Kantian Ethics Exam Questions - Clydeview Academy Humanities
... It is absolute since the morality of an action takes no regard of the situation it is in. Stress on duty and obligation - to Kant, the concept of “motive” is the most important factor in determining what is ethical. More specifically, Kant argued that a moral action is one that is performed out of a ...
... It is absolute since the morality of an action takes no regard of the situation it is in. Stress on duty and obligation - to Kant, the concept of “motive” is the most important factor in determining what is ethical. More specifically, Kant argued that a moral action is one that is performed out of a ...
`Virtue ethics lacks a decision-procedure to help us make moral
... From a teleological perspective, Aristotle believed that humanity has, unlike its animal counterparts, the capacity for rationality and this provides humankind with both function and potential. We will achieve happiness only if we fulfill the function appropriate to a human being which is to act in ...
... From a teleological perspective, Aristotle believed that humanity has, unlike its animal counterparts, the capacity for rationality and this provides humankind with both function and potential. We will achieve happiness only if we fulfill the function appropriate to a human being which is to act in ...
Oct. 18 - Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
... Thomas Hobbes Jean-Jacques Rousseau There is a “social contract” between individuals and society where everyone gains (is not hurt) This leads to legal contract i.e. Laws Hence the connection between laws,ethics, morality Laws about driving (on the left or right) or protecting intellectual Property ...
... Thomas Hobbes Jean-Jacques Rousseau There is a “social contract” between individuals and society where everyone gains (is not hurt) This leads to legal contract i.e. Laws Hence the connection between laws,ethics, morality Laws about driving (on the left or right) or protecting intellectual Property ...
Ethical Theory and Environment - III Lecture #5 Major Ethical
... From Philosophers - "How can we know the telos of a human or an owl?" ...
... From Philosophers - "How can we know the telos of a human or an owl?" ...
Ethics
... • Ethics - the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation • Conflict of Interest - a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust • Ombudsman – the person who investigates reported ethics complaints ( ...
... • Ethics - the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation • Conflict of Interest - a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust • Ombudsman – the person who investigates reported ethics complaints ( ...
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... [m]odern academic philosophy turns out by and large to provide means for a more accurate and informed definition of disagreement rather than for progress toward its resolution. (1988, p. 3) In Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy Williams tells us that ‘philosophy should not try to produce ethical th ...
... [m]odern academic philosophy turns out by and large to provide means for a more accurate and informed definition of disagreement rather than for progress toward its resolution. (1988, p. 3) In Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy Williams tells us that ‘philosophy should not try to produce ethical th ...
Hitt/Black/Porter: Management 1st ed.
... 1. Your boss informs you confidentially that one of your friends is going to be fired. Your friend is about to buy a house. Should you warn your friend that he is about to be fired, even though you promised your boss that you would ...
... 1. Your boss informs you confidentially that one of your friends is going to be fired. Your friend is about to buy a house. Should you warn your friend that he is about to be fired, even though you promised your boss that you would ...
No Slide Title
... – What is the difficulty in doing this? – What does the Biocentric ethic say (Goodpaster?) ...
... – What is the difficulty in doing this? – What does the Biocentric ethic say (Goodpaster?) ...
Theories of Health Education
... decision making and behaviour. What is right is what feels right or satisfies one’s desire; what is wrong is what feels wrong or frustrates one’s desire. ...
... decision making and behaviour. What is right is what feels right or satisfies one’s desire; what is wrong is what feels wrong or frustrates one’s desire. ...
Value Theory Exam Questions - Philosophy
... 6. It is sometimes said that the psychological systems of Plato and Aristotle have no place for the deliberate choice of evil recognized as such. Is this true? And do the respective approaches of Plato and Aristotle to this issue represent a strength or a weakness in their philosophies? 7. Taking on ...
... 6. It is sometimes said that the psychological systems of Plato and Aristotle have no place for the deliberate choice of evil recognized as such. Is this true? And do the respective approaches of Plato and Aristotle to this issue represent a strength or a weakness in their philosophies? 7. Taking on ...
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... (a)expresses a value (rather than a fact), and (b) is “prescriptive” (rather than “descriptive”). ...
... (a)expresses a value (rather than a fact), and (b) is “prescriptive” (rather than “descriptive”). ...
Chapter 3: Morality and the Moral Life Ethics
... culture to culture, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—FALSE 2. People’s moral judgments do differ from culture to culture.—DUBIOUS 3. Therefore, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—CONCLUSION UNSUPPORTED ...
... culture to culture, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—FALSE 2. People’s moral judgments do differ from culture to culture.—DUBIOUS 3. Therefore, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—CONCLUSION UNSUPPORTED ...
Slide 1
... Action cannot be used as a demarcation of morality, because a virtue encompasses more than just a simple selection of action Instead, it is about a way of being that would cause the person exhibiting the virtue to make a certain "virtuous" choice consistently in each situation There is a great deal ...
... Action cannot be used as a demarcation of morality, because a virtue encompasses more than just a simple selection of action Instead, it is about a way of being that would cause the person exhibiting the virtue to make a certain "virtuous" choice consistently in each situation There is a great deal ...
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... Ethics is a set of principals or standards. ...
... Ethics is a set of principals or standards. ...
The Ethics of War
... • Prohibition against murder expressed in language of rights (rights-norms) • There is an absolute right not to be (intentionally) killed (unless…) • Right-duty correlation (Hohfeldian relation) • An absolute right can never be justifiably infringed/overridden. • Infringement = violation. ...
... • Prohibition against murder expressed in language of rights (rights-norms) • There is an absolute right not to be (intentionally) killed (unless…) • Right-duty correlation (Hohfeldian relation) • An absolute right can never be justifiably infringed/overridden. • Infringement = violation. ...
Chapter 1
... ETHICS is the process by which we make decisions, the value system we apply when making moral choices, and the inherent rightness or wrongness of those decisions? ...
... ETHICS is the process by which we make decisions, the value system we apply when making moral choices, and the inherent rightness or wrongness of those decisions? ...
Morality and Ethics (cont. 2)
... Virtue ethics: We should cultivate the virtues and act in accordance with them. Virtues include wisdom, generosity, kindness, justice, pride, courage, honesty Deontological ethics: follow strict moral laws, e.g. do not murder, do not lie, do not steal ...
... Virtue ethics: We should cultivate the virtues and act in accordance with them. Virtues include wisdom, generosity, kindness, justice, pride, courage, honesty Deontological ethics: follow strict moral laws, e.g. do not murder, do not lie, do not steal ...
Presentación de PowerPoint
... argue that ethics cannot provide conclusive answers or proof about what is right or wrong to do in particular situations. The role of ethics is rather to analyze and clarify our everyday moral beliefs and intuitions, turning a critical spotlight upon them by asking the two simple-sounding questions ...
... argue that ethics cannot provide conclusive answers or proof about what is right or wrong to do in particular situations. The role of ethics is rather to analyze and clarify our everyday moral beliefs and intuitions, turning a critical spotlight upon them by asking the two simple-sounding questions ...
Cultural Relativism Slides
... • Ethical relativism: there is no objective standard or test among the moral standards among cultures. There are no universal or objective standards of conduct. • Rachels: cultural relativism = ethical relativism ...
... • Ethical relativism: there is no objective standard or test among the moral standards among cultures. There are no universal or objective standards of conduct. • Rachels: cultural relativism = ethical relativism ...
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... The norms about the kinds of actions believed to be morally right and wrong as well as the values placed on the kinds of objects believed to be ...
... The norms about the kinds of actions believed to be morally right and wrong as well as the values placed on the kinds of objects believed to be ...
it is the right thing to do.
... living. In this view, ethics arises out of the nature of a good person. This approach is what was largely accepted by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. ...
... living. In this view, ethics arises out of the nature of a good person. This approach is what was largely accepted by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. ...
HSB218 Intervention theories and methods
... an individual or group to provide rules for right conduct. Morality is concerned with perspectives of right and proper conduct and involves an evaluation of actions on the basis of some broader cultural context or religious standard. ...
... an individual or group to provide rules for right conduct. Morality is concerned with perspectives of right and proper conduct and involves an evaluation of actions on the basis of some broader cultural context or religious standard. ...
Using Case Studies to Teach Business Ethics in a High
... Aristotle’s virtue theory: bravery, honesty, temperance, generosity, justice, pride. ...
... Aristotle’s virtue theory: bravery, honesty, temperance, generosity, justice, pride. ...
Constitutional Law - Mercer University
... The consequential theory of ethics emphasizes that the morally right action is whatever action leads to the maximum balance of good over evil The rightness or wrongness of an action is based on the consequences or effects of the action The goal of a consequentialist is to achieve the greatest ...
... The consequential theory of ethics emphasizes that the morally right action is whatever action leads to the maximum balance of good over evil The rightness or wrongness of an action is based on the consequences or effects of the action The goal of a consequentialist is to achieve the greatest ...
Ethical Theory
... ◦ Example: the work of Mother Theresa, who gave her entire life to help the poor ...
... ◦ Example: the work of Mother Theresa, who gave her entire life to help the poor ...
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.