Moral Imagination and Adorno: Before and After Auschwitz
... Holocaust is ‘unimaginable’ but it wasn’t, it was imagined, and it took place. Discussing imagination in terms of understanding what happened, as well as tools for education post-genocide, seems an interesting and necessary direction for my project. ...
... Holocaust is ‘unimaginable’ but it wasn’t, it was imagined, and it took place. Discussing imagination in terms of understanding what happened, as well as tools for education post-genocide, seems an interesting and necessary direction for my project. ...
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Truth about Morality
... are I don't either. One consequence of my distaste for esoterica is that my friends and family outside of philosophy are, to me, as valuable a professional resource as my colleagues in the field. As my ideas have developed I've tried to make them accessible and compelling to intelligent lay people. ...
... are I don't either. One consequence of my distaste for esoterica is that my friends and family outside of philosophy are, to me, as valuable a professional resource as my colleagues in the field. As my ideas have developed I've tried to make them accessible and compelling to intelligent lay people. ...
Objective Morality_final
... blame must, of course, be mediated by a more specific theory of moral character and the appropriateness of blame, which I shall not offer here. Furthermore, I do not want to state the connection between these concepts too strongly. It is likely that any connection between virtuous decisionmaking, pr ...
... blame must, of course, be mediated by a more specific theory of moral character and the appropriateness of blame, which I shall not offer here. Furthermore, I do not want to state the connection between these concepts too strongly. It is likely that any connection between virtuous decisionmaking, pr ...
Moral Beauty as An Overriding Imperative in
... people dependent on the proper execution of those roles. A good example would be a student of art who would like to pursue this interest but is forced not to by external factors such as responsibilities (parental, national or religious) where doing so might be seen as an act of betrayal, selfishness ...
... people dependent on the proper execution of those roles. A good example would be a student of art who would like to pursue this interest but is forced not to by external factors such as responsibilities (parental, national or religious) where doing so might be seen as an act of betrayal, selfishness ...
The Moral Point of View in Hume, Kant and Mill Margaret Marie
... instead of using our faculty of reason to deduce these sentiments. Ultimately, I argue that Hume is not an antirationalist or noncognitivist, even though on his view morality is not constituted by reason. Recognizing a distinction in his theory between moral reactions and moral judgments is what mak ...
... instead of using our faculty of reason to deduce these sentiments. Ultimately, I argue that Hume is not an antirationalist or noncognitivist, even though on his view morality is not constituted by reason. Recognizing a distinction in his theory between moral reactions and moral judgments is what mak ...
Enhancing Moral Conformity and Enhancing Moral Worth
... Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK ...
... Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK ...
1 Are Empathy and Morality Linked? Insights from Moral Psychology
... morality. We will explain that empathy plays a very important role in morality in two respects. First, empathy allows humans to understand how others are emotionally affected by a given action, which can directly inform moral decisions and actions. In addition, by means of the link between empathy a ...
... morality. We will explain that empathy plays a very important role in morality in two respects. First, empathy allows humans to understand how others are emotionally affected by a given action, which can directly inform moral decisions and actions. In addition, by means of the link between empathy a ...
Thesis edit2 - University of Tilburg
... At this point, one may argue that taste is innate because the mind is endowed with the hardwired comprehension of the elemental, quintuple tastes, originating directly from tastebuds which are solely dedicated to the domain of taste. This will be referred to as the ‘nativist’ perception of innatenes ...
... At this point, one may argue that taste is innate because the mind is endowed with the hardwired comprehension of the elemental, quintuple tastes, originating directly from tastebuds which are solely dedicated to the domain of taste. This will be referred to as the ‘nativist’ perception of innatenes ...
Dewey`s Aesthetics and Today`s Moral Education - Purdue e-Pubs
... Dewey’s Aesthetics and Today’s Moral Education 65 In sharp contrast, Dewey saw that the aesthetic permeates every aspect of our lives and there are aesthetic dimensions to all of our experience. We human beings seek experience that reaches to some level of fulfillment. “The aesthetic is that whic ...
... Dewey’s Aesthetics and Today’s Moral Education 65 In sharp contrast, Dewey saw that the aesthetic permeates every aspect of our lives and there are aesthetic dimensions to all of our experience. We human beings seek experience that reaches to some level of fulfillment. “The aesthetic is that whic ...
Is There Moral High Ground?
... we must relativize truth. The only other option is to accept both ours and the Taliban’s claims and conclude that there are true moral contradictions: it is both true and not true that it is good to educate women. Pace dialethism, we should assume that true moral contradictions are untenable. We may ...
... we must relativize truth. The only other option is to accept both ours and the Taliban’s claims and conclude that there are true moral contradictions: it is both true and not true that it is good to educate women. Pace dialethism, we should assume that true moral contradictions are untenable. We may ...
On Three Defenses of Sentimentalism
... Therefore, “we give the same approbation to the same moral qualities in China as in England” (T 3.3.1.14). In Hume’s view, our moral sentiments rest on the unchangeable human nature, and they are universal. In several places, Smith refers to universal moral sentiments. For example, violent hunger “i ...
... Therefore, “we give the same approbation to the same moral qualities in China as in England” (T 3.3.1.14). In Hume’s view, our moral sentiments rest on the unchangeable human nature, and they are universal. In several places, Smith refers to universal moral sentiments. For example, violent hunger “i ...
A Plea for Moral Deference
... I need not insist on this point, however, because the objection is also confused; and its confusion alone is adequate for my purposes. To see this, let us stipulate that every normal adult human being is equally capable (in principle) of working out the requirements of morality. Moral truths are the ...
... I need not insist on this point, however, because the objection is also confused; and its confusion alone is adequate for my purposes. To see this, let us stipulate that every normal adult human being is equally capable (in principle) of working out the requirements of morality. Moral truths are the ...
Rightness and Responsibility
... While allowing for these possibilities, however, the motivation condition, as I have formulated it, still gives expression to the idea that there is a noncontingent connection between morality and motivation. At its heart is the thesis that rightness and other moral considerations represent reasons ...
... While allowing for these possibilities, however, the motivation condition, as I have formulated it, still gives expression to the idea that there is a noncontingent connection between morality and motivation. At its heart is the thesis that rightness and other moral considerations represent reasons ...
Moral Reasoning - University of Idaho
... Introduction to Moral Reasoning in A Technologically Competitive Society ...
... Introduction to Moral Reasoning in A Technologically Competitive Society ...
The Role of Antagonism in Kant`s Metaphysic of
... unsuccessful” (“Theory” 89). As Kant insists, the fact that something has been unsuccessful does not justify that it will be also unsuccessful in the future. But this Kant’s proper insistence does not declare the irrelevance of empirical evidence to a theoretical claim. This paper examines why Kant ...
... unsuccessful” (“Theory” 89). As Kant insists, the fact that something has been unsuccessful does not justify that it will be also unsuccessful in the future. But this Kant’s proper insistence does not declare the irrelevance of empirical evidence to a theoretical claim. This paper examines why Kant ...
Introduction
... (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’s to our advantage to be moral (a) Criticism: the h ...
... (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’s to our advantage to be moral (a) Criticism: the h ...
Introduction
... (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’s to our advantage to be moral (a) Criticism: the h ...
... (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’s to our advantage to be moral (a) Criticism: the h ...
Moral Leadership - Regent University
... view stating that “our morality is the concrete human reality that we live out from day to day, while ethics is an academic view gained by taking a step back and analyzing or theorizing about (any) morality” (p. 52). Kunhiyop (2008) espoused the view, affirming that ethics is “the theoretical study ...
... view stating that “our morality is the concrete human reality that we live out from day to day, while ethics is an academic view gained by taking a step back and analyzing or theorizing about (any) morality” (p. 52). Kunhiyop (2008) espoused the view, affirming that ethics is “the theoretical study ...
haidt.bjorklund.2008.. - Faculty Web Sites at the University of Virginia
... any innate ideas that would be relevant to moral psychology. As we read the literature from neuroanatomy and behavioral genetics, blank slate models of the brain are no longer tenable. Recent research on the relationship between genes and brain development (summarized in Marcus, 2004) indicates a ne ...
... any innate ideas that would be relevant to moral psychology. As we read the literature from neuroanatomy and behavioral genetics, blank slate models of the brain are no longer tenable. Recent research on the relationship between genes and brain development (summarized in Marcus, 2004) indicates a ne ...
moral development and speeding
... heteronomy and the cooperation or autonomy. The first one is formed through unconditional respect to the rules, the second one is linked to the conscience and social attitudes of the time. The cooperation has affectionate and reciprocal characteristics. The more rational notion of morality, that see ...
... heteronomy and the cooperation or autonomy. The first one is formed through unconditional respect to the rules, the second one is linked to the conscience and social attitudes of the time. The cooperation has affectionate and reciprocal characteristics. The more rational notion of morality, that see ...
Divine Command Moral Ontology - SPARK: Scholarship at Parkland
... duties in a transcendent but non-theistic base, while the latter tries to ground them in some sort of human flourishing. These views will be considered in turn. Take first, Atheistic Moral Platonism (hereby AMP). This view may be said to find its origin in the works of Plato, who thought that there ...
... duties in a transcendent but non-theistic base, while the latter tries to ground them in some sort of human flourishing. These views will be considered in turn. Take first, Atheistic Moral Platonism (hereby AMP). This view may be said to find its origin in the works of Plato, who thought that there ...
Is Procreative Beneficence Obligatory?
... failure to select the best child is, even if wrong, victimless, there is no ...
... failure to select the best child is, even if wrong, victimless, there is no ...
Does Morality Demand our Very Best? On Moral Prescriptions and the Line of Duty
... than was her duty (Wes Autrey, for example, said: “I don’t feel like I did something spectacular; I just saw someone who needed help. I did what I felt was right.”i). But these protestations are usually thought the result of humility overwhelming honesty; we do not take them at face value. The belie ...
... than was her duty (Wes Autrey, for example, said: “I don’t feel like I did something spectacular; I just saw someone who needed help. I did what I felt was right.”i). But these protestations are usually thought the result of humility overwhelming honesty; we do not take them at face value. The belie ...
187 “Goodness itself must change” – Anthroponomy in an age of
... Goodness, then, should be tied to the form of power. The form of power determines, for instance, whether we will do right by future generations and the global poor and in light of the value of non-human nature.9 Once again, this simple reasoning wraps up this stage of my argument. That being said, w ...
... Goodness, then, should be tied to the form of power. The form of power determines, for instance, whether we will do right by future generations and the global poor and in light of the value of non-human nature.9 Once again, this simple reasoning wraps up this stage of my argument. That being said, w ...
The Sovereignty of Good
The Sovereignty of Good is a book of moral philosophy by Iris Murdoch. First published in 1970, it comprises three previously published papers, all of which were originally delivered as lectures. Murdoch argued against the prevailing consensus in moral philosophy, proposing instead a Platonist approach. The Sovereignty of Good is Murdoch's best known philosophy book.