Ethics for the Information Age
... followed by everyone, will lead to the greatest increase in total happiness Applies the principle of utility to moral rules instead of individual moral actions ...
... followed by everyone, will lead to the greatest increase in total happiness Applies the principle of utility to moral rules instead of individual moral actions ...
Mores, Morality, Ethics
... Mores and Morality • Mores are the moral customs and moral rules that a group or society do as a matter of fact have. • “No shoes, no shirt, no entry.” “Do not spit in public.” • Moral, =principles of right and wrong and standards of conduct which are universally advocated, that is, are put forth a ...
... Mores and Morality • Mores are the moral customs and moral rules that a group or society do as a matter of fact have. • “No shoes, no shirt, no entry.” “Do not spit in public.” • Moral, =principles of right and wrong and standards of conduct which are universally advocated, that is, are put forth a ...
Cultural Relativism
... University Press, Ithaca. Hatch, Elvin (1983) Culture and Morality: The Relativity of Values in Anthropology. Columbia University Press, New York. Herskovits, Melville J. (1973) Cultural Relativism: Perspectives in Cultural Pluralism. Vintage, ...
... University Press, Ithaca. Hatch, Elvin (1983) Culture and Morality: The Relativity of Values in Anthropology. Columbia University Press, New York. Herskovits, Melville J. (1973) Cultural Relativism: Perspectives in Cultural Pluralism. Vintage, ...
Theory of Moral Development
... others as the basis of moral judgments. • Children often adopt their parents’ moral standards at this stage, seeking to be thought of by their parents as a “good girl” or a “good boy” • Right and wrong depends on what makes other people happy or unhappy. ...
... others as the basis of moral judgments. • Children often adopt their parents’ moral standards at this stage, seeking to be thought of by their parents as a “good girl” or a “good boy” • Right and wrong depends on what makes other people happy or unhappy. ...
Morality in the Modern World
... • A railway drawbridge operator is closing the bridge for the express train that’s about to arrive when he sees his son trapped in the machinery. To close the bridge will kill his son but save the train. To open the bridge will save his son but the train will not be able to stop in time. What shoul ...
... • A railway drawbridge operator is closing the bridge for the express train that’s about to arrive when he sees his son trapped in the machinery. To close the bridge will kill his son but save the train. To open the bridge will save his son but the train will not be able to stop in time. What shoul ...
TC chapter 9– TCing about moral issues
... persons or your properties, but first and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of your soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private. This is my ...
... persons or your properties, but first and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of your soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private. This is my ...
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... answer. I think it is recognizing the right of the individual, the rights of other individuals, not interfering with those rights. Act as fairly as you would have them treat you. I think it is basically to preserve the human being's right to existence. I think that is the most important. Secondly, t ...
... answer. I think it is recognizing the right of the individual, the rights of other individuals, not interfering with those rights. Act as fairly as you would have them treat you. I think it is basically to preserve the human being's right to existence. I think that is the most important. Secondly, t ...
Philosophy 100 Lecture 13 Ethics
... 1. What is believed to be right and wrong may differ from group to group, society to society, or culture to culture. 2. What is right and wrong may differ from group to group, society to society, or culture to culture. ...
... 1. What is believed to be right and wrong may differ from group to group, society to society, or culture to culture. 2. What is right and wrong may differ from group to group, society to society, or culture to culture. ...
Ethical Theory
... Promising: Suppose Joe needs to borrow some money but cannot honor that promise. What is he to do? ...
... Promising: Suppose Joe needs to borrow some money but cannot honor that promise. What is he to do? ...
How Actions Can Be Morally Evaluated
... Buddhist Ethics The craving for individuality (including ...
... Buddhist Ethics The craving for individuality (including ...
Kant and Moral Duties
... Morality seems to consist in various law-like principles, obligations, that limit our freedom “I want…” (desire) versus “I ought…” (duty) Kant will show, however, that these moral duties issue from our truly impartial rational desires, and so are expressions of our freedom (“Laws of Freedom”) ...
... Morality seems to consist in various law-like principles, obligations, that limit our freedom “I want…” (desire) versus “I ought…” (duty) Kant will show, however, that these moral duties issue from our truly impartial rational desires, and so are expressions of our freedom (“Laws of Freedom”) ...
ILA Powerpoint - Society for Personality and Social Psychology
... • Should Heinz steal the drug? • Should you push the switch to divert the trolley? • Should psychologists help develop “interview” methods for the military? • Is a lie, told for a “right purpose” (say, by a researcher) morally permissible? • Should social psychologists fake their data? • Are we mora ...
... • Should Heinz steal the drug? • Should you push the switch to divert the trolley? • Should psychologists help develop “interview” methods for the military? • Is a lie, told for a “right purpose” (say, by a researcher) morally permissible? • Should social psychologists fake their data? • Are we mora ...
Chapter 6
... – Believe that individuals have certain absolute rights • Rule deontologists believe that conformity to general moral principles determines ethicalness • Act deontologists hold that actions are the proper basis on which to judge morality or ethicalness ...
... – Believe that individuals have certain absolute rights • Rule deontologists believe that conformity to general moral principles determines ethicalness • Act deontologists hold that actions are the proper basis on which to judge morality or ethicalness ...
Moral Doctrines and Moral Theories
... the Holocaust ► Doing wrong vs. wrongdoing ► The rationalist approach to morality, e.g. Kant ...
... the Holocaust ► Doing wrong vs. wrongdoing ► The rationalist approach to morality, e.g. Kant ...
Introductory Lecture
... in the society or culture we happen to be dealing with. • The ‘moral facts’ are relative to culture. • The ‘moral facts’ may change over time. • There’s no such thing as right or wrong period. ...
... in the society or culture we happen to be dealing with. • The ‘moral facts’ are relative to culture. • The ‘moral facts’ may change over time. • There’s no such thing as right or wrong period. ...
Ethical and unethical bargaining tactics: An empirical study
... - Law is about what is lawful and what is unlawful. 3) Business ethis: - Ethics concern an individual's moral judgments about right and wrong. - Decisions taken within an organization may be made by individuals or groups, but whoever makes them will be influenced by the culture of the company. - The ...
... - Law is about what is lawful and what is unlawful. 3) Business ethis: - Ethics concern an individual's moral judgments about right and wrong. - Decisions taken within an organization may be made by individuals or groups, but whoever makes them will be influenced by the culture of the company. - The ...
Week 2 – Rights and Relativism
... attitudes intended to persuade those who hear the attitude expressed ...
... attitudes intended to persuade those who hear the attitude expressed ...
moral philosophy
... How do I explain difference/diversity? Is difference/diversity in practice important? (What does it mean to say that ethics is “true”?) ...
... How do I explain difference/diversity? Is difference/diversity in practice important? (What does it mean to say that ethics is “true”?) ...
Ethical Pluralism and Relativism
... We may be able to tolerate other people’s different moral values because we are willing to cooperate and live together in the same society. Thus individual relativism can be refuted if people in the same society share the same political courses. But can neutrality and tolerance be maintained when we ...
... We may be able to tolerate other people’s different moral values because we are willing to cooperate and live together in the same society. Thus individual relativism can be refuted if people in the same society share the same political courses. But can neutrality and tolerance be maintained when we ...
Moral Development - People Server at UNCW
... • Young children don’t treat all rules the same way – Moral judgments: Involve issues of right and wrong, fairness, and justice • Exs: stealing from another person; physically hurting another person ...
... • Young children don’t treat all rules the same way – Moral judgments: Involve issues of right and wrong, fairness, and justice • Exs: stealing from another person; physically hurting another person ...
lesson 8. Prescriptivism
... statements are not just expressions of our feelings. Moral language is also prescriptive, which means that it tells us how we ought to behave. ...
... statements are not just expressions of our feelings. Moral language is also prescriptive, which means that it tells us how we ought to behave. ...
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... day. Some are on a large scale and some on a small scale, but our individual perspectives on morality influence both. This week, we’ll explore what philosophers say about the subject while considering how time and place affect moral dilemmas. ...
... day. Some are on a large scale and some on a small scale, but our individual perspectives on morality influence both. This week, we’ll explore what philosophers say about the subject while considering how time and place affect moral dilemmas. ...
Meta-Ethics
... order theory Reflects on the more fundamental aspects of morality Meta ethical questions fall into 3 categories: meta-physical, epistemological and linguistic ...
... order theory Reflects on the more fundamental aspects of morality Meta ethical questions fall into 3 categories: meta-physical, epistemological and linguistic ...
