chapter 1: learning
... What role should reason play in moral decision making? Key Terms Misology Deontology Consequentialism Utilitarianism (Mill, Singer) Nihilism Will to power Readings Kant ...
... What role should reason play in moral decision making? Key Terms Misology Deontology Consequentialism Utilitarianism (Mill, Singer) Nihilism Will to power Readings Kant ...
Ch04 - Cal State LA - Instructional Web Server
... A social audit consists of a systematic assessment of a firm’s objectives, strategies, and performance in terms of social responsibility. ...
... A social audit consists of a systematic assessment of a firm’s objectives, strategies, and performance in terms of social responsibility. ...
moral philosophy - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... desirable things (which are as numerous in the utilitarian as in any other scheme) are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain. ...
... desirable things (which are as numerous in the utilitarian as in any other scheme) are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain. ...
Cultural Relativism
... Cultural relativism is not so much a single position as a name shared by several related positions, many of which have importance not only in the social sciences (especially anthropology) but in law and philosophy. These positions share, firstly, an essential emphasis on culture—for instance, a refe ...
... Cultural relativism is not so much a single position as a name shared by several related positions, many of which have importance not only in the social sciences (especially anthropology) but in law and philosophy. These positions share, firstly, an essential emphasis on culture—for instance, a refe ...
The Pressure to Cheat
... common in schools, on the sports field, and in business and politics? Apparently it’s a thing called pressure. Kids are under pressure to get into college, athletes and coaches are under pressure to win and, according to a survey by the American Management Association, the pressure to meet business ...
... common in schools, on the sports field, and in business and politics? Apparently it’s a thing called pressure. Kids are under pressure to get into college, athletes and coaches are under pressure to win and, according to a survey by the American Management Association, the pressure to meet business ...
MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS: - Mrs. Clyne
... Each person affected by a decision has a stake in the decision and a moral claim on the decision maker. Good decisions take into account the possible consequences of words and actions on all those potentially affected by a decision (“stakeholders.”) Being thoughtful or considerate about the way our ...
... Each person affected by a decision has a stake in the decision and a moral claim on the decision maker. Good decisions take into account the possible consequences of words and actions on all those potentially affected by a decision (“stakeholders.”) Being thoughtful or considerate about the way our ...
Ethics and Leadership
... government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompetent men will be appointed to execute the laws; the public revenues will be squandered on unworthy men; and the rights of the citizens will be violated or disrega ...
... government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompetent men will be appointed to execute the laws; the public revenues will be squandered on unworthy men; and the rights of the citizens will be violated or disrega ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Kohlberg`s Theory of Moral Development
... conscious, religious values, social attitudes and certain behaviour. ...
... conscious, religious values, social attitudes and certain behaviour. ...
ethics
... invited some Greeks who were present to a conference, and ask them how much money it would take for them to be prepared to eat the corpses of their fathers; they replied that they would not do that for any amount of money. Next, Darius summoned some members of the Indian tribe known as Callatiae, wh ...
... invited some Greeks who were present to a conference, and ask them how much money it would take for them to be prepared to eat the corpses of their fathers; they replied that they would not do that for any amount of money. Next, Darius summoned some members of the Indian tribe known as Callatiae, wh ...
Ethics
... Example: treat genders equal before the laws. E.g. do not favour an African American female over a Caucasian male, given all else being equal Counterexample: Imprison someone who is Jewish. E.g. in Nazi Germany you were supposed to report a Jew hiding from the authorities/Gestapo Counterexample: Buy ...
... Example: treat genders equal before the laws. E.g. do not favour an African American female over a Caucasian male, given all else being equal Counterexample: Imprison someone who is Jewish. E.g. in Nazi Germany you were supposed to report a Jew hiding from the authorities/Gestapo Counterexample: Buy ...
Normative Ethical Theory
... the moral dimensions of our business lives, we have to develop answers to this question: “What constitutes an acceptable ethical standard for business practice, and by what authority is the standard acceptable” (18). We considered (and considered reasons to reject) two possible standards: relativi ...
... the moral dimensions of our business lives, we have to develop answers to this question: “What constitutes an acceptable ethical standard for business practice, and by what authority is the standard acceptable” (18). We considered (and considered reasons to reject) two possible standards: relativi ...
Religious Morality 1
... of some other sources of guidance from outside yourself. You are more likely to appeal to an outside set of beliefs and morals, such as those found within religions. ...
... of some other sources of guidance from outside yourself. You are more likely to appeal to an outside set of beliefs and morals, such as those found within religions. ...
types+of+moral+theories
... Critics point out that social-contract theory provides for only a minimalist morality. It is minimalist in the sense that we are obligated to behave morally only where an explicit or formal contract exists. So if I have no express contract with you, or if a country like the US has no explicit contra ...
... Critics point out that social-contract theory provides for only a minimalist morality. It is minimalist in the sense that we are obligated to behave morally only where an explicit or formal contract exists. So if I have no express contract with you, or if a country like the US has no explicit contra ...
Philosophy 220
... Golden Rule, it is really quite different. The UL formulation imposes a consistency requirement. You should only act in such a way that everyone else should act and that you want them to act. ...
... Golden Rule, it is really quite different. The UL formulation imposes a consistency requirement. You should only act in such a way that everyone else should act and that you want them to act. ...
here - Responsibility
... • “Scientists take credit for penicillin, but Society takes the blame for the Bomb” • And there is prospective responsibility, a duty to do certain things (and avoid others) • Responsibility for progress, even if the powerful knowledge can also be misused • So: various strands that can be taken up i ...
... • “Scientists take credit for penicillin, but Society takes the blame for the Bomb” • And there is prospective responsibility, a duty to do certain things (and avoid others) • Responsibility for progress, even if the powerful knowledge can also be misused • So: various strands that can be taken up i ...
NaturalMoralLaw
... eat ten hamburgers, I may think it’s good because I’ll enjoy it. However, it is not a real good, because rational reflection will show that it will make me fat and depressed. The same would be true for stealing cars, adultery, etc. They might seem good, but they’re not. ...
... eat ten hamburgers, I may think it’s good because I’ll enjoy it. However, it is not a real good, because rational reflection will show that it will make me fat and depressed. The same would be true for stealing cars, adultery, etc. They might seem good, but they’re not. ...
Chapter Outline (continued)
... • Discussion: Where do you think individualsport athletes, team-sport athletes, and nonathletes rank in each of these two categories? ...
... • Discussion: Where do you think individualsport athletes, team-sport athletes, and nonathletes rank in each of these two categories? ...
presentation source
... with the facts about human beings and the world as we know them, that best explains our practices, and that accords with principles of fairness that we wholeheartedly endorse, (e.g., deserving praise and reward for complying with moral obligations) is primarily the capacity to determine one’s action ...
... with the facts about human beings and the world as we know them, that best explains our practices, and that accords with principles of fairness that we wholeheartedly endorse, (e.g., deserving praise and reward for complying with moral obligations) is primarily the capacity to determine one’s action ...
Ethics and Leadership Responsibility
... behavior be met. To acquire an attitude means to be subsequently able to express subjective norms in language, body gestures and social appearance. If this really takes place depends on the determined intention as a performance of the will, aiming at letting personal attitude govern one's acting. T ...
... behavior be met. To acquire an attitude means to be subsequently able to express subjective norms in language, body gestures and social appearance. If this really takes place depends on the determined intention as a performance of the will, aiming at letting personal attitude govern one's acting. T ...
the role of moral education
... and argumentation) is really what such lesson are about. The problem with this approach, however, is that it is rather like trying to teach a group of students to play football by putting them on a field with a ball and letting them discover the most effective procedures and skills for themselves. T ...
... and argumentation) is really what such lesson are about. The problem with this approach, however, is that it is rather like trying to teach a group of students to play football by putting them on a field with a ball and letting them discover the most effective procedures and skills for themselves. T ...
PersonsTheoreticalEthics
... rightness prima facie duty). Subsequently, philosophers have been questioned whether even prima facie duties can be articulated at a theoretical level, and some philosophers have urged a turn away from general theorizing altogether, while others have defended theory on the grounds that it need not b ...
... rightness prima facie duty). Subsequently, philosophers have been questioned whether even prima facie duties can be articulated at a theoretical level, and some philosophers have urged a turn away from general theorizing altogether, while others have defended theory on the grounds that it need not b ...
Revision - PushMe Press
... existing a bit like Plato’s forms, as ideas in the metaphysical realm, discovered a priori. • Aquinas believed that the objective moral law exists in the mind of God, the eternal law, and that the natural law is the sharing by rational creatures in this eternal law. • This law is universal, but not ...
... existing a bit like Plato’s forms, as ideas in the metaphysical realm, discovered a priori. • Aquinas believed that the objective moral law exists in the mind of God, the eternal law, and that the natural law is the sharing by rational creatures in this eternal law. • This law is universal, but not ...