7AAN2011 Ethics Basic information Module description
... Module description The module will introduce students to various contemporary problems in moral philosophy, the ethical theories that address them and the historical and intellectual origins of these theories. The course will examine continuing debates about moral rationality, focusing on the relati ...
... Module description The module will introduce students to various contemporary problems in moral philosophy, the ethical theories that address them and the historical and intellectual origins of these theories. The course will examine continuing debates about moral rationality, focusing on the relati ...
File - Tallis English & Philosophy
... necessarily. They are natural, and shared…common reactions to horrific crimes (e.g. the holocaust) suggests the possibility of a reasonable basis for moral behaviour. • reduces moral discussions to a shouting match if we can’t reason about basic moral principles. • Many uses of “good” and “bad” are ...
... necessarily. They are natural, and shared…common reactions to horrific crimes (e.g. the holocaust) suggests the possibility of a reasonable basis for moral behaviour. • reduces moral discussions to a shouting match if we can’t reason about basic moral principles. • Many uses of “good” and “bad” are ...
BUSINESS ETHICS
... I am not solely responsible to myself or to my family, but also to others, to the community. I cannot just be moral at home and not in the workplace. The social and the individual interpenetrate. At times, the individual and the social come in conflict, and there is need to apply moral reasoning. ...
... I am not solely responsible to myself or to my family, but also to others, to the community. I cannot just be moral at home and not in the workplace. The social and the individual interpenetrate. At times, the individual and the social come in conflict, and there is need to apply moral reasoning. ...
OCR Document - Francis Bennion
... …………unfortunate anthropocentrism to which humanists are too easily prone" (Hannay). "A climate which is not congenial to disease-carrying germs is 'good' for human beings; it is clearly not 'good' for the germs. . . Value consists of whatever is valuable to human beings" (Tarkunde). "Humanist morali ...
... …………unfortunate anthropocentrism to which humanists are too easily prone" (Hannay). "A climate which is not congenial to disease-carrying germs is 'good' for human beings; it is clearly not 'good' for the germs. . . Value consists of whatever is valuable to human beings" (Tarkunde). "Humanist morali ...
Morality and Ethics
... Deontology Does not concern itself with the consequences of an action rather the will of act If a person committing an act had a good reason for doing so ...
... Deontology Does not concern itself with the consequences of an action rather the will of act If a person committing an act had a good reason for doing so ...
Stages of Moral Development
... C. Level Two--conventional morality 1. Stage 3-- Good boy nice girl orientation --good behavior is that which pleases or helps others and is approved by them. Behavior is frequently judged by intention ("he means well"). One earns approval by being nice. The concern is "What will people think of me? ...
... C. Level Two--conventional morality 1. Stage 3-- Good boy nice girl orientation --good behavior is that which pleases or helps others and is approved by them. Behavior is frequently judged by intention ("he means well"). One earns approval by being nice. The concern is "What will people think of me? ...
Employee Responsibility Chapter Seven
... employer when those directives are job-related and do not violate legal or ethical duties • The party that has greater power and authority has a greater responsibility to the vulnerable party ...
... employer when those directives are job-related and do not violate legal or ethical duties • The party that has greater power and authority has a greater responsibility to the vulnerable party ...
King’s College London
... 11. 'In debates about the permissibility of abortion, the issue of foetal rights is a distraction. Abortion is wrong (to the extent that it is) because it deprives the foetus of its future.' Discuss. ...
... 11. 'In debates about the permissibility of abortion, the issue of foetal rights is a distraction. Abortion is wrong (to the extent that it is) because it deprives the foetus of its future.' Discuss. ...
The moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724
... The moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is one of the most influential in the western intellectual tradition. Kant accepted the metaphor / model of „law‟ for understanding the nature of moral obligation. But rather than the moral law being found in a sacred scripture, sacred institutions o ...
... The moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is one of the most influential in the western intellectual tradition. Kant accepted the metaphor / model of „law‟ for understanding the nature of moral obligation. But rather than the moral law being found in a sacred scripture, sacred institutions o ...
YR-12-RE
... When you are making an ethical decision you must: a. decide what action would bring the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people; b. or what action would bring the least amount of unhappiness to the most ...
... When you are making an ethical decision you must: a. decide what action would bring the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people; b. or what action would bring the least amount of unhappiness to the most ...
ethics_ep08
... beyond social framework. C. Implications 1. The lowest levels of moral sophistication are based on making judgments according to social context—deference to authority, social acceptance, and so forth—while the highest form of moral sophistication is the ability to make judgments based on totally abs ...
... beyond social framework. C. Implications 1. The lowest levels of moral sophistication are based on making judgments according to social context—deference to authority, social acceptance, and so forth—while the highest form of moral sophistication is the ability to make judgments based on totally abs ...
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... Taking the cue from the Chan article, I can think of specific aspects that may have generic relevance across disciplinary domains. I would think that ethics can be taught through various methods, be it “tacitly transmitted” or “overtly taught within a seminar on professional practice”, or infused in ...
... Taking the cue from the Chan article, I can think of specific aspects that may have generic relevance across disciplinary domains. I would think that ethics can be taught through various methods, be it “tacitly transmitted” or “overtly taught within a seminar on professional practice”, or infused in ...
Week 2 – Rights and Relativism
... juridical rights’. We will be concerned primarily with the first two lines of Hohfeld’s table: Relation ...
... juridical rights’. We will be concerned primarily with the first two lines of Hohfeld’s table: Relation ...
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... The fact that everything that begins must have a cause is acknowledged by both believers in God and unbelievers alike. Even David Hume, an ardent skeptic, said: “I never asserted so absurd a proposition as that anything might arise without a cause.” What’s the proof the universe had a beginning? Con ...
... The fact that everything that begins must have a cause is acknowledged by both believers in God and unbelievers alike. Even David Hume, an ardent skeptic, said: “I never asserted so absurd a proposition as that anything might arise without a cause.” What’s the proof the universe had a beginning? Con ...
Ethics
... how people are to treat one another, that rational people will agree to accept, for their mutual benefit, on the condition that others follow those rules as well. James Rachel, The Elements of Moral Philosophy ...
... how people are to treat one another, that rational people will agree to accept, for their mutual benefit, on the condition that others follow those rules as well. James Rachel, The Elements of Moral Philosophy ...
360 Business Ethics
... • Note: the problems with these actions are a priori properties of maxims, not a result of the consequences of the actions themselves ...
... • Note: the problems with these actions are a priori properties of maxims, not a result of the consequences of the actions themselves ...
PHIL 2525 Contemporary Moral Issues
... calls “out-of-control young people.” http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/sweeping-conservativecrime-bill-only-the-beginning/article2173915/ ...
... calls “out-of-control young people.” http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/sweeping-conservativecrime-bill-only-the-beginning/article2173915/ ...
Experiments in Ethics, Kwame Anthony Appiah, 2008, Harvard
... everyday moral lives, steering us towards good behavior and away from bad? Regrettably, says Appiah, it isn’t clear that they do – in fact, research points quite strongly towards the contrary. In the moral domain, people’s judgments (ostensibly generated by the very moral intuitions/sentiments in qu ...
... everyday moral lives, steering us towards good behavior and away from bad? Regrettably, says Appiah, it isn’t clear that they do – in fact, research points quite strongly towards the contrary. In the moral domain, people’s judgments (ostensibly generated by the very moral intuitions/sentiments in qu ...
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 ...
the ethics of obligation
... • desire to provide aid to another that has no selfinterested dimension: strong altruism. Many do not think such exists. • to escape the personal distress from seeing another in distress. • to avoid the guilt and shame which would result from not helping. • to gain social rewards that come from acti ...
... • desire to provide aid to another that has no selfinterested dimension: strong altruism. Many do not think such exists. • to escape the personal distress from seeing another in distress. • to avoid the guilt and shame which would result from not helping. • to gain social rewards that come from acti ...
252505subjectivism_000
... The justification of them is that when we wake to consciousness of life we find the facts which already hold us in the bonds of tradition, custom and habit.” ...
... The justification of them is that when we wake to consciousness of life we find the facts which already hold us in the bonds of tradition, custom and habit.” ...
Moral Rights
... Ethical relativism holds that no universal standards or rules can be used to guide or evaluate the morality of an act, i.e., what is right for you may be wrong for me. ...
... Ethical relativism holds that no universal standards or rules can be used to guide or evaluate the morality of an act, i.e., what is right for you may be wrong for me. ...
GST_113_2_5
... meaning “political animal” and this is aimed at portraying human beings as social beings. The main terms in the topic being discussed should be firstly explained: Ethics are moral principles that guide a person’s behaviour Human Conduct means the array of every physical action and observable emotion ...
... meaning “political animal” and this is aimed at portraying human beings as social beings. The main terms in the topic being discussed should be firstly explained: Ethics are moral principles that guide a person’s behaviour Human Conduct means the array of every physical action and observable emotion ...