Introduction to Ethics Lecture 10 Ayer and Emotivism
... since neither claim expresses a proposition neither do the two individuals express incompatible propositions. Thus, it isn’t possible to argue about questions of value. ...
... since neither claim expresses a proposition neither do the two individuals express incompatible propositions. Thus, it isn’t possible to argue about questions of value. ...
EECS 690
... • The categorical imperative is Kant’s test to see if an action can pass as moral. • Kant phrased this test in between 3 and 5 different ways (depending on which Kant scholar you ask) • We will focus on two of these. ...
... • The categorical imperative is Kant’s test to see if an action can pass as moral. • Kant phrased this test in between 3 and 5 different ways (depending on which Kant scholar you ask) • We will focus on two of these. ...
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
... a code of ethics. – A set of guidelines for maintaining ethics in the workplace. Professional groups such as doctors, lawyers, journalists, and teachers have their own code of ethics. – Covers everything from employee behavior to environmental safety ...
... a code of ethics. – A set of guidelines for maintaining ethics in the workplace. Professional groups such as doctors, lawyers, journalists, and teachers have their own code of ethics. – Covers everything from employee behavior to environmental safety ...
COMM 310 A Field Guide to Philosophers
... Munitions. Then he went into academia. Ross was what’s called a “moral realist,” arguing that there are moral truths – such as the claim that something good is true only if it really is good. The philosophy says that we must choose among competing ethical duties, which he identified as fidelity, rep ...
... Munitions. Then he went into academia. Ross was what’s called a “moral realist,” arguing that there are moral truths – such as the claim that something good is true only if it really is good. The philosophy says that we must choose among competing ethical duties, which he identified as fidelity, rep ...
Philosophy 220
... Mappes on Sexual Morality Mappes makes clear from the beginning of his essay that he is taking exception to what he calls “conventional sexual morality:” that non-marital sex, or sex without love, is immoral. To dispute this is not to deny that there are moral limits on sexual behavior. It is rat ...
... Mappes on Sexual Morality Mappes makes clear from the beginning of his essay that he is taking exception to what he calls “conventional sexual morality:” that non-marital sex, or sex without love, is immoral. To dispute this is not to deny that there are moral limits on sexual behavior. It is rat ...
Facilitation & Case Consultation (ppt lecture)
... What do you think that you would feel like in a situation such as this? ...
... What do you think that you would feel like in a situation such as this? ...
Slide 1
... product testing standard on your business than does State B. Your business will need to spend less on testing the product. If you test at that lower level, more people will be injured than if you test at the level required in State B. As president of the corporation, which state will you select and ...
... product testing standard on your business than does State B. Your business will need to spend less on testing the product. If you test at that lower level, more people will be injured than if you test at the level required in State B. As president of the corporation, which state will you select and ...
Week 3
... • Utilitarianism is ungodly because it proposes utility, rather than the Bible or God, as a basis for moral judgments. • Utilitarianism is unworkable because no one has the time to calculate all the consequences of an action beforehand. • Utilitarianism is unworkable because we cannot know the full ...
... • Utilitarianism is ungodly because it proposes utility, rather than the Bible or God, as a basis for moral judgments. • Utilitarianism is unworkable because no one has the time to calculate all the consequences of an action beforehand. • Utilitarianism is unworkable because we cannot know the full ...
ethics primer
... Ethics is the study of right versus wrong. The key idea that defines right and wrong is the concept of obligation. A right act is one which fulfills an obligation. A wrong act is one that transgresses an obligation. There are many forms of obligation: obligations to self, to others, to society, to t ...
... Ethics is the study of right versus wrong. The key idea that defines right and wrong is the concept of obligation. A right act is one which fulfills an obligation. A wrong act is one that transgresses an obligation. There are many forms of obligation: obligations to self, to others, to society, to t ...
Kohlberg`s Theory of Moral Development
... that which pleases or helps others. Person wants to be thought of as “good.” Stage 4: most men are here—what’s moral equals what is legal. Must conform to rules of legitimate authority; laws transcend social interest. ...
... that which pleases or helps others. Person wants to be thought of as “good.” Stage 4: most men are here—what’s moral equals what is legal. Must conform to rules of legitimate authority; laws transcend social interest. ...
Consider Ethics
... our behavior, including moral behavior. But those sentiments do not come from God. – Differing interpretations of Hume: • Rejects all objective ethical standards (ethics is a matter of feelings and not truth) • Sentiments can guide us to correct ethical behavior ...
... our behavior, including moral behavior. But those sentiments do not come from God. – Differing interpretations of Hume: • Rejects all objective ethical standards (ethics is a matter of feelings and not truth) • Sentiments can guide us to correct ethical behavior ...
ethical reasoning
... Some claim that while the moral practices of societies may differ, the fundamental moral principles underlying these practices do not. EXAMPLE In some societies, killing one's parents after they reach a certain age is common practice, stemming from the belief that people are better off in the after ...
... Some claim that while the moral practices of societies may differ, the fundamental moral principles underlying these practices do not. EXAMPLE In some societies, killing one's parents after they reach a certain age is common practice, stemming from the belief that people are better off in the after ...
Ethical Theories
... whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end and never simply as a means" -- Kant, Immanuel; trans. Ellington, J.W. [1785] (1993), p.36 ...
... whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end and never simply as a means" -- Kant, Immanuel; trans. Ellington, J.W. [1785] (1993), p.36 ...
Ethics Defined - Bremerton School District
... eek ethike philosophia "moral philosophy," fem. Of ...
... eek ethike philosophia "moral philosophy," fem. Of ...
Human Values and Virtues
... Evolution of Human Values The human values evolve because of the following factors: 1. The impact of norms of the society on the fulfillment of the individual’s needs or desires. 2. Developed or modified by one’s own awareness, choice, and judgment in fulfilling the needs. 3. By the teachings and ...
... Evolution of Human Values The human values evolve because of the following factors: 1. The impact of norms of the society on the fulfillment of the individual’s needs or desires. 2. Developed or modified by one’s own awareness, choice, and judgment in fulfilling the needs. 3. By the teachings and ...
Curriculum Vitae - Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics
... questions in moral theory and also consider how the normative and conceptual claims made by such theories, about what must be true of a moral judgment, are connected to descriptive claims about the psychology of the moral agents who make them. 2004-5 ARC Discovery Project ‘The Normative Value of Uni ...
... questions in moral theory and also consider how the normative and conceptual claims made by such theories, about what must be true of a moral judgment, are connected to descriptive claims about the psychology of the moral agents who make them. 2004-5 ARC Discovery Project ‘The Normative Value of Uni ...
ETHICAL DIMENSION OF THE MANAGEMENT
... From the outset of the operation and development of the organizations, the way of working and gaining profit, wealth and other benefits provided by the good and successful business, constantly question arises: whether the business interfaces with morals and moral actions of individuals and groups? T ...
... From the outset of the operation and development of the organizations, the way of working and gaining profit, wealth and other benefits provided by the good and successful business, constantly question arises: whether the business interfaces with morals and moral actions of individuals and groups? T ...
Everyday Ethics - University of Montana
... So obviously we desire prudent leaders. However, there are obstacles to this desire. It was Machiavelli who observed that a truly virtuous leader would be thwarted by the many who are not virtuous. His advice was, if leaders want to stay in power they must learn vice. There is present day truth to t ...
... So obviously we desire prudent leaders. However, there are obstacles to this desire. It was Machiavelli who observed that a truly virtuous leader would be thwarted by the many who are not virtuous. His advice was, if leaders want to stay in power they must learn vice. There is present day truth to t ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 10 Ayer and Emotivism
... false if it is either analytic or verifiable by sense experience (or at least if it is possible that it is verifiable by sense experience). – Ayer thought that since ethical propositions are neither analytic nor verifiable by sense experience that they are meaningless. ...
... false if it is either analytic or verifiable by sense experience (or at least if it is possible that it is verifiable by sense experience). – Ayer thought that since ethical propositions are neither analytic nor verifiable by sense experience that they are meaningless. ...
Business Ethics
... world, even dominate the world, but not through me.” -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn ...
... world, even dominate the world, but not through me.” -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn ...
Ethical Relativism 2 Kinds of Relativism: ethical relativism and social
... can be deduced from the logical structure of moral codes themselves then becomes a live question. What does the concept of morality, the practice of moral discourse, etc. tell us about the content of morality? ...
... can be deduced from the logical structure of moral codes themselves then becomes a live question. What does the concept of morality, the practice of moral discourse, etc. tell us about the content of morality? ...
Reading for this week
... • deemphasizes the rationalistic duality between the human organism and its environment • emphasis is placed on the intrinsic value of other species, systems and processes in nature. • an ecocentric system of environmental ethics ...
... • deemphasizes the rationalistic duality between the human organism and its environment • emphasis is placed on the intrinsic value of other species, systems and processes in nature. • an ecocentric system of environmental ethics ...
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.