nonanswer. The question IS What is ethics about? Describe ethics as emotivism. This deal ...
... In two or three brief, clear sentences answer the following questions. Ethics is a part of philosophy. What is the basic question of ethics? What is ethics about? How can we best describe ethics? Lisa, this is a nonanswer. The question IS What is ethics about? Describe ethics as emotivism. This deal ...
What is Platonism
... 2. The second consideration is that we should accept that there is a limit on how well the thought of Plato can be expressed in any systematic terms. Plato was not merely a philosopher, but a great literary artist. As great art, his works affect, inspire and improve us by imparting not only rational ...
... 2. The second consideration is that we should accept that there is a limit on how well the thought of Plato can be expressed in any systematic terms. Plato was not merely a philosopher, but a great literary artist. As great art, his works affect, inspire and improve us by imparting not only rational ...
Curriculum Vitae - Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics
... Project summary What can moral philosophers hope to learn from the sciences of the mind? Recent work on the disorders of autism and psychopathy, has promised to reshape a longstanding philosophical debate between Kantians and Humeans on the role of empathy (sympathy) in moral thinking. This project ...
... Project summary What can moral philosophers hope to learn from the sciences of the mind? Recent work on the disorders of autism and psychopathy, has promised to reshape a longstanding philosophical debate between Kantians and Humeans on the role of empathy (sympathy) in moral thinking. This project ...
File - Philosophy For Life
... Read his article, see if you can work out what it means and re-write it in your own modern day words ...
... Read his article, see if you can work out what it means and re-write it in your own modern day words ...
Hartco Company History
... of our convictions to those moral and ethical codes is reflected in our commitment to people, quality products and superior service to our customers. It is our desire that in our service to you and your needs that we may bring glory to God; thereby, "Reflecting the Difference" in our company based u ...
... of our convictions to those moral and ethical codes is reflected in our commitment to people, quality products and superior service to our customers. It is our desire that in our service to you and your needs that we may bring glory to God; thereby, "Reflecting the Difference" in our company based u ...
Analyzing Ethical Dilemmas in Media Practices
... guideposts for what is right and wrong; values can be thought of as ”principles applied,” because they define what is good and bad. I like to view values as principles in action. It’s also imperative for media practitioners especially to distinguish between moral and non-moral values. In other words ...
... guideposts for what is right and wrong; values can be thought of as ”principles applied,” because they define what is good and bad. I like to view values as principles in action. It’s also imperative for media practitioners especially to distinguish between moral and non-moral values. In other words ...
The Unity and Objectivity of Value.
... any case, Dworkin says we quite naturally discover a person’s beliefs from their desires. Yet another form of status skepticism asserts that second-order statements are not rewrites of first-order statements but exist in a completely different philosophical discourse. Dworkin takes Richard Rorty as ...
... any case, Dworkin says we quite naturally discover a person’s beliefs from their desires. Yet another form of status skepticism asserts that second-order statements are not rewrites of first-order statements but exist in a completely different philosophical discourse. Dworkin takes Richard Rorty as ...
Does Liberalism Need Natural Rights?
... with respect to the claimant. The question remains, what are the grounds of the duty? While I might misunderstand Rasmussen and Den Uyl's argument, I do not see that they have providled enough information in either the ontological or the moral orders to guide morally responsible action on the part o ...
... with respect to the claimant. The question remains, what are the grounds of the duty? While I might misunderstand Rasmussen and Den Uyl's argument, I do not see that they have providled enough information in either the ontological or the moral orders to guide morally responsible action on the part o ...
Chapter_5
... Ways people avoid feeling guilty Good people sometimes do bad things. Here are some ways people avoid guilty feelings associated with those actions: ...
... Ways people avoid feeling guilty Good people sometimes do bad things. Here are some ways people avoid guilty feelings associated with those actions: ...
Ethics in Modern Philosophy
... • If all moral error is illness, then we have an all-purpose excuse. • We can no more be blamed for immorality than we can for being sick. • But morality is not therapy. We have free will. ...
... • If all moral error is illness, then we have an all-purpose excuse. • We can no more be blamed for immorality than we can for being sick. • But morality is not therapy. We have free will. ...
Electrode Placement for Chest Leads, V1 to V6
... • Modeling or observational learning: Learning by watching what others do (or do not do) ...
... • Modeling or observational learning: Learning by watching what others do (or do not do) ...
Right
... Construed merely negatively, rights seem to be limited, but when we consider the range of positive rights, their number expands considerably. ...
... Construed merely negatively, rights seem to be limited, but when we consider the range of positive rights, their number expands considerably. ...
Ethical Theory
... The tale of Enron is a story of human weakness, of hubris and greed and rampant self-delusion; of ambition run amok; of a grand experiment in the deregulated world; of a business model that didn’t’ work; and of smart people who believed their next gamble could cover up their last disaster—and who ...
... The tale of Enron is a story of human weakness, of hubris and greed and rampant self-delusion; of ambition run amok; of a grand experiment in the deregulated world; of a business model that didn’t’ work; and of smart people who believed their next gamble could cover up their last disaster—and who ...
Ethical basis of the potter box, kant, and rawls
... Professor of social ethics at Harvard Divinity School from 1965 to ...
... Professor of social ethics at Harvard Divinity School from 1965 to ...