The Intercultural Ethics Agenda from an Objectivist Point of View
... Indeed, given our concepts, everyone could be mistaken about the shape of the world, which is the hallmark of objectivity. ...
... Indeed, given our concepts, everyone could be mistaken about the shape of the world, which is the hallmark of objectivity. ...
Catholic Moral Decision Making
... • Provides a rational and public moral foundation in a pluralistic and fragmented world • Are more specific than principles by stating the content of our individual actions. ...
... • Provides a rational and public moral foundation in a pluralistic and fragmented world • Are more specific than principles by stating the content of our individual actions. ...
CHAPTER FIVE
... It is not about teaching people right from wrong...we assume they know that, and, It is not about giving people the moral courage to do what is right...they should be able to do that anyhow. ...
... It is not about teaching people right from wrong...we assume they know that, and, It is not about giving people the moral courage to do what is right...they should be able to do that anyhow. ...
Right
... Given the proximity of the concept of rights to the concept of freedom, it should not be surprising that a distinction we recognized (with Kant’s help: between negative and positive freedom) as operating in the latter also operates in the former. A negative right is a valid claim to liberty, and a n ...
... Given the proximity of the concept of rights to the concept of freedom, it should not be surprising that a distinction we recognized (with Kant’s help: between negative and positive freedom) as operating in the latter also operates in the former. A negative right is a valid claim to liberty, and a n ...
Session 15: Introduction to Utilitarianism
... that it does not focus on what sorts of actions are morally permitted and which ones are not, but rather on what sort of qualities someone ought to foster in order to become a good person. This particular feature of the ...
... that it does not focus on what sorts of actions are morally permitted and which ones are not, but rather on what sort of qualities someone ought to foster in order to become a good person. This particular feature of the ...
Criticisms of Kant - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... This shows that not every maxim that passes universability is a duty Kant does not tell us how we can distinguish moral duties from absurd imperatives for surely it is possible to universalise the maxim ‘never ...
... This shows that not every maxim that passes universability is a duty Kant does not tell us how we can distinguish moral duties from absurd imperatives for surely it is possible to universalise the maxim ‘never ...
BUSINESS ETHICS
... employees to make decisions that will help their business make a profit. But in doing so, businesspeople also have a responsibility to the public and themselves to maintain ethical principles. ...
... employees to make decisions that will help their business make a profit. But in doing so, businesspeople also have a responsibility to the public and themselves to maintain ethical principles. ...
Religious Morality 1
... decided that people are living too long. It can no longer afford to look after its ageing population. So, it come up with a solution. Everyone will have their every need provided for by the government up until the age of 30. Life will be sweet in every respect. No one will be cold, hungry or have to ...
... decided that people are living too long. It can no longer afford to look after its ageing population. So, it come up with a solution. Everyone will have their every need provided for by the government up until the age of 30. Life will be sweet in every respect. No one will be cold, hungry or have to ...
Corporate social responsibility
... Moral awareness realizing the issue has ethical implications Moral judgment knowing what actions are morally defensible Moral character the strength and persistence to act in accordance with your ethics despite the challenges ...
... Moral awareness realizing the issue has ethical implications Moral judgment knowing what actions are morally defensible Moral character the strength and persistence to act in accordance with your ethics despite the challenges ...
Name: Date: Universal Human Rights (“Ethical Absolutism
... Meta-ethics debate: Are the rights of humans universal, or do they depend upon the particular norms of their cultural context? In 1948, just after the death and destruction caused by the Second World War, the United Nations (UN) established the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). These rig ...
... Meta-ethics debate: Are the rights of humans universal, or do they depend upon the particular norms of their cultural context? In 1948, just after the death and destruction caused by the Second World War, the United Nations (UN) established the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). These rig ...
Religion III Ch 6 notes
... back on history and say that the Holocaust was just. Likewise, none could say that the actions of Mother Teresa were selfish and cruel. No matter how much someone tries to convince himself or herself that all things are subjective, there are definite elements of human nature that all people bear wit ...
... back on history and say that the Holocaust was just. Likewise, none could say that the actions of Mother Teresa were selfish and cruel. No matter how much someone tries to convince himself or herself that all things are subjective, there are definite elements of human nature that all people bear wit ...
CHAPTER 6
... Virtues and community • Virtues must be formed within the context of a particular coherent social order. • We are not isolated individuals, but fill various roles; e.g., someone’s son or daughter, a member of some profession. • “The story of my life is always embedded in the story of those communit ...
... Virtues and community • Virtues must be formed within the context of a particular coherent social order. • We are not isolated individuals, but fill various roles; e.g., someone’s son or daughter, a member of some profession. • “The story of my life is always embedded in the story of those communit ...
The Pressure to Cheat
... knew that the test of character was our ability to resist them. Calling enticements pressures doesn’t change anything. We must believe in and expect integrity and moral courage and not surrender when our principles are challenged. We need to expect good people to do what’s right, even when it’s diff ...
... knew that the test of character was our ability to resist them. Calling enticements pressures doesn’t change anything. We must believe in and expect integrity and moral courage and not surrender when our principles are challenged. We need to expect good people to do what’s right, even when it’s diff ...
Week 2
... genetic makeup, over which they have no control. Humans are completely physical beings whose development is totally determined by external stimuli of their environments. Little evidence suggests that non-caused events ever occur. Week 2, PHIL2 ...
... genetic makeup, over which they have no control. Humans are completely physical beings whose development is totally determined by external stimuli of their environments. Little evidence suggests that non-caused events ever occur. Week 2, PHIL2 ...
AR Philosophy - Animal Liberation Front
... 1. ‘Rational’ beings, so a being has rights if, and only if, it is can engage in abstract reasoning. 2. ‘Intelligent’ beings, so a being has rights if, and only if, it is smart enough. 3. ‘Autonomous beings,’ so a being has rights if, and only if, it can reflect on its life and decide how to best pu ...
... 1. ‘Rational’ beings, so a being has rights if, and only if, it is can engage in abstract reasoning. 2. ‘Intelligent’ beings, so a being has rights if, and only if, it is smart enough. 3. ‘Autonomous beings,’ so a being has rights if, and only if, it can reflect on its life and decide how to best pu ...
AR Primer - Animal Liberation Front
... 1. ‘Rational’ beings, so a being has rights if, and only if, it is can engage in abstract reasoning. 2. ‘Intelligent’ beings, so a being has rights if, and only if, it is smart enough. 3. ‘Autonomous beings,’ so a being has rights if, and only if, it can reflect on its life and decide how to best pu ...
... 1. ‘Rational’ beings, so a being has rights if, and only if, it is can engage in abstract reasoning. 2. ‘Intelligent’ beings, so a being has rights if, and only if, it is smart enough. 3. ‘Autonomous beings,’ so a being has rights if, and only if, it can reflect on its life and decide how to best pu ...
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... Firms have a moral responsibility to larger society to become involved in social, legal, and political issues. ...
... Firms have a moral responsibility to larger society to become involved in social, legal, and political issues. ...
Management 9e.- Robbins and Coulter
... What Is Social Responsibility? • The Classical View Management’s only social responsibility is to maximize profits (create a financial return) by operating the business in the best interests of the stockholders (owners of the corporation). We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by ...
... What Is Social Responsibility? • The Classical View Management’s only social responsibility is to maximize profits (create a financial return) by operating the business in the best interests of the stockholders (owners of the corporation). We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by ...
Ethics Workbook - Teacher Support
... Perfect happiness (beatitudo) is not possible in this lifetime, but only in the afterlife for those who achieve a direct perception of God. There can be an imperfect happiness (felicitas) attainable in this lifetime, in proportion to the exercise of Reason (contemplation of truth) and the exercise o ...
... Perfect happiness (beatitudo) is not possible in this lifetime, but only in the afterlife for those who achieve a direct perception of God. There can be an imperfect happiness (felicitas) attainable in this lifetime, in proportion to the exercise of Reason (contemplation of truth) and the exercise o ...
The Ethics of Dove`s “Beauty Patch” Campaign
... What are the long- and short-term consequences of this commercial for the beauty company, the beauty industry, the viewers of this ad campaign, and the overall society? ...
... What are the long- and short-term consequences of this commercial for the beauty company, the beauty industry, the viewers of this ad campaign, and the overall society? ...
DOC - A Level Philosophy
... whatever I like, as long as I don’t get caught. ‘Morality’ becomes no more than a matter of taste. And if this is so, then morality cannot provide any firm grounds for morally judging the practices of other people. Emotivists and prescriptivists can argue that this is either an unfair simplification ...
... whatever I like, as long as I don’t get caught. ‘Morality’ becomes no more than a matter of taste. And if this is so, then morality cannot provide any firm grounds for morally judging the practices of other people. Emotivists and prescriptivists can argue that this is either an unfair simplification ...
Thomas Hill Green
Thomas Hill Green (7 April 1836 – 15 March 1882) was an English philosopher, political radical and temperance reformer, and a member of the British idealism movement. Like all the British idealists, Green was influenced by the metaphysical historicism of G.W.F. Hegel. He was one of the thinkers behind the philosophy of social liberalism.