What is Ethics?
... Easy to learn how to be a morally good person – you just learn the rules. We do all agree that torturing innocents is wrong (don’t we?). Arguments against Absolutism Why not believe that moral truths are absolute? Sometimes we need flexibility to deal with situations. (Moral dilemma The Promis ...
... Easy to learn how to be a morally good person – you just learn the rules. We do all agree that torturing innocents is wrong (don’t we?). Arguments against Absolutism Why not believe that moral truths are absolute? Sometimes we need flexibility to deal with situations. (Moral dilemma The Promis ...
Andrew Baker - Georgetown Commons
... their own culture. Adolf Hitler’s genocidal actions, so long as they are culturally accepted, are as morally legitimate as Mother Teresa’s works of mercy” (Pojman, 1994, p. 245). Ethical relativists can in no way criticize actions committed by individuals outside of their cultural group. One cannot ...
... their own culture. Adolf Hitler’s genocidal actions, so long as they are culturally accepted, are as morally legitimate as Mother Teresa’s works of mercy” (Pojman, 1994, p. 245). Ethical relativists can in no way criticize actions committed by individuals outside of their cultural group. One cannot ...
Kohlberg`s Moral Development Theory
... the money, but he could only get together about $ 1,000 which is half of what it cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said: "No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it." ...
... the money, but he could only get together about $ 1,000 which is half of what it cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said: "No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it." ...
moral values - Academic Home Page
... Moral norms vary by culture; right and wrong depend on the moral norms of the society: female infanticide in China, suttee in India, slavery. Moral absolutism Absolute standards exist by which all rules, commitments and behavior can be judged. The fact that moral commitments vary in different societ ...
... Moral norms vary by culture; right and wrong depend on the moral norms of the society: female infanticide in China, suttee in India, slavery. Moral absolutism Absolute standards exist by which all rules, commitments and behavior can be judged. The fact that moral commitments vary in different societ ...
Chapter 13 Theories Strengths and Weaknesses
... ignores the responsibility we have to others. Suggests people are slaves to selfinterest and lack freedom to make choices. ...
... ignores the responsibility we have to others. Suggests people are slaves to selfinterest and lack freedom to make choices. ...
Are There Objective Values and Ethics?
... justifiable set of claims about an objective something, ethics is illusory. I appreciate that when somebody says “Love thy neighbor as thyself,” they think they are referring above and beyond themselves… Nevertheless,… such reference is truly without foundation. Morality is just an aid to survival a ...
... justifiable set of claims about an objective something, ethics is illusory. I appreciate that when somebody says “Love thy neighbor as thyself,” they think they are referring above and beyond themselves… Nevertheless,… such reference is truly without foundation. Morality is just an aid to survival a ...
Albert Camus - s3.amazonaws.com
... Existentialism: A belief that neither human beings nor the universe has any essential nature. Human beings construct their natures through their choices. Absurdism: A belief that our need for meaning is greater than the ability of the universe to be meaningful, making all philosophical positions abs ...
... Existentialism: A belief that neither human beings nor the universe has any essential nature. Human beings construct their natures through their choices. Absurdism: A belief that our need for meaning is greater than the ability of the universe to be meaningful, making all philosophical positions abs ...
morals and ethics2 - Mountain View
... Morality and Ethics--is there a difference? Morality generally defines personal character and is based on deep values Ethics is generally defined as the social system in which morals are applied. In other words, codes of behavior expected by the group or institution. ...
... Morality and Ethics--is there a difference? Morality generally defines personal character and is based on deep values Ethics is generally defined as the social system in which morals are applied. In other words, codes of behavior expected by the group or institution. ...
- MAD Maxfield
... Morality and Ethics--is there a difference? Morality generally defines personal character and is based on deep values Ethics is generally defined as the social system in which morals are applied. In other words, codes of behavior expected by the group or institution. ...
... Morality and Ethics--is there a difference? Morality generally defines personal character and is based on deep values Ethics is generally defined as the social system in which morals are applied. In other words, codes of behavior expected by the group or institution. ...
Stace on ethical absolutism
... offer any solution/refutation here. (there is an ellipsis, however… who knows what the editors omitted.) Arguments against ethical relativism the problem of critique. We believe that we can properly say that something is morally praiseworthy or not, that one moral system is better than another or ...
... offer any solution/refutation here. (there is an ellipsis, however… who knows what the editors omitted.) Arguments against ethical relativism the problem of critique. We believe that we can properly say that something is morally praiseworthy or not, that one moral system is better than another or ...
chapter 5. cultural relativism.
... culture to determine whether an action is right or wrong. For instance, some years ago South Africa’s culture supported discrimination against black people (apartheid) but such cultural belief did not make apartheid moral. Some cultures supported slavery and antiSemitism but not to condemn such prac ...
... culture to determine whether an action is right or wrong. For instance, some years ago South Africa’s culture supported discrimination against black people (apartheid) but such cultural belief did not make apartheid moral. Some cultures supported slavery and antiSemitism but not to condemn such prac ...
Moral Problems
... Someone might say that they gave money anonymously so that an unknown child could have a new pair of glasses. If she was asked why she did it, she might respond that she simply wanted to make sure that the child could see. Is this self interested behavior? Is it possible that she did it because it i ...
... Someone might say that they gave money anonymously so that an unknown child could have a new pair of glasses. If she was asked why she did it, she might respond that she simply wanted to make sure that the child could see. Is this self interested behavior? Is it possible that she did it because it i ...
HU245
... right and wrong Conclusion: what’s right and wrong is not universal, but relative to one’s culture ...
... right and wrong Conclusion: what’s right and wrong is not universal, but relative to one’s culture ...
Moral Saints
... • Though we would certainly praise each of these persons for their moral commitments, we would not necessarily want them as friends, nor would we want out loved ones to be moral saints. ...
... • Though we would certainly praise each of these persons for their moral commitments, we would not necessarily want them as friends, nor would we want out loved ones to be moral saints. ...
Moral Leadership
... The principles of tight and wrong in relation to human behavior and character Teaching correct behavior Standards of right or just behavior A precept or general truth ...
... The principles of tight and wrong in relation to human behavior and character Teaching correct behavior Standards of right or just behavior A precept or general truth ...
King’s College London
... priori? Is anything known a priori? Justify your answer. 6. What does it mean to say that some knowledge is innate? Is any factual knowledge innate? 7. Does acceptance of the claim that morality is relative have any implications for one’s own moral commitments? 8. Expound and assess Mackie’s argumen ...
... priori? Is anything known a priori? Justify your answer. 6. What does it mean to say that some knowledge is innate? Is any factual knowledge innate? 7. Does acceptance of the claim that morality is relative have any implications for one’s own moral commitments? 8. Expound and assess Mackie’s argumen ...
Ethics
... conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intelligent people more moral than unintelligent people? TOK-ETHICS ...
... conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intelligent people more moral than unintelligent people? TOK-ETHICS ...
Advances in Pneumology
... Objective: In the more and more globalized world the experience of moral pluralism (often related to, or based upon religious pluralism) has become a common issue which ethical importance is undeniable. The (potential) conflicts between patients' and therapeutic team's moral views and between moral ...
... Objective: In the more and more globalized world the experience of moral pluralism (often related to, or based upon religious pluralism) has become a common issue which ethical importance is undeniable. The (potential) conflicts between patients' and therapeutic team's moral views and between moral ...
G1 Relativism
... There is no objective standard that can be used to judge one societal code better than another. The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many. There is no “universal truth” in ethics. The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society. It ...
... There is no objective standard that can be used to judge one societal code better than another. The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many. There is no “universal truth” in ethics. The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society. It ...
Thinking Ethically: A Framework for Moral Decision Making
... What questions should we ask? What factors should we consider? The first step in analyzing moral issues is obvious but not always easy: Get the facts. Some moral issues create controversies simply because we do not bother to check the facts. Facts by themselves only tell us what is; they do not tell ...
... What questions should we ask? What factors should we consider? The first step in analyzing moral issues is obvious but not always easy: Get the facts. Some moral issues create controversies simply because we do not bother to check the facts. Facts by themselves only tell us what is; they do not tell ...
Nonconsequentialist Theories
... Nonconsequentialist (NC) theories do not assume that consequences of actions determine the morality of actions; they assume that actions are inherently right/wrong based upon some other standard for morality. To put this approach into perspective, consider that a NC must make decisions without regar ...
... Nonconsequentialist (NC) theories do not assume that consequences of actions determine the morality of actions; they assume that actions are inherently right/wrong based upon some other standard for morality. To put this approach into perspective, consider that a NC must make decisions without regar ...
Moral Discourse
... Moral relativism asserts that no universal standard of morality is possible because different people have different beliefs about what is right and wrong. From this inference, relativists appear to further suggest that, in matters of morality, anything goes. But this principle of reasoning is proble ...
... Moral relativism asserts that no universal standard of morality is possible because different people have different beliefs about what is right and wrong. From this inference, relativists appear to further suggest that, in matters of morality, anything goes. But this principle of reasoning is proble ...