Ethics in a Pluralist World
... Kant’s Doctrine of Right and Keeping Ethics Private Immanuel Kant draws a distinction between ethics and right (Recht) or law. The reason for this distinction is his division of freedom into internal and external. This distinction, on which the main division of the doctrine of morals as a whole also ...
... Kant’s Doctrine of Right and Keeping Ethics Private Immanuel Kant draws a distinction between ethics and right (Recht) or law. The reason for this distinction is his division of freedom into internal and external. This distinction, on which the main division of the doctrine of morals as a whole also ...
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... Principles underlie – and help justify – the ethical decisions we must make Principles provide continuity ...
... Principles underlie – and help justify – the ethical decisions we must make Principles provide continuity ...
ethics
... (Beauchamp, T.L., Childress, J.F., (2009) Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 6th ed. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, p. 4) ...
... (Beauchamp, T.L., Childress, J.F., (2009) Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 6th ed. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, p. 4) ...
An Introduction to Ethical Theory
... • Any social and economic inequalities must – Be associated with positions that everyone has a fair and equal opportunity to achieve – Be to the greatest benefit of the leastadvantaged members of society (the difference principle) ...
... • Any social and economic inequalities must – Be associated with positions that everyone has a fair and equal opportunity to achieve – Be to the greatest benefit of the leastadvantaged members of society (the difference principle) ...
Managing Interdependence: Social Responsibility and Ethics
... Moral Languages (2) 2. Self-control: control of thoughts and actions Plato advocated controlling "appetites" Important idea in Buddhism and Hinduism 3. Maximizing human welfare – the basic principle behind utilitarianism (the greatest good for the greatest number) 4. Avoiding harm – the action ...
... Moral Languages (2) 2. Self-control: control of thoughts and actions Plato advocated controlling "appetites" Important idea in Buddhism and Hinduism 3. Maximizing human welfare – the basic principle behind utilitarianism (the greatest good for the greatest number) 4. Avoiding harm – the action ...
Readings in Cyberethics
... Pioneers in Field • Terrell Bynum -- applied ethics • Deborah Johnson -- “new species” theory • James Moore -- logical malleability (general purpose machines) gives rise to “vacuums.” ...
... Pioneers in Field • Terrell Bynum -- applied ethics • Deborah Johnson -- “new species” theory • James Moore -- logical malleability (general purpose machines) gives rise to “vacuums.” ...
Ethics - Pennsylvania State University
... • Do what produces greatest good for the greatest number of people – Monetary costs and benefits – Human welfare – Pleasure or happiness ...
... • Do what produces greatest good for the greatest number of people – Monetary costs and benefits – Human welfare – Pleasure or happiness ...
Virtue ethics
... because those actions are right? A similar problem faced by Divine Command Theory. ...
... because those actions are right? A similar problem faced by Divine Command Theory. ...
Moral Reasoning
... professionals to have the ability to critically analyze [ethical ]situations. After all, if the rules are there, then it just seems a matter of following them. It is extremely important to realize, however, that acting ethically in the professions is not so simple. Adopting a simplistic approach wil ...
... professionals to have the ability to critically analyze [ethical ]situations. After all, if the rules are there, then it just seems a matter of following them. It is extremely important to realize, however, that acting ethically in the professions is not so simple. Adopting a simplistic approach wil ...
What follows is a brief summary of the material on Kant
... I acted from duty: I did X because it was my duty – I did X for the sake of itself – I did X because X is intrinsically right. Two Forms of Categorical Imperative: For Kant, the general forms of the CI are the rule one follows to decide how one should act. There are two versions of the CI: 1) Perfo ...
... I acted from duty: I did X because it was my duty – I did X for the sake of itself – I did X because X is intrinsically right. Two Forms of Categorical Imperative: For Kant, the general forms of the CI are the rule one follows to decide how one should act. There are two versions of the CI: 1) Perfo ...
360 Business Ethics
... – “If you want to be a great volleyball player, you must practice volleyball.” – Only those who fit the antecedent condition are bound by this imperative ...
... – “If you want to be a great volleyball player, you must practice volleyball.” – Only those who fit the antecedent condition are bound by this imperative ...
Glosario Etica
... Nihilism. The belief that there is no value or truth. Literally, a belief in nothing (nihil). Most philosophical discussions of nihilism arise out of a consideration of Fredrich NietzscheÕs remarks on nihilism, especially in The Will to Power. ...
... Nihilism. The belief that there is no value or truth. Literally, a belief in nothing (nihil). Most philosophical discussions of nihilism arise out of a consideration of Fredrich NietzscheÕs remarks on nihilism, especially in The Will to Power. ...
Business Ethics in an International Context
... Which Rights are Basic? Freedom: Individuals should be free to as much freedom as is compatible with a like freedom for all. The right to physical security and freedom of movement. The right to non-discrimination on the basis of arbitrary characteristics such as race, sex, religion, ethnicity ...
... Which Rights are Basic? Freedom: Individuals should be free to as much freedom as is compatible with a like freedom for all. The right to physical security and freedom of movement. The right to non-discrimination on the basis of arbitrary characteristics such as race, sex, religion, ethnicity ...
Ethical Relativism:
... Although cultural relativism may seem to be fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
... Although cultural relativism may seem to be fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
Contemporary Moral Issues
... moral systems Ethical Relativism : There is no universal moral standard for right and wrong Cultural Ethical Realism : Morality is dependent on collective practice and preference Individual Ethical Relativism : Morality is dependent on a person’s own experiences and value systems Moral Isolationism ...
... moral systems Ethical Relativism : There is no universal moral standard for right and wrong Cultural Ethical Realism : Morality is dependent on collective practice and preference Individual Ethical Relativism : Morality is dependent on a person’s own experiences and value systems Moral Isolationism ...
Does Liberalism Need Natural Rights?
... than doing (or being in pursuit of) what is right" (LN, 109). Whatever good sense there is to this distinction, I fail to see how it is relevant to the issue of whether one has a right to do moral wrong. However we divide the public and private aspects of morality, and however we distinguish between ...
... than doing (or being in pursuit of) what is right" (LN, 109). Whatever good sense there is to this distinction, I fail to see how it is relevant to the issue of whether one has a right to do moral wrong. However we divide the public and private aspects of morality, and however we distinguish between ...
BUSINESS ETHICS
... In late 1983 there was a great public controversy over an infant known to the public only as Baby Jane Doe. This unfortunate baby, born in New York State, suffered from multiple defects including spina bifida (a broken and protruding spine), hydrocephaly (excess fluid on the brain), and perhaps wors ...
... In late 1983 there was a great public controversy over an infant known to the public only as Baby Jane Doe. This unfortunate baby, born in New York State, suffered from multiple defects including spina bifida (a broken and protruding spine), hydrocephaly (excess fluid on the brain), and perhaps wors ...
Relativism - A Level Philosophy
... Societies are not trying to get at the ‘ethical truth’; instead ethical values and practices are part of a way of living. ...
... Societies are not trying to get at the ‘ethical truth’; instead ethical values and practices are part of a way of living. ...
Relativism
... Societies are not trying to get at the ‘ethical truth’; instead ethical values and practices are part of a way of living. ...
... Societies are not trying to get at the ‘ethical truth’; instead ethical values and practices are part of a way of living. ...
Ethics Glossary
... Nihilism. The belief that there is no value or truth. Literally, a belief in nothing (nihil). Most philosophical discussions of nihilism arise out of a consideration of Fredrich Nietzsche’s remarks on nihilism, especially in The Will to Power. Noumenal. A Kantian term that refers to the unknowable w ...
... Nihilism. The belief that there is no value or truth. Literally, a belief in nothing (nihil). Most philosophical discussions of nihilism arise out of a consideration of Fredrich Nietzsche’s remarks on nihilism, especially in The Will to Power. Noumenal. A Kantian term that refers to the unknowable w ...
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. ...
YourLifeinChrist PowerPoint Chapter 2
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
Search out the Facts Intention
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
Right Reason in Action
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action
... term “ cognitivist ethics .” A cognitivist ethics must answer the question of how to justify normative statements….. Only those norms may claim to be valid that could meet with the consent of all affected in their role as participants in a practical discourse….. For a norm to be valid, the consequen ...
... term “ cognitivist ethics .” A cognitivist ethics must answer the question of how to justify normative statements….. Only those norms may claim to be valid that could meet with the consent of all affected in their role as participants in a practical discourse….. For a norm to be valid, the consequen ...
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.