Rightness and Responsibility
... have formulated it, still gives expression to the idea that there is a noncontingent connection between morality and motivation. At its heart is the thesis that rightness and other moral considerations represent reasons for people to act in accordance with them. This thesis is a version of the posit ...
... have formulated it, still gives expression to the idea that there is a noncontingent connection between morality and motivation. At its heart is the thesis that rightness and other moral considerations represent reasons for people to act in accordance with them. This thesis is a version of the posit ...
Patients With Ventromedial Frontal Damage Have Moral Beliefs
... of moral concepts is intact: ‘‘I am not claiming . . . that VM patients fail to understand the moral concepts contained in their moral beliefs’’ (p. 613). However, if understanding moral concepts is moral knowledge, since knowledge is (with the appropriate caveats) justified belief, that entails tha ...
... of moral concepts is intact: ‘‘I am not claiming . . . that VM patients fail to understand the moral concepts contained in their moral beliefs’’ (p. 613). However, if understanding moral concepts is moral knowledge, since knowledge is (with the appropriate caveats) justified belief, that entails tha ...
Moral Norms - Homework Market
... The focus is on being and formal norms tend to indicate character traits or dispositions. Formal Christian or Church Norms The example of Jesus and the Apostles, scripture, wisdom of church fathers. The commandment to love, openness to the poor, conversion or change of heart. Love God and love ...
... The focus is on being and formal norms tend to indicate character traits or dispositions. Formal Christian or Church Norms The example of Jesus and the Apostles, scripture, wisdom of church fathers. The commandment to love, openness to the poor, conversion or change of heart. Love God and love ...
Medical Ethics, Part I
... would want them to treat you” Human beings should never be treated as only a ...
... would want them to treat you” Human beings should never be treated as only a ...
Introduction - CatholiCurrent.com
... one may not deem an action good or evil until one considers all dimensions of an act, including the circumstances and intention which leads one to, for example, use contraception.33 Proportionalists’ argument can be described as holding an intrinsically evil act, such as contraception, could be a mo ...
... one may not deem an action good or evil until one considers all dimensions of an act, including the circumstances and intention which leads one to, for example, use contraception.33 Proportionalists’ argument can be described as holding an intrinsically evil act, such as contraception, could be a mo ...
International Sociological Association Mid
... moral development by Kohlberg et al. (1990b) and how he develops Kohlberg’s approach into discourse ethics. Discourse ethics holds to the principles of universal justice and equality, but it also takes into account the cultural and value-related variety in the modern society. Its goal is to overcome ...
... moral development by Kohlberg et al. (1990b) and how he develops Kohlberg’s approach into discourse ethics. Discourse ethics holds to the principles of universal justice and equality, but it also takes into account the cultural and value-related variety in the modern society. Its goal is to overcome ...
Is Global Poverty a Moral Problem for Citizens of Affluent Societies
... development organizations.4 Moreover, they do not protest their government’s minimal aid of around $30 per capita.5 It appears, then, that little progress has been made in convincing affluent citizens that global poverty should be a high moral priority for them. Should we conclude that the endeavor ...
... development organizations.4 Moreover, they do not protest their government’s minimal aid of around $30 per capita.5 It appears, then, that little progress has been made in convincing affluent citizens that global poverty should be a high moral priority for them. Should we conclude that the endeavor ...
P H I L O S O P H Y
... • Virtue ethics identifies the character traits of the morally good person; it emphasizes the kind of person we should become instead of principles of action. Some virtue theories argue that male and female virtues differ. ...
... • Virtue ethics identifies the character traits of the morally good person; it emphasizes the kind of person we should become instead of principles of action. Some virtue theories argue that male and female virtues differ. ...
P H I L O S O P H Y
... • Virtue ethics identifies the character traits of the morally good person; it emphasizes the kind of person we should become instead of principles of action. Some virtue theories argue that male and female virtues differ. ...
... • Virtue ethics identifies the character traits of the morally good person; it emphasizes the kind of person we should become instead of principles of action. Some virtue theories argue that male and female virtues differ. ...
1. Moral Decisions, Justice and Peace PPT - 9RE-EP
... Jean first became aware of great human suffering when he saw the brokenness and damage that World War II inflicted on people. In 1963, while in France, Jean visited a number of institutions for men who were intellectually disabled. He was overwhelmed by the poor conditions in these asylums. In one o ...
... Jean first became aware of great human suffering when he saw the brokenness and damage that World War II inflicted on people. In 1963, while in France, Jean visited a number of institutions for men who were intellectually disabled. He was overwhelmed by the poor conditions in these asylums. In one o ...
The Citizen as a Moral Agent — the Development of a Continuous
... young thief to the police where it is believed to be against the long-term interests of the offender to become criminalised. This complex situation is compounded by the fact that within the social sphere people belong to a number of different communities. The strength of an individual's commitment t ...
... young thief to the police where it is believed to be against the long-term interests of the offender to become criminalised. This complex situation is compounded by the fact that within the social sphere people belong to a number of different communities. The strength of an individual's commitment t ...
Ethics in International Business
... (the generally accepted principles of right and wrong governing the conduct of individuals) Expatriates may face pressure to violate their personal ethics because they are away from their ordinary social context and supporting culture, and they are psychologically and geographically distant from t ...
... (the generally accepted principles of right and wrong governing the conduct of individuals) Expatriates may face pressure to violate their personal ethics because they are away from their ordinary social context and supporting culture, and they are psychologically and geographically distant from t ...
Session 15: Introduction to Utilitarianism
... societies often have different opinions on what constitutes a virtue, perhaps there is no one objectively right list. ...
... societies often have different opinions on what constitutes a virtue, perhaps there is no one objectively right list. ...
Ethical Problems Strengths and Weakness
... is the main concern here, but there is also uncertainty about how you decide on what the virtues are. Many critics say Virtue Ethics simply doesn't do the job of an ethical theory. ...
... is the main concern here, but there is also uncertainty about how you decide on what the virtues are. Many critics say Virtue Ethics simply doesn't do the job of an ethical theory. ...
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS ETHICS?
... by the work or lives of the mankind. They are the potentials of human ontology manifested by individuals. ...
... by the work or lives of the mankind. They are the potentials of human ontology manifested by individuals. ...
What Should We Want From a Robot Ethic?
... prevent robots from doing harm–harm to people, to themselves, to property, to the environment, to people’s feelings, etc. Just what this means is not straightforward, however. In the simplest kinds of systems, this means designing robots that do not pose serious risks to people in the first place, j ...
... prevent robots from doing harm–harm to people, to themselves, to property, to the environment, to people’s feelings, etc. Just what this means is not straightforward, however. In the simplest kinds of systems, this means designing robots that do not pose serious risks to people in the first place, j ...
7. Piaget, Kohlberg, Gilligan, and Others on Moral
... legalities as signs of advanced development: “. . . the juridicomoral discussions of the fourth stage [of moral development] may be compared to formal reasoning in general” (p. 47). Do girls then have a less sophisticated, and therefore deficient sense of moral understanding? Carol Gilligan (1982) b ...
... legalities as signs of advanced development: “. . . the juridicomoral discussions of the fourth stage [of moral development] may be compared to formal reasoning in general” (p. 47). Do girls then have a less sophisticated, and therefore deficient sense of moral understanding? Carol Gilligan (1982) b ...
Documentary Research
... GOAL OF THIS ESSAY In addition to your field notes your major writing project is an essay which involves two different versions. This essay explores from several dimensions the definitions, practices, and purposes of documentary research as developed by Coles. The overall goal of these two versions ...
... GOAL OF THIS ESSAY In addition to your field notes your major writing project is an essay which involves two different versions. This essay explores from several dimensions the definitions, practices, and purposes of documentary research as developed by Coles. The overall goal of these two versions ...
LAW, MORALITY, AND VIRTUE*
... duties that are based on fundamental moral obligations; establishing and enforcing arrangements of rights and duties that aim at the fulfillment of weak moral obligations that are not sufficiently realized by individual action without coordination; and establishing duties which are justified by gene ...
... duties that are based on fundamental moral obligations; establishing and enforcing arrangements of rights and duties that aim at the fulfillment of weak moral obligations that are not sufficiently realized by individual action without coordination; and establishing duties which are justified by gene ...
Slide 1
... not so much a belief as it is an excuse for not having a belief or a common excuse for not taking action when observing other lying or cheating. Role relativism : Based on the belief that social roles carry with them certain obligations to that role, adherent of role relativism argue that manager in ...
... not so much a belief as it is an excuse for not having a belief or a common excuse for not taking action when observing other lying or cheating. Role relativism : Based on the belief that social roles carry with them certain obligations to that role, adherent of role relativism argue that manager in ...
Utilitarianism in a Nutshell
... There are two major forms that utilitarianism usually takes. Act Utilitarianism maintains that for each individual act we are about to perform, we need to appeal directly to the principle of utility. In each instance we must ask ourselves whether this specific act in this circumstance will produce t ...
... There are two major forms that utilitarianism usually takes. Act Utilitarianism maintains that for each individual act we are about to perform, we need to appeal directly to the principle of utility. In each instance we must ask ourselves whether this specific act in this circumstance will produce t ...
Developing an Organisational Culture
... A professional working with integrity will : Believe in the importance of centralised authority Have a keen sense of justice and rewards hard work Feel responsible for developing the organisation Use power for common good Create a good working climate ...
... A professional working with integrity will : Believe in the importance of centralised authority Have a keen sense of justice and rewards hard work Feel responsible for developing the organisation Use power for common good Create a good working climate ...