Enhancing Moral Conformity and Enhancing Moral Worth
... moral failures, bringing it about that we better conform to morality.3 However, this is not to say that we ought to pursue greater moral conformity by any means available. There may be some means to increased moral conformity that we have conclusive moral reasons to avoid, and even among means that ...
... moral failures, bringing it about that we better conform to morality.3 However, this is not to say that we ought to pursue greater moral conformity by any means available. There may be some means to increased moral conformity that we have conclusive moral reasons to avoid, and even among means that ...
Engineering Ethics: An Introduction
... Professional Ethics On the other hand, suppose civil engineer Jack refuses to participate in the design of a project that he believes will be contrary to the principles of sustainable development, which are set out in the code of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He may not personally believ ...
... Professional Ethics On the other hand, suppose civil engineer Jack refuses to participate in the design of a project that he believes will be contrary to the principles of sustainable development, which are set out in the code of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He may not personally believ ...
Universally Preferable Behaviour
... These extreme relativists reserve their most vitriolic attacks for anyone who claims any form of certainty. This postmodern generation has outgrown the cultural bigotries of their collective histories, but now view all truth as mere prejudicial assertion. Like wide-eyed children who have been scarre ...
... These extreme relativists reserve their most vitriolic attacks for anyone who claims any form of certainty. This postmodern generation has outgrown the cultural bigotries of their collective histories, but now view all truth as mere prejudicial assertion. Like wide-eyed children who have been scarre ...
Why we forgive what can`t be controlled - Fiery Cushman
... ble for harm that they did not intend, and yet still be a viable target for moral judgment. Cases of moral luck, studied in both the psychological and philosophical literatures (Cushman, 2008; Nagel, 1979; Williams, 1981; Young et al., 2007), present such an opportunity.2 In one variety of moral luc ...
... ble for harm that they did not intend, and yet still be a viable target for moral judgment. Cases of moral luck, studied in both the psychological and philosophical literatures (Cushman, 2008; Nagel, 1979; Williams, 1981; Young et al., 2007), present such an opportunity.2 In one variety of moral luc ...
Moral Health, Moral Prosperity and Universalization in Kant`s Ethics
... this case, I claimed, is best understood as a kind of insincerity or lack of conscientiousness in reflecting on one’s actions and character. Kant thinks of moral deliberation as a kind of conversation with oneself in which a conception of our actions or character is submitted to our conscience for s ...
... this case, I claimed, is best understood as a kind of insincerity or lack of conscientiousness in reflecting on one’s actions and character. Kant thinks of moral deliberation as a kind of conversation with oneself in which a conception of our actions or character is submitted to our conscience for s ...
How Consultants Maintain the Bright Ethical Line
... …highest standards of professional competence and personal conduct …respect the dignity of all individuals …uphold all federal, state, and local laws..to instill in the public a sense of confidence and trust about the conduct of my employer ..avoid a conflict of interest …not compromise, for persona ...
... …highest standards of professional competence and personal conduct …respect the dignity of all individuals …uphold all federal, state, and local laws..to instill in the public a sense of confidence and trust about the conduct of my employer ..avoid a conflict of interest …not compromise, for persona ...
2. IntroEthics
... 4. Does anyone have the right to tell anyone else what good and evil are? 5. Are there certain kinds of acts (e.g. torturing children) that are always wrong? If so, what are they? 6. What do you think is the best answer to the question, “Why should I be a good person?” ...
... 4. Does anyone have the right to tell anyone else what good and evil are? 5. Are there certain kinds of acts (e.g. torturing children) that are always wrong? If so, what are they? 6. What do you think is the best answer to the question, “Why should I be a good person?” ...
Ethical Leadership and Angelina Jolie
... commitment, having a positive attitude and being able to inspire (Kahler). With a leader that performs ethically, everyone benefits. Positive Outcomes can be financial benefits, a better reputation, and ...
... commitment, having a positive attitude and being able to inspire (Kahler). With a leader that performs ethically, everyone benefits. Positive Outcomes can be financial benefits, a better reputation, and ...
Towards a Code of Cyberethics
... else's software for personal use) and by clarifying which stakeholder expectations are legitimate, codes of conduct can eliminate ignorance as an excuse. Furthermore, they can be an effective tool for sharpening business accountability and improving corporate governance. Also, instilling a sense of ...
... else's software for personal use) and by clarifying which stakeholder expectations are legitimate, codes of conduct can eliminate ignorance as an excuse. Furthermore, they can be an effective tool for sharpening business accountability and improving corporate governance. Also, instilling a sense of ...
Kant`s Categorical Imperatives
... end. That end is man.” •Jeremy Bentham, founder of utilitarianism, considered that sentience was an ethically important characteristic – the ability to feel pleasure or pain. •More recently Peter Singer, a preference utilitarian, has developed Benetham’s thinking asserting that personhood is central ...
... end. That end is man.” •Jeremy Bentham, founder of utilitarianism, considered that sentience was an ethically important characteristic – the ability to feel pleasure or pain. •More recently Peter Singer, a preference utilitarian, has developed Benetham’s thinking asserting that personhood is central ...
Ethical Dimensions in Responsible Professionalism
... straightforward, and potentially very demanding, principle of beneficence: That action or practice is right (when compared with any alternative action or practice) if it leads to the greatest possible balance of beneficial consequences or to the least possible balance of bad consequences. Mill (1969 ...
... straightforward, and potentially very demanding, principle of beneficence: That action or practice is right (when compared with any alternative action or practice) if it leads to the greatest possible balance of beneficial consequences or to the least possible balance of bad consequences. Mill (1969 ...
Institutional Integrity and Organizational Ethics
... Ethics is the formal study of who we ought to be and how we should make decisions and behave in light of our identity ...
... Ethics is the formal study of who we ought to be and how we should make decisions and behave in light of our identity ...
Ethical Pluralism as a Framework for Discussing Moral Disagreement
... I found myself looking for something in between these two extremes ...
... I found myself looking for something in between these two extremes ...
The Ethics of Relativism and Absolutism
... Studies on ethical perspectives have stemmed from the early work of Forsyth (1980), who proposes four approaches to ethical judgement based on the degree to which an individual adopts an absolutist or relativist perspective. Forsyth and Burger (1982), further posit that ethical ideology may not be a ...
... Studies on ethical perspectives have stemmed from the early work of Forsyth (1980), who proposes four approaches to ethical judgement based on the degree to which an individual adopts an absolutist or relativist perspective. Forsyth and Burger (1982), further posit that ethical ideology may not be a ...
Ethics—The Basics by John Mizzoni
... VIRTUE ETHICS • 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) ...
... VIRTUE ETHICS • 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) ...
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... – In a conflict between a perfect duty and an imperfect duty, perfect duty prevails – In a conflict between two perfect duties, no solution ...
... – In a conflict between a perfect duty and an imperfect duty, perfect duty prevails – In a conflict between two perfect duties, no solution ...
Zuniga - Collections
... and its emphasis on the notion of autonomy; in this sense, agents are free when each acts according to his or her own will. The positive construal of liberty is associated with the ideal of “self-mastery”, according to which human reason can be divided into a superior, higher, dominant self on the o ...
... and its emphasis on the notion of autonomy; in this sense, agents are free when each acts according to his or her own will. The positive construal of liberty is associated with the ideal of “self-mastery”, according to which human reason can be divided into a superior, higher, dominant self on the o ...
Ethical Concerns in Public Administration
... notion of administrative responsibility. John Kennedy, during his Presidency (19611963) had averred: “No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the higher standards of ethical behaviour. The ideal-type construction of bureaucracy, propounded by Max We ...
... notion of administrative responsibility. John Kennedy, during his Presidency (19611963) had averred: “No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the higher standards of ethical behaviour. The ideal-type construction of bureaucracy, propounded by Max We ...
McGraw-Hill/Irwin The Consequences of Unethical Conduct
... or wrong in a particular situation, or a process for setting those standards • Grow out of particular philosophies which – Define the nature of the world in which we live – Prescribe rules for living together ...
... or wrong in a particular situation, or a process for setting those standards • Grow out of particular philosophies which – Define the nature of the world in which we live – Prescribe rules for living together ...
Virtue Ethics - Which Character Traits are Good?
... Is it helpful to think in terms of virtue/vice? Is character or action more important in I I ...
... Is it helpful to think in terms of virtue/vice? Is character or action more important in I I ...
ethics training
... training as an extraneous expense when budgets are tight, but this is exactly when ethics training is needed most Employees who tend toward the relativistic belief ...
... training as an extraneous expense when budgets are tight, but this is exactly when ethics training is needed most Employees who tend toward the relativistic belief ...
Immanuel Kant
... been prevented. Whoever then tells a lie, however good his intentions may be, must answer for the consequences of it, even before the civil tribunal, and must pay the penalty for them, however unforeseen they may have been; because truthfulness is a duty that must be regarded as the basis of all dut ...
... been prevented. Whoever then tells a lie, however good his intentions may be, must answer for the consequences of it, even before the civil tribunal, and must pay the penalty for them, however unforeseen they may have been; because truthfulness is a duty that must be regarded as the basis of all dut ...
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... greed, power, status, and other selfinterests often Push ethical principles aside in their quest for self gain Exhibit few qualms in ...
... greed, power, status, and other selfinterests often Push ethical principles aside in their quest for self gain Exhibit few qualms in ...
THE COMBINATION OF KANTIAN, RELIGIOUS AND
... starvation, malnutrition, discrimination, terrorism, air pollution to name but a few. It is claimed at this point that all of those troubles requires collaboration among states, and this collaboration should be based on some ethical points. Many forms of ethical theories have been introduced in this ...
... starvation, malnutrition, discrimination, terrorism, air pollution to name but a few. It is claimed at this point that all of those troubles requires collaboration among states, and this collaboration should be based on some ethical points. Many forms of ethical theories have been introduced in this ...
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.