Handout
... 1. Information gathering--others have faced similar problems 2. Critical thinking must be informed (avoid judgments based on partial truth). C. Analysis 1. Consideration of options--how might one resolve this issue? 2. Consideration of stakeholders--who's affected by this issue? 3. How do the option ...
... 1. Information gathering--others have faced similar problems 2. Critical thinking must be informed (avoid judgments based on partial truth). C. Analysis 1. Consideration of options--how might one resolve this issue? 2. Consideration of stakeholders--who's affected by this issue? 3. How do the option ...
Pojman against Relativism
... least one of the premises. P1 is simply a statement of fact, and thus hard to overcome. Thus the weaker premise is P2. The strength of P2 resides in the nature of the dependency implied by the premise, i.e. what ...
... least one of the premises. P1 is simply a statement of fact, and thus hard to overcome. Thus the weaker premise is P2. The strength of P2 resides in the nature of the dependency implied by the premise, i.e. what ...
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 ...
Basic Framework Normative Ethics
... This approach believes we have a duty not to do bad Bribery is wrong by its very nature regardless of the consequences It is non-consequential theory Determine the ethics of an act by looking at the process of the decision (The means) Kantianism is based on deontological approach ...
... This approach believes we have a duty not to do bad Bribery is wrong by its very nature regardless of the consequences It is non-consequential theory Determine the ethics of an act by looking at the process of the decision (The means) Kantianism is based on deontological approach ...
see PowerPoint shared by Paul
... – In an ethical dilemma, don’t stop once you’ve discovered what the law says ‘It’s OK legally, but is it ethical?’ ...
... – In an ethical dilemma, don’t stop once you’ve discovered what the law says ‘It’s OK legally, but is it ethical?’ ...
NAME: EMMANUEL EMMANUELA OLUWATOSIN. DEPARTMENT
... Metaethics, according to bodunrin is “the first step in philosophical reasoning is conceptual analysis”. Metaethics does not deal with any wrong or right action; hence it is not an ethics that talks about the rightness or wrongness. It is concerned with the meaning of ethical statements. Ethical sta ...
... Metaethics, according to bodunrin is “the first step in philosophical reasoning is conceptual analysis”. Metaethics does not deal with any wrong or right action; hence it is not an ethics that talks about the rightness or wrongness. It is concerned with the meaning of ethical statements. Ethical sta ...
Is_There_A_God_FF04
... .) The ONLY SIN is to say such things are wrong!!! Abortion - Euthanasia ...
... .) The ONLY SIN is to say such things are wrong!!! Abortion - Euthanasia ...
Lawrence Kohlberg
... *Women's morality is more contextualized*, it is tied to real, ongoing relationships rather than abstract solutions to hypothetical ...
... *Women's morality is more contextualized*, it is tied to real, ongoing relationships rather than abstract solutions to hypothetical ...
Moral Development - Gordon State College
... 5-year-old children conceptualize the social world in ...
... 5-year-old children conceptualize the social world in ...
pragmatism and relativism
... independent of particular contexts. One of the important consequences of this view is that there are many competing moral points of view and these are sometimes incompatible with each other. Furthermore, since there are no objective independent moral standards we can appeal to, we can’t settle the i ...
... independent of particular contexts. One of the important consequences of this view is that there are many competing moral points of view and these are sometimes incompatible with each other. Furthermore, since there are no objective independent moral standards we can appeal to, we can’t settle the i ...
King’s College London
... 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 own moral commitments? 8. Expound and assess Mackie’s argument from queerness. 9. ‘Suppose we accept the Humean model ...
... 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 own moral commitments? 8. Expound and assess Mackie’s argument from queerness. 9. ‘Suppose we accept the Humean model ...
Ethical Principles
... principles i.e. justice, fairness, honesty, and respect Must do the right thing, even it’s not good for most of people Categorical imperative (Kant): duty to act responsibly and respectfully toward all individuals in a situation ...
... principles i.e. justice, fairness, honesty, and respect Must do the right thing, even it’s not good for most of people Categorical imperative (Kant): duty to act responsibly and respectfully toward all individuals in a situation ...
Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong
... •A lot of evil has been done by religious people in the name of religion •We don't know for sure whether a benevolent God exists •Religious morality closes off dialogue •Religious morality leads to group intolerance •Religious morality threatens church-state ...
... •A lot of evil has been done by religious people in the name of religion •We don't know for sure whether a benevolent God exists •Religious morality closes off dialogue •Religious morality leads to group intolerance •Religious morality threatens church-state ...
Judging the Ethics of Ethics Education
... ror current ethics instruction may en courage. As Hugo asserts, "Probity, sin cerity, candor, conviction, the idea of duty are things that, when in error, can turn hideous . what might be called the evil of good."2 The evil of this approach to being good is that it can, for example, pro vide the bas ...
... ror current ethics instruction may en courage. As Hugo asserts, "Probity, sin cerity, candor, conviction, the idea of duty are things that, when in error, can turn hideous . what might be called the evil of good."2 The evil of this approach to being good is that it can, for example, pro vide the bas ...
What is Ethics?
... There do seem to be genuine moral disagreements. Arguments for Objectivity You cannot see or touch moral truths Subjective morality • The rightness/wrongness of an act is dependent upon human beliefs/feelings. • There are no external standards of rightness and wrongness. • There can be no genuin ...
... There do seem to be genuine moral disagreements. Arguments for Objectivity You cannot see or touch moral truths Subjective morality • The rightness/wrongness of an act is dependent upon human beliefs/feelings. • There are no external standards of rightness and wrongness. • There can be no genuin ...
Stace on ethical absolutism
... offer any solution/refutation here. (there is an ellipsis, however… who knows what the editors omitted.) Arguments against ethical relativism the problem of critique. We believe that we can properly say that something is morally praiseworthy or not, that one moral system is better than another or ...
... offer any solution/refutation here. (there is an ellipsis, however… who knows what the editors omitted.) Arguments against ethical relativism the problem of critique. We believe that we can properly say that something is morally praiseworthy or not, that one moral system is better than another or ...
Ethics - Lagemaat - TOK-eisj
... • A simple model: Commonly agreed moral principle. • Cheating on a test is wrong • Tom cheated on the test • Therefore what Tom did was wrong. ...
... • A simple model: Commonly agreed moral principle. • Cheating on a test is wrong • Tom cheated on the test • Therefore what Tom did was wrong. ...
Moral Development - People Server at UNCW
... • Rules/laws are always fair • Doing the “right” thing means following the rules/laws ...
... • Rules/laws are always fair • Doing the “right” thing means following the rules/laws ...
Ethical Theories
... ethics lacks agreement, has no way to resolve disputes, and is not objective? No: • There are wide areas of ethical agreement • Ethical disputes are resolved through reason • In contrast to science, ethical values are “objective” not because they are based on an independent reality but because they ...
... ethics lacks agreement, has no way to resolve disputes, and is not objective? No: • There are wide areas of ethical agreement • Ethical disputes are resolved through reason • In contrast to science, ethical values are “objective” not because they are based on an independent reality but because they ...
Philosophical Ethics - Bucknell University
... Deontological Theories (Kant) Actions are guided by moral laws Morality must be based upon reason Can explain why an action is right or wrong Places emphasis on duty and rules that should be followed, ignores consequences ...
... Deontological Theories (Kant) Actions are guided by moral laws Morality must be based upon reason Can explain why an action is right or wrong Places emphasis on duty and rules that should be followed, ignores consequences ...
What is Morality --
... What is moral reasoning? The morally right things to do is whatever there are the best reasons for doing. The facts of the case support our reasoning for a particular choice being right. ...
... What is moral reasoning? The morally right things to do is whatever there are the best reasons for doing. The facts of the case support our reasoning for a particular choice being right. ...
the story of - J397: Media Ethics
... other peoples. We should, therefore, adopt an attitude of tolerance toward the practices of other cultures. ...
... other peoples. We should, therefore, adopt an attitude of tolerance toward the practices of other cultures. ...
Subjectivism in Ethics
... Ethical subjectivism is the idea that moral opinions are based on our feelings and nothing more. On this view, there is no such thing as “objective” right and wrong. ...
... Ethical subjectivism is the idea that moral opinions are based on our feelings and nothing more. On this view, there is no such thing as “objective” right and wrong. ...
