King’s College London
... 5. What does it mean to say that some proposition is known a priori? Is anything known a priori? Justify your answer. 6. What does it mean to say that some knowledge is innate? Is any factual knowledge innate? 7. Does acceptance of the claim that morality is relative have any implications for one’s ...
... 5. What does it mean to say that some proposition is known a priori? Is anything known a priori? Justify your answer. 6. What does it mean to say that some knowledge is innate? Is any factual knowledge innate? 7. Does acceptance of the claim that morality is relative have any implications for one’s ...
ETH_REL252_WK2_Lecture
... Always treat other humans as ends in themselves, not simply as a means to your own (or another’s) end ...
... Always treat other humans as ends in themselves, not simply as a means to your own (or another’s) end ...
Beginning to Understand Ethics
... society to whose attitudes moral propositions refer can hold some moral principle to apply regardless of circumstances? (That is, a moral principle can be relative to an individual, but not relative to circumstances). Ethical subjectivism is also compatible with moral relativism when that is taken t ...
... society to whose attitudes moral propositions refer can hold some moral principle to apply regardless of circumstances? (That is, a moral principle can be relative to an individual, but not relative to circumstances). Ethical subjectivism is also compatible with moral relativism when that is taken t ...
TC chapter 9– TCing about moral issues
... is not as it is in other inquiries, the attainment of theoretical knowledge; we are not conducting this inquiry in order to know what virtue is, but in order to become good, else there would be no advantage in studying it. ...
... is not as it is in other inquiries, the attainment of theoretical knowledge; we are not conducting this inquiry in order to know what virtue is, but in order to become good, else there would be no advantage in studying it. ...
Jewish Ethics
... God’s work of creation. According to rabbinic teaching, the expansion of law in the Torah is part of God’s revelation: both the Written and the Torah contain God’s instructions to his people. Such a conviction implies that the entire corpus of law is biding on all Jews. In all cases, Jewish life is ...
... God’s work of creation. According to rabbinic teaching, the expansion of law in the Torah is part of God’s revelation: both the Written and the Torah contain God’s instructions to his people. Such a conviction implies that the entire corpus of law is biding on all Jews. In all cases, Jewish life is ...
Ethical Relativism
... Ethical relativism is the theory that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture. Whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced. The same action may be morally right in one society but be morally wrong in another. ...
... Ethical relativism is the theory that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture. Whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced. The same action may be morally right in one society but be morally wrong in another. ...
Moral Management Models
... conventional approach to business ethics is: Ethical Relativism • One picks and chooses which source of norms one wishes to use based on what will justify current actions or maximize ...
... conventional approach to business ethics is: Ethical Relativism • One picks and chooses which source of norms one wishes to use based on what will justify current actions or maximize ...
class notes
... If the nurse is witness to patient dissatisfaction with treatment orders, or confusion or disagreement among the patient’s family, the nurse is uniquely positioned to make the decisionmaking process explicit Where teamwork is valued, the nurse can make valuable contributions to the ethical process b ...
... If the nurse is witness to patient dissatisfaction with treatment orders, or confusion or disagreement among the patient’s family, the nurse is uniquely positioned to make the decisionmaking process explicit Where teamwork is valued, the nurse can make valuable contributions to the ethical process b ...
Why teach ethics? - Stevens Institute of Technology
... the greatest possible balance of good over evil, or the least possible balance of evil over good, for all who will be affected by one’s actions – the stakeholder versus stockholder approach to management decision-making ...
... the greatest possible balance of good over evil, or the least possible balance of evil over good, for all who will be affected by one’s actions – the stakeholder versus stockholder approach to management decision-making ...
Kant and Moral Duties
... A person is morally good (“good will”) if he or she can be counted on to do his/her duty, motivated solely by a respect or reverence for the moral law (rather than consideration of some other, variable principle). ...
... A person is morally good (“good will”) if he or she can be counted on to do his/her duty, motivated solely by a respect or reverence for the moral law (rather than consideration of some other, variable principle). ...
HU245
... Observation: some cultures seem really different from our own in what they think is right and wrong Conclusion: what’s right and wrong is not universal, but relative to one’s culture ...
... Observation: some cultures seem really different from our own in what they think is right and wrong Conclusion: what’s right and wrong is not universal, but relative to one’s culture ...
Ethics
... Can morality be taught? If the answer is “yes”, then how? If our moral beliefs are the results of a cultural conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intelligent people more moral than unintelligent people? TOK-ETHICS ...
... Can morality be taught? If the answer is “yes”, then how? If our moral beliefs are the results of a cultural conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intelligent people more moral than unintelligent people? TOK-ETHICS ...
Virtue ethics
... Prepare a short (3-5 minute) presentation: a short synopsis of the main elements from your outline (introduction/thesis, exegesis, your argument, objection, response, and conclusion). ...
... Prepare a short (3-5 minute) presentation: a short synopsis of the main elements from your outline (introduction/thesis, exegesis, your argument, objection, response, and conclusion). ...
NAME: KABUOH IJEOMA ROSEMARY. DEPARTMENT: NURSING
... The societal rules do not border strictly on how individuals should relate to one another; they are put in practice to conduct how people should relate to other things and things that add value to the society. The moral code every society has tells how people should relate with one another and even ...
... The societal rules do not border strictly on how individuals should relate to one another; they are put in practice to conduct how people should relate to other things and things that add value to the society. The moral code every society has tells how people should relate with one another and even ...
Moral Reasoning and Ethical Theories
... • Deeply satisfying pleasures mixed with some inevitable pains & a pattern of activities and relationships that one can affirm as valuable overall (Mill) • Things that satisfy rational desires, e.g., love and creativity. Rational desires are those we would approve of if we scrutinized our desires in ...
... • Deeply satisfying pleasures mixed with some inevitable pains & a pattern of activities and relationships that one can affirm as valuable overall (Mill) • Things that satisfy rational desires, e.g., love and creativity. Rational desires are those we would approve of if we scrutinized our desires in ...
Yr 9 Test = Revision
... the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by the amount of happiness it causes. There is no such thing as an absolute right as something is right only when it produces the most amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. UTILITARIANISM ...
... the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by the amount of happiness it causes. There is no such thing as an absolute right as something is right only when it produces the most amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. UTILITARIANISM ...
Slide 1
... conflict with what may or may not be morally correct. • Sometimes this is obvious right away, and other times it is not. • Solutions to open-ended design problems have dilemmas that designers face when creating the product. • Let’s look at some pictures of products or things and discuss the ethics i ...
... conflict with what may or may not be morally correct. • Sometimes this is obvious right away, and other times it is not. • Solutions to open-ended design problems have dilemmas that designers face when creating the product. • Let’s look at some pictures of products or things and discuss the ethics i ...
ethical reasoning
... If you said yes, you just killed Beethoven. We all tend to make ethical judgments based on conditioned and subjective views of what is right and proper. And we all tend to make snap decisions in assessing whether something is right or wrong, before seeking the full story. Sometimes a choice seems ob ...
... If you said yes, you just killed Beethoven. We all tend to make ethical judgments based on conditioned and subjective views of what is right and proper. And we all tend to make snap decisions in assessing whether something is right or wrong, before seeking the full story. Sometimes a choice seems ob ...
Philosophical Ethics - Bucknell University
... Explains why people act out of self-interest in absence of common agreement. Do I ride the bus or drive my car in a gas shortage? ...
... Explains why people act out of self-interest in absence of common agreement. Do I ride the bus or drive my car in a gas shortage? ...
Theories of the Development of Moral Reasoning
... • Stage 5 (Social Contract Driven) The world is viewed as holding different opinions, rights and values. Such perspectives should be mutually respected as unique to each person or community. • Stage 6 (Universal Ethical Principles Driven) Moral reasoning is based on abstract reasoning using universa ...
... • Stage 5 (Social Contract Driven) The world is viewed as holding different opinions, rights and values. Such perspectives should be mutually respected as unique to each person or community. • Stage 6 (Universal Ethical Principles Driven) Moral reasoning is based on abstract reasoning using universa ...
Beginning to Understand Ethics
... Beginning to Understand Ethics In two or three brief, clear sentences answer the following questions. ...
... Beginning to Understand Ethics In two or three brief, clear sentences answer the following questions. ...