Freedom and the Moral Act -1
... Principles of the Moral Life (that apply to everyone) Freedom, which makes a person a moral agent Conscience, which gives us the capacity to discover God’s will as written in our souls Law, which should not limit freedom, but allow it to function properly The importance of the moral life Right moral ...
... Principles of the Moral Life (that apply to everyone) Freedom, which makes a person a moral agent Conscience, which gives us the capacity to discover God’s will as written in our souls Law, which should not limit freedom, but allow it to function properly The importance of the moral life Right moral ...
Philosophy 220
... activities which common moral opinion generally forbids (murder is another example). In these cases, too, arguments have been made that they can be/are justifiable acts/practices. This is an example of how ethics can expand our common moral judgment. ...
... activities which common moral opinion generally forbids (murder is another example). In these cases, too, arguments have been made that they can be/are justifiable acts/practices. This is an example of how ethics can expand our common moral judgment. ...
Ethics Glossary
... Absolutism. The belief that there is one and only one truth; those who espouse absolutism usually also believe that they know what this absolute truth is. In ethics, absolutism is usually contrasted to relativism. Agnosticism. The conviction that one simply does not know whether God exists or not; i ...
... Absolutism. The belief that there is one and only one truth; those who espouse absolutism usually also believe that they know what this absolute truth is. In ethics, absolutism is usually contrasted to relativism. Agnosticism. The conviction that one simply does not know whether God exists or not; i ...
MacIntyre and Emotivism
... Existentialism, Critical Theory Intuitions as Data MacIntyre’s Method: “Philosophical History” Narrative Informed by evaluative standards Draws on history, literature, social science ...
... Existentialism, Critical Theory Intuitions as Data MacIntyre’s Method: “Philosophical History” Narrative Informed by evaluative standards Draws on history, literature, social science ...
Handout
... subjects are the just and the unjust, the beautiful and the ugly, the good and the bad. Are these not the subjects of difference about which, when we are unable to come to a satisfactory decision, you and I and other men become hostile to each other whenever we do? Critical thinking matters most on ...
... subjects are the just and the unjust, the beautiful and the ugly, the good and the bad. Are these not the subjects of difference about which, when we are unable to come to a satisfactory decision, you and I and other men become hostile to each other whenever we do? Critical thinking matters most on ...
Are there universal moral rules
... Moral relativism has a problem with arguing against the majority view: if most people in a society agree with particular rules, that's the end of the matter. Many of the improvements in the world have come about because people opposed the prevailing ethical view - moral relativists are forced to reg ...
... Moral relativism has a problem with arguing against the majority view: if most people in a society agree with particular rules, that's the end of the matter. Many of the improvements in the world have come about because people opposed the prevailing ethical view - moral relativists are forced to reg ...
Ought” Problem
... The qualities of sound moral reasoning (how we can make good judgments). The relationship between facts and values (i.e. the “is-ought” and “can-should” problem). Three ethical frameworks or systems: virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology (or ...
... The qualities of sound moral reasoning (how we can make good judgments). The relationship between facts and values (i.e. the “is-ought” and “can-should” problem). Three ethical frameworks or systems: virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology (or ...
NAME: EMMANUEL EMMANUELA OLUWATOSIN. DEPARTMENT
... every part or aspects that deal with human conduct or the other. The good or right actions are moral and the bad or wrong actions are immoral. Ethics however helps humans to know human conducts or vices that are immoral or should be run away from or condemned. Metaethics, according to bodunrin is “t ...
... every part or aspects that deal with human conduct or the other. The good or right actions are moral and the bad or wrong actions are immoral. Ethics however helps humans to know human conducts or vices that are immoral or should be run away from or condemned. Metaethics, according to bodunrin is “t ...
OCR Document - Francis Bennion
... will help us discover what excellences in persons are required to bring about a world where people can enjoy life together and bring their powers to fullest realisation, and to learn what excellences in persons would be made possible by such a world. Is there any hope of consensus on the content of ...
... will help us discover what excellences in persons are required to bring about a world where people can enjoy life together and bring their powers to fullest realisation, and to learn what excellences in persons would be made possible by such a world. Is there any hope of consensus on the content of ...
Is Morality Natural?
... in these moral dilemmas. A study of individuals with damage to an area of the brain that links decisionmaking and emotion found that when faced with a series of moral dilemmas, these patients generally made the same moral judgments as most people. This suggests that emotions are not necessary for su ...
... in these moral dilemmas. A study of individuals with damage to an area of the brain that links decisionmaking and emotion found that when faced with a series of moral dilemmas, these patients generally made the same moral judgments as most people. This suggests that emotions are not necessary for su ...
Moral Rights
... Ethical relativism holds that no universal standards or rules can be used to guide or evaluate the morality of an act, i.e., what is right for you may be wrong for me. ...
... Ethical relativism holds that no universal standards or rules can be used to guide or evaluate the morality of an act, i.e., what is right for you may be wrong for me. ...
the Meta-Ethics whizz through PowerPoint
... view reduces language to something less than it is. We may be referring to a fact in the real world, like pain. If most people are doing this, how can it be ruled out by definition, as in Hume’s fork? It cannot arbitrate between the statement “genocide is wrong” and “genocide is fine”. The ver ...
... view reduces language to something less than it is. We may be referring to a fact in the real world, like pain. If most people are doing this, how can it be ruled out by definition, as in Hume’s fork? It cannot arbitrate between the statement “genocide is wrong” and “genocide is fine”. The ver ...
chapter 1: learning
... Most philosophies are not the product of neutral dialectical reasoning, but really are expressions of desires of the heart, unconscious confessions manifested as philosophical truths or systems The quest for the foundation of morality mistakenly assumed that there is “a morality” and failed to recog ...
... Most philosophies are not the product of neutral dialectical reasoning, but really are expressions of desires of the heart, unconscious confessions manifested as philosophical truths or systems The quest for the foundation of morality mistakenly assumed that there is “a morality” and failed to recog ...
non-naturalist
... view reduces language to something less than it is. We may be referring to a fact in the real world, like pain. If most people are doing this, how can it be ruled out by definition, as in Hume’s fork? It cannot arbitrate between the statement “genocide is wrong” and “genocide is fine”. The ver ...
... view reduces language to something less than it is. We may be referring to a fact in the real world, like pain. If most people are doing this, how can it be ruled out by definition, as in Hume’s fork? It cannot arbitrate between the statement “genocide is wrong” and “genocide is fine”. The ver ...
Does Morality Depend on Religion? - James Rachels
... o Even if there is little scriptural basis for it, the contemporary church’s stand is strongly anti-abortion. o The church has not always taken this view, however. ...
... o Even if there is little scriptural basis for it, the contemporary church’s stand is strongly anti-abortion. o The church has not always taken this view, however. ...
moral luck
... If an action is to have moral worth, it must be done from a sense of duty. Kant’s categorical imperatives are absolutist. ...
... If an action is to have moral worth, it must be done from a sense of duty. Kant’s categorical imperatives are absolutist. ...
Moral and Legal Reasoning
... Therefore, Elliot should take care of him. How would you put this into a valid deductive argument? P1. Elliott’s father depends on Elliot. P2. Adult children should take care of parents who are dependent on them. 2nd order enthymeme. Conclusion: Therefore, Elliot should take care of his father. This ...
... Therefore, Elliot should take care of him. How would you put this into a valid deductive argument? P1. Elliott’s father depends on Elliot. P2. Adult children should take care of parents who are dependent on them. 2nd order enthymeme. Conclusion: Therefore, Elliot should take care of his father. This ...
Topic: Introduction
... An individual may have personal ethics. This will be the rules by which that individual lives his life. A group such as a Physicians Association may have a code of ethics that is applied to the behavior of its members. ...
... An individual may have personal ethics. This will be the rules by which that individual lives his life. A group such as a Physicians Association may have a code of ethics that is applied to the behavior of its members. ...
King’s College London
... express our beliefs about right and wrong. Why? If Ayer is right, what purpose do we have for using moral language? ...
... express our beliefs about right and wrong. Why? If Ayer is right, what purpose do we have for using moral language? ...
Right
... • Morality—Concerns beliefs about right and wrong actions and good and bad persons or character. • Philosophy—The systematic exploration of life’s big questions using critical thinking and logical argument. ...
... • Morality—Concerns beliefs about right and wrong actions and good and bad persons or character. • Philosophy—The systematic exploration of life’s big questions using critical thinking and logical argument. ...
Ethics – Handout 8 Foot, “What Is Moral Relativism?”
... A. What is moral relativism (MR) and what does it entail? Foot begins by assessing various claims about what the moral relativist is committed to, largely by means of drawing an analogy to the more plausible relativism about taste. She thinks that thinking about the analogy with taste can show us th ...
... A. What is moral relativism (MR) and what does it entail? Foot begins by assessing various claims about what the moral relativist is committed to, largely by means of drawing an analogy to the more plausible relativism about taste. She thinks that thinking about the analogy with taste can show us th ...
Business Ethics in an International Context
... what is really right or wrong is what a culture says is right or wrong. Problems The mere fact that a culture believes a practice is correct does not make it correct. It is inconsistent with the concept of a moral reformer, someone who argues against the views of the majority based on ethical ...
... what is really right or wrong is what a culture says is right or wrong. Problems The mere fact that a culture believes a practice is correct does not make it correct. It is inconsistent with the concept of a moral reformer, someone who argues against the views of the majority based on ethical ...
Kant`s Moral Theory
... 1st Premise (Fact 1: State fact and source) 2nd Premise (Fact 2: State fact and source) 3rd Premise (Fact 3: State fact and source) 4th Premise (Fact 4: State fact and source) ...
... 1st Premise (Fact 1: State fact and source) 2nd Premise (Fact 2: State fact and source) 3rd Premise (Fact 3: State fact and source) 4th Premise (Fact 4: State fact and source) ...