Moral Imagination and Adorno: Before and After Auschwitz
... “Never Forget” or “Never Again” are ubiquitous. Theodor Adorno makes a similar call in the wake of the Holocaust, proclaiming that all education should be focused on the prevention of another genocide. While most would agree with such a statement, practically how do we respond to such a call, specif ...
... “Never Forget” or “Never Again” are ubiquitous. Theodor Adorno makes a similar call in the wake of the Holocaust, proclaiming that all education should be focused on the prevention of another genocide. While most would agree with such a statement, practically how do we respond to such a call, specif ...
How Autonomous Are Collective Agents? Corporate Rights and
... on the Affordable Care Act.1 In addition to moral responsibility, people often ascribe rights and obligations to collective agents. A controversial case is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a 20 ...
... on the Affordable Care Act.1 In addition to moral responsibility, people often ascribe rights and obligations to collective agents. A controversial case is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a 20 ...
Why Enforcing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is Morally Questionable Introduction Abstract
... to make those decisions, to follow those lines of action which are desirable in terms of the objectives and values of society.” As a result of his influential contribution to the early formal literature on CSR, Carroll (ibid: 270) regards Bowen as the “Father of Corporate Social Responsibility.” Howe ...
... to make those decisions, to follow those lines of action which are desirable in terms of the objectives and values of society.” As a result of his influential contribution to the early formal literature on CSR, Carroll (ibid: 270) regards Bowen as the “Father of Corporate Social Responsibility.” Howe ...
The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory
... drug use, family responsibilities, and professional ethics. Can war be just? Is euthanasia ever justifiable? This volume focuses, however, on questions that are more abstract than these. For example, what kinds of actions are right or wrong? These questions may seem far removed from concrete issues o ...
... drug use, family responsibilities, and professional ethics. Can war be just? Is euthanasia ever justifiable? This volume focuses, however, on questions that are more abstract than these. For example, what kinds of actions are right or wrong? These questions may seem far removed from concrete issues o ...
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Truth about Morality
... 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 of them anyway, are not merely subjective, dependent for their validity o ...
... 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 of them anyway, are not merely subjective, dependent for their validity o ...
Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception, Second Edition
... many of its critical contributions to contemporary debates in moral philosophy.’ A. D. M. Walker, Journal of Applied Philosophy ‘Gaita’s book is very important and needs to be addressed.’ Michael McGee, The Philosophical Quarterly Raimond Gaita’s Good and Evil is one of the most important, original ...
... many of its critical contributions to contemporary debates in moral philosophy.’ A. D. M. Walker, Journal of Applied Philosophy ‘Gaita’s book is very important and needs to be addressed.’ Michael McGee, The Philosophical Quarterly Raimond Gaita’s Good and Evil is one of the most important, original ...
Ethical and Epistemic Egoism and the Ideal of Autonomy Linda
... have evidence that I am more trustworthy than all other people. For one thing, it is impossible for me to obtain evidence of my trustworthiness as a whole since I have to use my faculties and previous beliefs in order to gather and evaluate the evidence, so it is in principle impossible for me to ha ...
... have evidence that I am more trustworthy than all other people. For one thing, it is impossible for me to obtain evidence of my trustworthiness as a whole since I have to use my faculties and previous beliefs in order to gather and evaluate the evidence, so it is in principle impossible for me to ha ...
BENNETT v. HALLIE
... – According to Bennett, because Himmler had a sympathetic mind, even though he did terrible things, he is more moral than Edwards because Edwards lacked sympathy. – Edwards may have been without compassion, and Himmler may have had some compassion, but Himmler was actually responsible for the death ...
... – According to Bennett, because Himmler had a sympathetic mind, even though he did terrible things, he is more moral than Edwards because Edwards lacked sympathy. – Edwards may have been without compassion, and Himmler may have had some compassion, but Himmler was actually responsible for the death ...
Frankena, Chapter 4
... the motives that produce them. The external performance has no merit..all virtuous actions derive their true merit only from virtuous motives. In other words, what is important is judgments about agents and their motives o ...
... the motives that produce them. The external performance has no merit..all virtuous actions derive their true merit only from virtuous motives. In other words, what is important is judgments about agents and their motives o ...
Ethics—The Basics by John Mizzoni
... • Moral excellence—a moral virtue— consists in a mean state. • “By virtue I mean virtue of character… it is concerned with feelings and actions….” (Aristotle, 337 BCE) • “Virtue, then, is a mean, in so far as it aims at what is intermediate.” (Aristotle, 337 BCE) ...
... • Moral excellence—a moral virtue— consists in a mean state. • “By virtue I mean virtue of character… it is concerned with feelings and actions….” (Aristotle, 337 BCE) • “Virtue, then, is a mean, in so far as it aims at what is intermediate.” (Aristotle, 337 BCE) ...
The Strategic Position Strategic Purpose
... standards for the rightness and wrongness of actions normative ethics is prescriptive rather than descriptive yet moral facts are both descriptive and prescriptive at the same time It deals with set of questions when we ask question “how should one act morally speaking?” moral theory and apply ethic ...
... standards for the rightness and wrongness of actions normative ethics is prescriptive rather than descriptive yet moral facts are both descriptive and prescriptive at the same time It deals with set of questions when we ask question “how should one act morally speaking?” moral theory and apply ethic ...
Objective Morality_final
... Whether my reading of Hume’s treatment is faithful to Hume’s own position is, for my purposes, neither here nor there. 3 See Henry Sidgwick (1981/1907) The Methods of Ethics, 7th ed., Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, pp. 394-95. ...
... Whether my reading of Hume’s treatment is faithful to Hume’s own position is, for my purposes, neither here nor there. 3 See Henry Sidgwick (1981/1907) The Methods of Ethics, 7th ed., Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, pp. 394-95. ...
Beyond Evaluation Standards?
... The ethical roots of evaluation standards At the outset it is important to distinguish between ethics and morals. In common speech they are often used interchangeably, but in philosophy they have different connotations. The study of ethics is the study of theories of right and wrong conduct, while t ...
... The ethical roots of evaluation standards At the outset it is important to distinguish between ethics and morals. In common speech they are often used interchangeably, but in philosophy they have different connotations. The study of ethics is the study of theories of right and wrong conduct, while t ...
WHAT WE CHOOSE: ETHICS FOR UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS A
... THE PROGRAM A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be a necessary good for the well-being of the people. — B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), Indian jurist, philosopher, writer, orator, and civil ...
... THE PROGRAM A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be a necessary good for the well-being of the people. — B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), Indian jurist, philosopher, writer, orator, and civil ...
LaNdscaPe ethIcs a moral commitment to responsible regional
... consequences of a purely instrumental approach and the privileged position of human beings in the world, only by attributing to nature an inherent objective could a real change be brought about in our relationship with it. In this respect, the environmental ethics project which has been underway for ...
... consequences of a purely instrumental approach and the privileged position of human beings in the world, only by attributing to nature an inherent objective could a real change be brought about in our relationship with it. In this respect, the environmental ethics project which has been underway for ...
Chapter 4 The Moral Conscience
... (2) Self-reflection is exclusive and proper to the human being. ii) Rational Discernment (1) One’s capacity to reflect and inform his conscience exists on a higher intellectual level (2) When people are tempted to act hastily, they are warned of the need to reflect so they can be conscious of what t ...
... (2) Self-reflection is exclusive and proper to the human being. ii) Rational Discernment (1) One’s capacity to reflect and inform his conscience exists on a higher intellectual level (2) When people are tempted to act hastily, they are warned of the need to reflect so they can be conscious of what t ...
two-column Word document - Unitarian Universalist Association
... in the TOC, click the table and click “Update Field.” Then, click “Update page numbers only.” Click OK. ...
... in the TOC, click the table and click “Update Field.” Then, click “Update page numbers only.” Click OK. ...
Why we forgive what can`t be controlled - Fiery Cushman
... to this doctor because she is causally responsible for death, despite her choice of the best possible action. That is, we expect to observe the phenomenon of moral luck. Against this backdrop, the critical question is how participants will judge a case that proceeds identically except for one detail ...
... to this doctor because she is causally responsible for death, despite her choice of the best possible action. That is, we expect to observe the phenomenon of moral luck. Against this backdrop, the critical question is how participants will judge a case that proceeds identically except for one detail ...
Utilitarianism
... wrong. In science, we start from particular observations and work out the laws of nature from them. But our usual method of empirical induction doesn’t work in ethics. Part of the difficulty is that we can’t easily infer the principles of morality from particular cases, because we first need to know ...
... wrong. In science, we start from particular observations and work out the laws of nature from them. But our usual method of empirical induction doesn’t work in ethics. Part of the difficulty is that we can’t easily infer the principles of morality from particular cases, because we first need to know ...
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, ...
Virtue Ethics - Which Character Traits are Good?
... Victor Hugo, “The Bishop and the Candlesticks” The Bishop Jean Valjean The sister, the servant, the gendarmes & more ...
... Victor Hugo, “The Bishop and the Candlesticks” The Bishop Jean Valjean The sister, the servant, the gendarmes & more ...
Engineering Ethics: An Introduction
... cheating”, etc. It might also include even more clearly positive precepts, such as “help the needy”, “promote human happiness”, and “protect the natural environment”. ...
... cheating”, etc. It might also include even more clearly positive precepts, such as “help the needy”, “promote human happiness”, and “protect the natural environment”. ...
The Moral Point of View in Hume, Kant and Mill Margaret Marie
... commitments, feelings, etc., that is unique to me, and not shared by others.2 When I make a decision, I will tend to put that set of concerns and commitments front and center. They will be the most important considerations in my decision-making process. From an impartial point of view, however, I m ...
... commitments, feelings, etc., that is unique to me, and not shared by others.2 When I make a decision, I will tend to put that set of concerns and commitments front and center. They will be the most important considerations in my decision-making process. From an impartial point of view, however, I m ...
Colonialism and Postcolonialism - General Guide To Personal and
... exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights” (article 1). The 2001 United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance in Durban acknowledged and regretted the “massive human suffering” caused by slavery and colonialism (articl ...
... exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights” (article 1). The 2001 United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance in Durban acknowledged and regretted the “massive human suffering” caused by slavery and colonialism (articl ...
Relative Ethics or Universal Ethics
... If judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture, then right and wrong are relative to culture, and there are no objective moral principles. Therefore judgments about right and wrong are based on what people believe to be right and wrong; however, right and wrong may be independent ...
... If judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture, then right and wrong are relative to culture, and there are no objective moral principles. Therefore judgments about right and wrong are based on what people believe to be right and wrong; however, right and wrong may be independent ...