European Philosophy and the Kabbalah
... this problem. I argue that the number and order of modes is the same in all attributes. Yet, modes of Thought, unlike modes of any other attribute, have an infinitely-faceted internal structure so that one and the same idea represents infinitely many modes by having infinitely many facets (or aspect ...
... this problem. I argue that the number and order of modes is the same in all attributes. Yet, modes of Thought, unlike modes of any other attribute, have an infinitely-faceted internal structure so that one and the same idea represents infinitely many modes by having infinitely many facets (or aspect ...
Moral Imagination and Adorno: Before and After Auschwitz
... His critique of reason offers a good place to suggest the benefits of moral imagination. His critiques of society, in particular the way, in which he blends psychoanalysis, and Marxist work, serve as a great place for imagination to lend its voice. Further, his work focused on the Holocaust brings m ...
... His critique of reason offers a good place to suggest the benefits of moral imagination. His critiques of society, in particular the way, in which he blends psychoanalysis, and Marxist work, serve as a great place for imagination to lend its voice. Further, his work focused on the Holocaust brings m ...
The Teaching of Happiness in Mainland China: in Light of Aristotle
... voluntariness is an important concept in many ethicists’ theories, such as Aristotle. Aristotle advocates habituation or character training seemingly similar to the Chinese government, but he also emphasizes the importance of voluntariness in a virtuous action. Without a sufficient exploration on ha ...
... voluntariness is an important concept in many ethicists’ theories, such as Aristotle. Aristotle advocates habituation or character training seemingly similar to the Chinese government, but he also emphasizes the importance of voluntariness in a virtuous action. Without a sufficient exploration on ha ...
Chapter 2
... Case Against Ethical Egoism • An easy moral philosophy may not be the best moral philosophy • We know a lot about what is good for someone else • Self-interest can lead to blatantly immoral behavior • Other moral principles are superior to principle of selfinterest • People who take the good of oth ...
... Case Against Ethical Egoism • An easy moral philosophy may not be the best moral philosophy • We know a lot about what is good for someone else • Self-interest can lead to blatantly immoral behavior • Other moral principles are superior to principle of selfinterest • People who take the good of oth ...
Normativity and Epistemic Intuitions
... difference in SES tracks level of education, and differences between culture track any number of things, perhaps even immersion ...
... difference in SES tracks level of education, and differences between culture track any number of things, perhaps even immersion ...
EUTHANASIA EXAMPLE EXAM ANSWERS
... Some in favour of legalising voluntary euthanasia argue that the act gives people greater autonomy (freedom). John Stuart Mill argues that if it doesn’t affect someone else’s freedom, individuals should have full autonomy. “Over himself, over his body and mind, the individual is sovereign (ruler)”. ...
... Some in favour of legalising voluntary euthanasia argue that the act gives people greater autonomy (freedom). John Stuart Mill argues that if it doesn’t affect someone else’s freedom, individuals should have full autonomy. “Over himself, over his body and mind, the individual is sovereign (ruler)”. ...
Chapter 2
... • Not everyone can do what they want • Ethics: A way to decide the best thing to do • New problems accompany new technologies • “Common wisdom” not always adequate ...
... • Not everyone can do what they want • Ethics: A way to decide the best thing to do • New problems accompany new technologies • “Common wisdom” not always adequate ...
Slide 4- 2 - Computer and Information Science
... Not everyone can do what they want Ethics: A way to decide the best thing to do New problems accompany new technologies “Common wisdom” not always adequate ...
... Not everyone can do what they want Ethics: A way to decide the best thing to do New problems accompany new technologies “Common wisdom” not always adequate ...
Moral Beauty`s Divine Center: Jonathan Edwards
... that even to this day, “Jonathan Edwards is indeed America’s evangelical.”3 Though his works on affection or revival were his most popular and influential, Edwards’ contribution was not limited to these works alone. His thought also extended to the realm of ethics, most specifically the nature of vi ...
... that even to this day, “Jonathan Edwards is indeed America’s evangelical.”3 Though his works on affection or revival were his most popular and influential, Edwards’ contribution was not limited to these works alone. His thought also extended to the realm of ethics, most specifically the nature of vi ...
Chapter 2
... • Not everyone can do what they want • Ethics: A way to decide the best thing to do • New problems accompany new technologies • “Common wisdom” not always adequate ...
... • Not everyone can do what they want • Ethics: A way to decide the best thing to do • New problems accompany new technologies • “Common wisdom” not always adequate ...
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Truth about Morality
... it? Presumably not. If, somehow, the whole community were to decide that torturing cats is okay, this activity would, by the lights of most people, still be wrong. In answering these questions in the negative, one expresses an implicit theory concerning the metaphysics of morals. Moral claims, some ...
... it? Presumably not. If, somehow, the whole community were to decide that torturing cats is okay, this activity would, by the lights of most people, still be wrong. In answering these questions in the negative, one expresses an implicit theory concerning the metaphysics of morals. Moral claims, some ...
Introduction to Ethics Chapter 2
... • Not everyone can do what they want • Ethics: A way to decide the best thing to do • New problems accompany new technologies • “Common wisdom” not always adequate ...
... • Not everyone can do what they want • Ethics: A way to decide the best thing to do • New problems accompany new technologies • “Common wisdom” not always adequate ...
Chapter 2: Introduction to Ethics
... Case Against Utilitarianism in General • All consequences must be measured on a single scale. – All units must be the same in order to do the sum – In certain circumstances utilitarians must quantify the value of a ...
... Case Against Utilitarianism in General • All consequences must be measured on a single scale. – All units must be the same in order to do the sum – In certain circumstances utilitarians must quantify the value of a ...
How Autonomous Are Collective Agents? Corporate Rights and
... agents. And as soon as this is granted, it is far from obvious that the conclusion that collective agents should have a wide range of rights can be avoided, even though we are reluctant to att ...
... agents. And as soon as this is granted, it is far from obvious that the conclusion that collective agents should have a wide range of rights can be avoided, even though we are reluctant to att ...
WHAT WE CHOOSE: ETHICS FOR UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS A
... Ambedkar (1891-1956), Indian jurist, philosopher, writer, orator, and civil rights activist who fought against the Hindu caste system Unitarian Universalism is grounded in the understanding that our actions speak louder than our words or beliefs. Faithful living for us includes discerning the course ...
... Ambedkar (1891-1956), Indian jurist, philosopher, writer, orator, and civil rights activist who fought against the Hindu caste system Unitarian Universalism is grounded in the understanding that our actions speak louder than our words or beliefs. Faithful living for us includes discerning the course ...
Personal Ethics and Fraudster Motivation: The Missing Link in Fraud
... rules that governs the action of an individual. Personal ethics is any ethical system or doctrine that has been chosen as a moral guide in the particular life of an agent. Personal ethics in this sense is defined in terms of individual commitment to a moral life in opposition to amoralism ...
... rules that governs the action of an individual. Personal ethics is any ethical system or doctrine that has been chosen as a moral guide in the particular life of an agent. Personal ethics in this sense is defined in terms of individual commitment to a moral life in opposition to amoralism ...
two-column Word document - Unitarian Universalist Association
... Contents is an auto-generated list; if you change content and want an accurate representation of the page numbers listed in the TOC, click the table and click “Update Field.” Then, click “Update page numbers only.” Click OK. ...
... Contents is an auto-generated list; if you change content and want an accurate representation of the page numbers listed in the TOC, click the table and click “Update Field.” Then, click “Update page numbers only.” Click OK. ...
Beyond Evaluation Standards?
... what is ‘good’ and what is ‘not good’. They cannot however resolve all ethical issues. They do not reach all ethical questions, such as the question of the social responsibility of different actors. Niiniluoto sums this up by arguing that, the advice related to expertise can never be totally mechani ...
... what is ‘good’ and what is ‘not good’. They cannot however resolve all ethical issues. They do not reach all ethical questions, such as the question of the social responsibility of different actors. Niiniluoto sums this up by arguing that, the advice related to expertise can never be totally mechani ...
Ethical Egoism - stevewatson.info
... Things turn out better if people are made responsible for what they know best – themselves; not what they know least – others ...
... Things turn out better if people are made responsible for what they know best – themselves; not what they know least – others ...
Objective Morality_final
... Suppose that it is important, from a moral perspective, to punish those guilty of murder. Given trustworthy testimony from a wide array of witnesses, along with the physical evidence of the case, it is perfectly morally appropriate to decide to punish Dave. But if one learns at a later date that Mil ...
... Suppose that it is important, from a moral perspective, to punish those guilty of murder. Given trustworthy testimony from a wide array of witnesses, along with the physical evidence of the case, it is perfectly morally appropriate to decide to punish Dave. But if one learns at a later date that Mil ...
English 11: Hamlet`s Delay
... contrasted with the play, Titus Andronicus, where a son faces a similar situation to that of Hamlet; he seeks vengeance on behalf of his father. However, for this son, the decision to avenge is simple: “Can the son’s eye behold his father bleed? / There’s meed for meed, death for deadly deed!” (5.3. ...
... contrasted with the play, Titus Andronicus, where a son faces a similar situation to that of Hamlet; he seeks vengeance on behalf of his father. However, for this son, the decision to avenge is simple: “Can the son’s eye behold his father bleed? / There’s meed for meed, death for deadly deed!” (5.3. ...
HUMAN_CLONING - HLWW Public Schools
... This site has an introductory article on human cloning, videos about cloning, and lists of reasons both for and against human cloning. It includes resources for students who are researching human cloning. Genetic Encores: The Ethics of Human Cloning. Visit this site by the Institute for Philosophy a ...
... This site has an introductory article on human cloning, videos about cloning, and lists of reasons both for and against human cloning. It includes resources for students who are researching human cloning. Genetic Encores: The Ethics of Human Cloning. Visit this site by the Institute for Philosophy a ...
How AI can Help us to Better Understand Moral Cognition
... that while killing contributes to the wrongness of the act, other considerations (preserving the lives of innocents) would contribute to the rightness of the act, and the factors contributing to wrongness are outweighed by the factors contributing to rightness. In other words, all things considered, ...
... that while killing contributes to the wrongness of the act, other considerations (preserving the lives of innocents) would contribute to the rightness of the act, and the factors contributing to wrongness are outweighed by the factors contributing to rightness. In other words, all things considered, ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... Attempt was also made by Smith(1971) to add precision to the concept of value. He adopted a definition first presented by Kluckhohn which is read as follows: “Values are conceptions of the desirable notions that are relevant to selective behavior.” In distinguishing value from similar concepts but n ...
... Attempt was also made by Smith(1971) to add precision to the concept of value. He adopted a definition first presented by Kluckhohn which is read as follows: “Values are conceptions of the desirable notions that are relevant to selective behavior.” In distinguishing value from similar concepts but n ...
Frankena, Chapter 4
... actions are determined by an apparent good..no man can set as the object of his choice something that seems evil or bad to him. opponent:The evident fact of incontinence. A man’s desires or appetites are in conflict with his reason, precisely in the sense that he desires something that is bad for hi ...
... actions are determined by an apparent good..no man can set as the object of his choice something that seems evil or bad to him. opponent:The evident fact of incontinence. A man’s desires or appetites are in conflict with his reason, precisely in the sense that he desires something that is bad for hi ...
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.