Introduction
... valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish in prescribed ways (from Aristotle and the Stoics) 2. Even without knowledge of ...
... valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish in prescribed ways (from Aristotle and the Stoics) 2. Even without knowledge of ...
Euthanasia
... world the majority embrace a moral value which bans the use of euthanasia from being practiced. In the examples sometimes these religions are referenced as hard universalism, in ethics. ...
... world the majority embrace a moral value which bans the use of euthanasia from being practiced. In the examples sometimes these religions are referenced as hard universalism, in ethics. ...
Egoism
... ship sank and a desperate man a few yards off is calling for help. There are no other survivors, the man has no chance without you, and you have no interest in saving him. EE suggests you have no duty to save the man since any such duty would have to be grounded in your having a reason to act, and, ...
... ship sank and a desperate man a few yards off is calling for help. There are no other survivors, the man has no chance without you, and you have no interest in saving him. EE suggests you have no duty to save the man since any such duty would have to be grounded in your having a reason to act, and, ...
The goodness of pleasure: Epicurean ethics
... happiness refers to a whole life (it is impossible to be happy at one time and unhappy at another) ...
... happiness refers to a whole life (it is impossible to be happy at one time and unhappy at another) ...
Introduction - CatholiCurrent.com
... including the circumstances and intention which leads one to, for example, use contraception.33 Proportionalists’ argument can be described as holding an intrinsically evil act, such as contraception, could be a morally good choice if some greater good (consequence) is achievable by the act or some ...
... including the circumstances and intention which leads one to, for example, use contraception.33 Proportionalists’ argument can be described as holding an intrinsically evil act, such as contraception, could be a morally good choice if some greater good (consequence) is achievable by the act or some ...
Ethics: Establishing the Imaginary Line BEFORE You Cross It
... Enforcement of the Policy. A written policy without both consequences and enforcement is basically worthless. An ethics policy may be in place, but does it spell out the consequences if there is a breach? It would be very difficult to enforce a policy without written consequences because the enforce ...
... Enforcement of the Policy. A written policy without both consequences and enforcement is basically worthless. An ethics policy may be in place, but does it spell out the consequences if there is a breach? It would be very difficult to enforce a policy without written consequences because the enforce ...
Document
... • Moral values have a deeper origin – cardinal human values. • Cardinal human values arise from the evolution of one’s higher consciousness. • ‘Practical wisdom’. • They are not do’s and don’ts. • But do’s and don’ts – should be founded on cardinal human values. • Balance individual and collective i ...
... • Moral values have a deeper origin – cardinal human values. • Cardinal human values arise from the evolution of one’s higher consciousness. • ‘Practical wisdom’. • They are not do’s and don’ts. • But do’s and don’ts – should be founded on cardinal human values. • Balance individual and collective i ...
Professional Ethics
... Serious crimes that cannot be justified Attempts at justifying such actions • Electrons are free- they do not belong to anybody • Companies have weak protection • Point out flaws and vulnerabilities in information systems • Hacking or virus creation is right in a particular country or culture ...
... Serious crimes that cannot be justified Attempts at justifying such actions • Electrons are free- they do not belong to anybody • Companies have weak protection • Point out flaws and vulnerabilities in information systems • Hacking or virus creation is right in a particular country or culture ...
Alasdair MacIntyre on the Enlightenment Project
... than as being “only . . . the inheritors of a very specific and particular scheme of moral beliefs, a scheme whose internal incoherence ensured the failure of the common philosophical project from the outset” (49). MacIntyre seeks to portray accurately what the transition to modernity was and to sho ...
... than as being “only . . . the inheritors of a very specific and particular scheme of moral beliefs, a scheme whose internal incoherence ensured the failure of the common philosophical project from the outset” (49). MacIntyre seeks to portray accurately what the transition to modernity was and to sho ...
What is ethics?
... about what is right to do from a moral or ethical perspective. • Managers often face situations where the appropriate course of action is not clear . • For example, the manager of a company may be put in a position in which he must choose between the interests of his employees and his investors. Giv ...
... about what is right to do from a moral or ethical perspective. • Managers often face situations where the appropriate course of action is not clear . • For example, the manager of a company may be put in a position in which he must choose between the interests of his employees and his investors. Giv ...
Ethics for the Information Age - Chapter 2
... We should adopt those rules that will lead to the greatest increase in total happiness Pros – The evaluation is simpler than act utilitarianism – Not every moral decisions requires analysis – Solves the problem of moral luck ...
... We should adopt those rules that will lead to the greatest increase in total happiness Pros – The evaluation is simpler than act utilitarianism – Not every moral decisions requires analysis – Solves the problem of moral luck ...
Unit 6-Ethics Desision Making
... because of your honor system coming into conflict with something else. • People usually choose one of ethical approaches to take an ethical decision. ...
... because of your honor system coming into conflict with something else. • People usually choose one of ethical approaches to take an ethical decision. ...
What Is Ethics
... that ethics often demands more than memorizing and living by a set of rules. A study done of law school students, for example, shows that their ability to make sound ethical judgments is impaired by their three years in law school because ethics is presented in a rule-based manner. The conclusion th ...
... that ethics often demands more than memorizing and living by a set of rules. A study done of law school students, for example, shows that their ability to make sound ethical judgments is impaired by their three years in law school because ethics is presented in a rule-based manner. The conclusion th ...
Chapter 5
... Myth 2. There is no point in studying ethics because we all know what is right; it’s just a matter of doing what is ethical. Myth 3. Business ethics is simple; just follow a guide such as “don’t do anything you wouldn’t want to appear on the front page of the newspaper.” Myth 4. You can’t teac ...
... Myth 2. There is no point in studying ethics because we all know what is right; it’s just a matter of doing what is ethical. Myth 3. Business ethics is simple; just follow a guide such as “don’t do anything you wouldn’t want to appear on the front page of the newspaper.” Myth 4. You can’t teac ...
Introduction
... valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish in prescribed ways (from Aristotle and the Stoics) 2. Even without knowledge of ...
... valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish in prescribed ways (from Aristotle and the Stoics) 2. Even without knowledge of ...
Ch. 4: Deontology
... as means to my ends). o My rights establish your duties and my rights are the same as the rights of others. ...
... as means to my ends). o My rights establish your duties and my rights are the same as the rights of others. ...
Curriculum Vitae - Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics
... questions in moral theory and also consider how the normative and conceptual claims made by such theories, about what must be true of a moral judgment, are connected to descriptive claims about the psychology of the moral agents who make them. 2004-5 ARC Discovery Project ‘The Normative Value of Uni ...
... questions in moral theory and also consider how the normative and conceptual claims made by such theories, about what must be true of a moral judgment, are connected to descriptive claims about the psychology of the moral agents who make them. 2004-5 ARC Discovery Project ‘The Normative Value of Uni ...
pers ective p Bad people do not have a monopoly on bad deeds:
... This shows what we know intuitively—that even good people are fallible, and the risk of moral error multiplies exponentially in an environment of moral indifference. Lacking a publicly shared set of values, individuals can easily become morally isolated. Some may even suppress their ethical concerns ...
... This shows what we know intuitively—that even good people are fallible, and the risk of moral error multiplies exponentially in an environment of moral indifference. Lacking a publicly shared set of values, individuals can easily become morally isolated. Some may even suppress their ethical concerns ...
Egoism
... ship sank and a desperate man a few yards off is calling for help. There are no other survivors, the man has no chance without you, and you have no interest in saving him. EE suggests you have no duty to save the man since any such duty would have to be grounded in your having a reason to act, and, ...
... ship sank and a desperate man a few yards off is calling for help. There are no other survivors, the man has no chance without you, and you have no interest in saving him. EE suggests you have no duty to save the man since any such duty would have to be grounded in your having a reason to act, and, ...
Environmental Ethics
... Technological-scientific worldview – See nature as something to be manipulated ...
... Technological-scientific worldview – See nature as something to be manipulated ...
Kerns Relativism and Essentialism
... Ethical relativism believes that the fact of different social norms proves that there are in fact no behaviors or actions that are in themselves right or wrong. What is right or wrong always depends entirely and only on what a given community believes at a given time. Ethical relativism believes tha ...
... Ethical relativism believes that the fact of different social norms proves that there are in fact no behaviors or actions that are in themselves right or wrong. What is right or wrong always depends entirely and only on what a given community believes at a given time. Ethical relativism believes tha ...
Dr. Keith YN Ng
... • Stage Six : Universal Ethical Principles Orientation – Right action comes to be defined in terms of moral principles chosen because of their logical comprehensiveness, universality and consistency – The ethical principles are abstract general principles dealing with justice, society’s welfare, equ ...
... • Stage Six : Universal Ethical Principles Orientation – Right action comes to be defined in terms of moral principles chosen because of their logical comprehensiveness, universality and consistency – The ethical principles are abstract general principles dealing with justice, society’s welfare, equ ...
Consequentialism
Consequentialism is the class of normative ethical theories holding that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for any judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right act (or omission from acting) is one that will produce a good outcome, or consequence. In an extreme form, the idea of consequentialism is commonly encapsulated in the English saying, ""the ends justify the means"", meaning that if a goal is morally important enough, any method of achieving it is acceptable.Consequentialism is usually contrasted with deontological ethics (or deontology), in that deontology, in which rules and moral duty are central, derives the rightness or wrongness of one's conduct from the character of the behaviour itself rather than the outcomes of the conduct. It is also contrasted with virtue ethics, which focuses on the character of the agent rather than on the nature or consequences of the act (or omission) itself, and pragmatic ethics which treats morality like science: advancing socially over the course of many lifetimes, such that any moral criterion is subject to revision. Consequentialist theories differ in how they define moral goods.Some argue that consequentialist and deontological theories are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, T. M. Scanlon advances the idea that human rights, which are commonly considered a ""deontological"" concept, can only be justified with reference to the consequences of having those rights. Similarly, Robert Nozick argues for a theory that is mostly consequentialist, but incorporates inviolable ""side-constraints"" which restrict the sort of actions agents are permitted to do.