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... • Who respect the dignity of all human beings; • Who are decisive, even when facing high risk; • Who take full responsibility for their decisions and actions; • Who reflect always the “special trust and confidence” reposed in them; • And, who have the self-discipline, determination, and courage to d ...
... • Who respect the dignity of all human beings; • Who are decisive, even when facing high risk; • Who take full responsibility for their decisions and actions; • Who reflect always the “special trust and confidence” reposed in them; • And, who have the self-discipline, determination, and courage to d ...
Humanist Discussion Group
... Wikipedia: Morality (from the Latin moralitas "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are "good" (or right) and those that are "bad" (or wrong). The philosophy of morality is ethics. A moral code is a system of morality (a ...
... Wikipedia: Morality (from the Latin moralitas "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are "good" (or right) and those that are "bad" (or wrong). The philosophy of morality is ethics. A moral code is a system of morality (a ...
studies in religion and ethics
... to be done to achieve your true end was given by God, but comprehended (‘understood’) by reason alone. Virtue Theory: common features Ancient Greek and Medieval (Christian) thought shared the basic structure of virtue ethics. What are its primary features? There is an important contrast between man- ...
... to be done to achieve your true end was given by God, but comprehended (‘understood’) by reason alone. Virtue Theory: common features Ancient Greek and Medieval (Christian) thought shared the basic structure of virtue ethics. What are its primary features? There is an important contrast between man- ...
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... JNUSTA: In your experience teaching a course on moral values, could you share with us your thoughts about what course approaches or activities had proven effective in driving home lessons about values? Chua Tee: We do not have a course on the sole teaching of ethics per se. The teaching of ethics an ...
... JNUSTA: In your experience teaching a course on moral values, could you share with us your thoughts about what course approaches or activities had proven effective in driving home lessons about values? Chua Tee: We do not have a course on the sole teaching of ethics per se. The teaching of ethics an ...
Ethics - Lagemaat - TOK-eisj
... analysis (but since this only has to be done on a comparative scale, this may not be as serious an objection as it at first seems). 3. The calculation required to determine the right is both complicated and time consuming. Many occasions will not permit the time and many individuals may not even be ...
... analysis (but since this only has to be done on a comparative scale, this may not be as serious an objection as it at first seems). 3. The calculation required to determine the right is both complicated and time consuming. Many occasions will not permit the time and many individuals may not even be ...
Chapter 5 summary - University of Hawaii at Hilo
... Ethics - A set of moral principles or values (may change over time) Ethical Dilemma – the problem that people experience when they must decide whether or not they should act in a way that benefits someone else even if it harms others and is not in their own self interest. Stockholders have ownership ...
... Ethics - A set of moral principles or values (may change over time) Ethical Dilemma – the problem that people experience when they must decide whether or not they should act in a way that benefits someone else even if it harms others and is not in their own self interest. Stockholders have ownership ...
THE NATURE OF MORALITY
... that your misdeed will come back to haunt you. This is often correct but sometimes just in terms of personal interest – it may pay off for you to do what you know to be wrong. ...
... that your misdeed will come back to haunt you. This is often correct but sometimes just in terms of personal interest – it may pay off for you to do what you know to be wrong. ...
Kant and the force of duty - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... Noumenal and phenomenal Pietism ...
... Noumenal and phenomenal Pietism ...
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... The following is for educational purposes. Always seek professional advice regarding potential legal issues or ethical concerns. ...
... The following is for educational purposes. Always seek professional advice regarding potential legal issues or ethical concerns. ...
Slide 1
... Concentrate on the state of mind which develops our character, strive to be better for my own sake ...
... Concentrate on the state of mind which develops our character, strive to be better for my own sake ...
Chapter 3: How Can I Know What is Right?
... Good will is the only thing that can be conceived as good without qualification Action of duty has moral worth not in the purpose to be attained, but by the principle of volition irrespective of desire Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law ...
... Good will is the only thing that can be conceived as good without qualification Action of duty has moral worth not in the purpose to be attained, but by the principle of volition irrespective of desire Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law ...
Morality and Ethics
... Act Utilitarianism: Consider the consequences of an action for the ones which will benefit the most Rule Utilitarianism: Obey the rules that brings max happiness to max people ...
... Act Utilitarianism: Consider the consequences of an action for the ones which will benefit the most Rule Utilitarianism: Obey the rules that brings max happiness to max people ...
What is Ethics?
... For example, moral theories prescribe the moral choices that people ought to make; why they ought to make those choices; and what values that society ought to have. Meta-ethics Theories investigate what ethical language means. Predominantly, theorists are interested in such questions as ‘what do ...
... For example, moral theories prescribe the moral choices that people ought to make; why they ought to make those choices; and what values that society ought to have. Meta-ethics Theories investigate what ethical language means. Predominantly, theorists are interested in such questions as ‘what do ...
ETHC 2000 – Interdisciplinary Ethics and Values Evaluation of
... This ethical principle holds that person(s) should never undertake any action or decision that would interfere with the rights of everyone to develop their potential as much as possible. Such rights are consistent with the promotion of voluntary exchanges among individual as the basis for collective ...
... This ethical principle holds that person(s) should never undertake any action or decision that would interfere with the rights of everyone to develop their potential as much as possible. Such rights are consistent with the promotion of voluntary exchanges among individual as the basis for collective ...
Ethical Principles
... The actions are not judged, but rather their consequences How are the costs and benefits of nonmonetary stakes measured? Does not consider the individual The principles of rights and justice are ignored ...
... The actions are not judged, but rather their consequences How are the costs and benefits of nonmonetary stakes measured? Does not consider the individual The principles of rights and justice are ignored ...
Power Point Presentation
... An action has moral worth only if a morally valid rule of obligation determines that action Even a motive of benevolence is rejected as morally unworthy, unless there is an accompanying motive of obligation Necessity comes from laws, not from mere subjective maxims. There must be an objective princi ...
... An action has moral worth only if a morally valid rule of obligation determines that action Even a motive of benevolence is rejected as morally unworthy, unless there is an accompanying motive of obligation Necessity comes from laws, not from mere subjective maxims. There must be an objective princi ...
Types of Ethical Theories
... 1. An ethical theory: a. moves beyond our moral intuitions and systematize them. b. is universal: I act on this M (rule)—as should everyone. That is what it means to be [morally] good/ right/a duty/ obligatory… c. must be adequate to all three poles of ethical action (and none is!) 2. The question t ...
... 1. An ethical theory: a. moves beyond our moral intuitions and systematize them. b. is universal: I act on this M (rule)—as should everyone. That is what it means to be [morally] good/ right/a duty/ obligatory… c. must be adequate to all three poles of ethical action (and none is!) 2. The question t ...
Philosophical Ethics - Bucknell University
... Do I ride the bus or drive my car in a gas shortage? ...
... Do I ride the bus or drive my car in a gas shortage? ...
Subjectivism in Ethics
... according to Ethical Subjectivism, .it is not a fact that what they did was evil. When we say their actions were evil we are only saying that we have only negative feelings towards them. The same applies to any moral judgment whatever. ...
... according to Ethical Subjectivism, .it is not a fact that what they did was evil. When we say their actions were evil we are only saying that we have only negative feelings towards them. The same applies to any moral judgment whatever. ...
Name: OLADUJA BOLUWAJI Matric no: 14/ENG06/047 College
... Metaethics is concerned with the meaning of ethical statement, in my level of understanding basically means that because a certain action has been condemned by society as immorally wrong, everyone else tends to see it as a bad action. The fact that the statement had the ability to influence everyone ...
... Metaethics is concerned with the meaning of ethical statement, in my level of understanding basically means that because a certain action has been condemned by society as immorally wrong, everyone else tends to see it as a bad action. The fact that the statement had the ability to influence everyone ...
An ethical question that arose with special force during the Gulf War
... An ethical question that arose with special force during the Gulf War in 1991 concerned the duties of ordinary civilians who were not called for military service. Many of these citizens had opposed the war before it began. Opinion polls just before the war showed the United States about evenly split ...
... An ethical question that arose with special force during the Gulf War in 1991 concerned the duties of ordinary civilians who were not called for military service. Many of these citizens had opposed the war before it began. Opinion polls just before the war showed the United States about evenly split ...
Ethical Theory Review Sheet
... typically act solely in their own interest but that they need not do so always. This theory, even if true, offers no support from ethical egoism since one cannot infer what people should do from what they in fact do. b. Ethical egoism is not a type of subjectivism or emotivist ethics since self-inte ...
... typically act solely in their own interest but that they need not do so always. This theory, even if true, offers no support from ethical egoism since one cannot infer what people should do from what they in fact do. b. Ethical egoism is not a type of subjectivism or emotivist ethics since self-inte ...
pragmatism and relativism
... states of affairs. Other people argue based on metaphysical arguments that objective moral facts do not exist. Proponents of this anti-realist position sometimes use the denial of objective moral facts to justify the claim that we cannot have proper knowledge about moral rules. Yet others simply arg ...
... states of affairs. Other people argue based on metaphysical arguments that objective moral facts do not exist. Proponents of this anti-realist position sometimes use the denial of objective moral facts to justify the claim that we cannot have proper knowledge about moral rules. Yet others simply arg ...
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.