Ethical Relativism 2 Kinds of Relativism: ethical relativism and social
... thinks is right, or (b) whatever a society accepts is right. It is normative rather than descriptive in the sense that it is a theory about how we ought to behave. We all ought to do either (a) whatever each of us thinks is right, or (b) whatever our society thinks is right. I have a moral obligatio ...
... thinks is right, or (b) whatever a society accepts is right. It is normative rather than descriptive in the sense that it is a theory about how we ought to behave. We all ought to do either (a) whatever each of us thinks is right, or (b) whatever our society thinks is right. I have a moral obligatio ...
Lesson 2 Meta Ethics - mrslh Philosophy & Ethics
... The ‘is-ought’ gap Moore built on the ideas of David Hume. A similar idea had previously been put forward by the 18th century Scottish philosopher David Hume. Hume claimed that we cannot move logically from a statement about the way the world is to a statement about how we ought to act. This view i ...
... The ‘is-ought’ gap Moore built on the ideas of David Hume. A similar idea had previously been put forward by the 18th century Scottish philosopher David Hume. Hume claimed that we cannot move logically from a statement about the way the world is to a statement about how we ought to act. This view i ...
Ethics and Business
... • Business Ethics class is not aim simply to help you to learn about ethics, but aim to help you do ethics. That is, The goal of Business ethics is to help each of us become more ethical and help us all to create and promote ethical institutions. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights r ...
... • Business Ethics class is not aim simply to help you to learn about ethics, but aim to help you do ethics. That is, The goal of Business ethics is to help each of us become more ethical and help us all to create and promote ethical institutions. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights r ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... lessening of harm as essential to producing the greatest good and almost all of their examples involve the avoiding or preventing of harm. The question is then raised: When do we hold people morally responsible for their acts and their effects? When the person knowingly and freely performed or broug ...
... lessening of harm as essential to producing the greatest good and almost all of their examples involve the avoiding or preventing of harm. The question is then raised: When do we hold people morally responsible for their acts and their effects? When the person knowingly and freely performed or broug ...
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... the good life by using their intelligence and other capabilities such as their senses, desires, and physical abilities To know how to use one’s intellectual and sensual capacities, one must follow the natural law which he described as “nothing other than the light of understanding placed in us by ...
... the good life by using their intelligence and other capabilities such as their senses, desires, and physical abilities To know how to use one’s intellectual and sensual capacities, one must follow the natural law which he described as “nothing other than the light of understanding placed in us by ...
P H I L O S O P H Y
... nonconsequentialist position that states this: always act in such a way that your reasons for acting are reasons you could will to have everyone act on in similar circumstances, and always treat persons as ends and not merely as means. ...
... nonconsequentialist position that states this: always act in such a way that your reasons for acting are reasons you could will to have everyone act on in similar circumstances, and always treat persons as ends and not merely as means. ...
P H I L O S O P H Y
... nonconsequentialist position that states this: always act in such a way that your reasons for acting are reasons you could will to have everyone act on in similar circumstances, and always treat persons as ends and not merely as means. ...
... nonconsequentialist position that states this: always act in such a way that your reasons for acting are reasons you could will to have everyone act on in similar circumstances, and always treat persons as ends and not merely as means. ...
Slide 1
... A virtue is a habit or quality that allows the bearer to succeed at his or her purpose ...
... A virtue is a habit or quality that allows the bearer to succeed at his or her purpose ...
Modern Scholars, Virtuous People and Strengths and Weaknesses
... of dealing with big issues – you cannot use it to decide whether an act is right or wrong Applying Virtue Ethics to moral dilemmas can be difficult. It does not help people facing a crisis as it does no give any clear rules for action ...
... of dealing with big issues – you cannot use it to decide whether an act is right or wrong Applying Virtue Ethics to moral dilemmas can be difficult. It does not help people facing a crisis as it does no give any clear rules for action ...
ethical reasoning
... customs regarding dress and decency, may depend on local custom whereas other practices, such as slavery, torture, or political repression, may be governed by universal moral standards and judged wrong despite the many other differences that exist among cultures. BUT: Simply because some practices a ...
... customs regarding dress and decency, may depend on local custom whereas other practices, such as slavery, torture, or political repression, may be governed by universal moral standards and judged wrong despite the many other differences that exist among cultures. BUT: Simply because some practices a ...
MacIntyre and Anscombe: Two Modern Virtue Ethicists
... • It is something good or moral that comes out of doing the activity or action. • It is called ‘external’ because it comes out of doing the activity • For example, when giving to charity, your example may inspire others to do the same. ...
... • It is something good or moral that comes out of doing the activity or action. • It is called ‘external’ because it comes out of doing the activity • For example, when giving to charity, your example may inspire others to do the same. ...
Document
... • No agreement about the definition of good for all. • No agreement about who decides, but rather their consequences. • Actions are not judged. • Cost benefit analysis of non monetary stakes i.e. Health & safety • Principle of justice and rights are ignored ...
... • No agreement about the definition of good for all. • No agreement about who decides, but rather their consequences. • Actions are not judged. • Cost benefit analysis of non monetary stakes i.e. Health & safety • Principle of justice and rights are ignored ...
Session 15: Introduction to Utilitarianism
... Another objection to virtue theory is that it does not focus on what sorts of actions are morally permitted and which ones are not, but rather on what sort of qualities someone ought to foster in order to become a good person. This particular feature of the theory makes virtue ethics useless as a un ...
... Another objection to virtue theory is that it does not focus on what sorts of actions are morally permitted and which ones are not, but rather on what sort of qualities someone ought to foster in order to become a good person. This particular feature of the theory makes virtue ethics useless as a un ...
The Intercultural Ethics Agenda from an Objectivist Point of View
... Indeed, given our concepts, everyone could be mistaken about the shape of the world, which is the hallmark of objectivity. ...
... Indeed, given our concepts, everyone could be mistaken about the shape of the world, which is the hallmark of objectivity. ...
Ethical Decision Making- 5 approaches File
... What benefits and what harms will each course of action produce, and which alternative will lead to the best overall ...
... What benefits and what harms will each course of action produce, and which alternative will lead to the best overall ...
Chapter 1 Discussion
... Are there some moral standards that a society must accept if it is to survive? Examples? Do apparent differences in moral standards across different societies sometimes disappear on closer examination? Examples? If two people disagree on moral standards, does that mean they both have to be rig ...
... Are there some moral standards that a society must accept if it is to survive? Examples? Do apparent differences in moral standards across different societies sometimes disappear on closer examination? Examples? If two people disagree on moral standards, does that mean they both have to be rig ...
READING #1: “What This Book is About”
... consequences of actions as relevant to [his/her] moral appraisal, it becomes hard to see how [he/she] could ever decide whether or not some moral principles could be universally willed.” (p. 17) For ex., lying cannot be accepted as a universal rule precisely because it has undesirable consequences. ...
... consequences of actions as relevant to [his/her] moral appraisal, it becomes hard to see how [he/she] could ever decide whether or not some moral principles could be universally willed.” (p. 17) For ex., lying cannot be accepted as a universal rule precisely because it has undesirable consequences. ...
The ring finger - Stijn Bruers, the rational ethicist
... Never use someone’s body as merely a means to someone else’s ends, because that violates the right to bodily autonomy. The two words “mere means” refer to two conditions: 1) if in order to reach an end you force someone to do or undergo something that the being does not want, and 2) if the body of t ...
... Never use someone’s body as merely a means to someone else’s ends, because that violates the right to bodily autonomy. The two words “mere means” refer to two conditions: 1) if in order to reach an end you force someone to do or undergo something that the being does not want, and 2) if the body of t ...
What is Ethical Relativism?
... Note: the opposite view- right and wrong is objective and universal – is often called nonrelativism, or Ethical Objectivism. Two versions of Ethical Relativism Individual or Personal Ethical Relativism: ethical statements are relative to the individual. I have my ethical views and you have yours, ne ...
... Note: the opposite view- right and wrong is objective and universal – is often called nonrelativism, or Ethical Objectivism. Two versions of Ethical Relativism Individual or Personal Ethical Relativism: ethical statements are relative to the individual. I have my ethical views and you have yours, ne ...
Moral Leadership
... 1) Relationships with others create obligations of various kinds; these should be honored, unless there is compelling reason not to do so. 2) Ideals enhance human life and assist in fulfilling their obligations to one another. 3) The consequences of some actions benefit people, while those of other ...
... 1) Relationships with others create obligations of various kinds; these should be honored, unless there is compelling reason not to do so. 2) Ideals enhance human life and assist in fulfilling their obligations to one another. 3) The consequences of some actions benefit people, while those of other ...
An Introduction to the Search of the Good: A Catholic Understanding
... we look at Ethics and Morality we tend to look at them as a series of do’s and don’ts imposed onto us by an outside authority. ► We may feel as these obligations may infringe our personal freedoms and responsibilities which we may come to resent. ...
... we look at Ethics and Morality we tend to look at them as a series of do’s and don’ts imposed onto us by an outside authority. ► We may feel as these obligations may infringe our personal freedoms and responsibilities which we may come to resent. ...
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... Philosophers have considered what makes something morally good or bad, right or wrong in relation to a range of characteristics. For example, does moral goodness involve some relation to happiness or pleasure? Does the good involve excellence of some sort? Or harmony and creativity? Is it possible t ...
... Philosophers have considered what makes something morally good or bad, right or wrong in relation to a range of characteristics. For example, does moral goodness involve some relation to happiness or pleasure? Does the good involve excellence of some sort? Or harmony and creativity? Is it possible t ...