PDF version - The Menlo Roundtable
... penalty because it is cheaper than keeping the criminals in jail for life. However, the truth is that the death penalty is more expensive. People do not always change their stance on the death penalty after hearing this fact, even if that was their only reason for supporting the death penalty in the ...
... penalty because it is cheaper than keeping the criminals in jail for life. However, the truth is that the death penalty is more expensive. People do not always change their stance on the death penalty after hearing this fact, even if that was their only reason for supporting the death penalty in the ...
The Ethic of Care and the Dialectic of Enlightenment
... Therefore, feminist philosophers criticize the dominant conception of morality as an absolute point of view from which arise abstract, objective moral rules that lead to just and right moral judgements and well-ordered societies, because in effect it amounts to a kind of a moral positivism which neg ...
... Therefore, feminist philosophers criticize the dominant conception of morality as an absolute point of view from which arise abstract, objective moral rules that lead to just and right moral judgements and well-ordered societies, because in effect it amounts to a kind of a moral positivism which neg ...
Chapter_3_Weston
... Moral values are those values that give voice to the needs and legitimate expectations of others as well as ourselves Ourselves and our needs are built into the definition of morality. However, your own needs cannot be the whole story. Contrary to the bumper sticker: “It is all about me, so deal wit ...
... Moral values are those values that give voice to the needs and legitimate expectations of others as well as ourselves Ourselves and our needs are built into the definition of morality. However, your own needs cannot be the whole story. Contrary to the bumper sticker: “It is all about me, so deal wit ...
What is Ethical Relativism?
... is more correct than another, I could just as easily adopt dogmatism as my overriding moral belief. Moreover, if relativism is true, why should I even bother to listen to another person’s moral beliefs, since by definition their beliefs cannot be better or more correct than my own beliefs? (See Bern ...
... is more correct than another, I could just as easily adopt dogmatism as my overriding moral belief. Moreover, if relativism is true, why should I even bother to listen to another person’s moral beliefs, since by definition their beliefs cannot be better or more correct than my own beliefs? (See Bern ...
Ethics – Handout 8 Foot, “What Is Moral Relativism?”
... true-by-ancient-mexican-standards and false-by-our-standards. We should interpret MR as making the same kind of claim: we can’t emply two sets of standards in one breath. (8) Stace’s second claim: a relativist is committed to the conclusion that if someone things something is right, then it’s right ...
... true-by-ancient-mexican-standards and false-by-our-standards. We should interpret MR as making the same kind of claim: we can’t emply two sets of standards in one breath. (8) Stace’s second claim: a relativist is committed to the conclusion that if someone things something is right, then it’s right ...
Alasdair MacIntyre on the Enlightenment Project
... and indeed everything else is endowed. Reason will not enable us to ascertain the differences between man-as-he-happens-to-be and man-as-he-could-be-if-he-realized-his-telos. Indeed reason can, the Enlightenment tradition argues, make nothing of the conception of human beings realizing their telos. ...
... and indeed everything else is endowed. Reason will not enable us to ascertain the differences between man-as-he-happens-to-be and man-as-he-could-be-if-he-realized-his-telos. Indeed reason can, the Enlightenment tradition argues, make nothing of the conception of human beings realizing their telos. ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 10 Ayer and Emotivism
... since neither claim expresses a proposition neither do the two individuals express incompatible propositions. Thus, it isn’t possible to argue about questions of value. ...
... since neither claim expresses a proposition neither do the two individuals express incompatible propositions. Thus, it isn’t possible to argue about questions of value. ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 10 Ayer and Emotivism
... false if it is either analytic or verifiable by sense experience (or at least if it is possible that it is verifiable by sense experience). – Ayer thought that since ethical propositions are neither analytic nor verifiable by sense experience that they are meaningless. ...
... false if it is either analytic or verifiable by sense experience (or at least if it is possible that it is verifiable by sense experience). – Ayer thought that since ethical propositions are neither analytic nor verifiable by sense experience that they are meaningless. ...
Relativism—Descriptive and Normative
... Relativism—Descriptive and Normative -- A “moral code” consists in the beliefs (whether true or false, reasonable or unreasonable, humane or barbaric) about right/wrong, good/bad, just/unjust, virtuous/vicious that are actually held by the majority of people in a culture, tribe, social group, or soc ...
... Relativism—Descriptive and Normative -- A “moral code” consists in the beliefs (whether true or false, reasonable or unreasonable, humane or barbaric) about right/wrong, good/bad, just/unjust, virtuous/vicious that are actually held by the majority of people in a culture, tribe, social group, or soc ...
Slide 1
... and interests, instituted by reason. 3. Some moral principles will meet human needs and promote human interests better than others. 4. These principles can be said to be objectively valid principles. 5. Therefore an objectively valid set of moral principles is applicable to all humanity. Pojman p 53 ...
... and interests, instituted by reason. 3. Some moral principles will meet human needs and promote human interests better than others. 4. These principles can be said to be objectively valid principles. 5. Therefore an objectively valid set of moral principles is applicable to all humanity. Pojman p 53 ...
Sample File - 2
... fallacies, with the class or in small groups. If your students have not had a prior course in philosophy or logic they may have difficulty with some of the exercises. Answers to the exercises on pages 51-52 and 63-64 are found in the following section. Once you are confident that students understand ...
... fallacies, with the class or in small groups. If your students have not had a prior course in philosophy or logic they may have difficulty with some of the exercises. Answers to the exercises on pages 51-52 and 63-64 are found in the following section. Once you are confident that students understand ...
MacIntyre and Anscombe: Two Modern Virtue Ethicists
... failed aspirations and thwarted hopes that the BM and RA would inevitably cause!! The rise in the beauty business in Britain and the number of cosmetics, bath products, and 'spiritual' treatments, which claim to have therapeutic value. The society we have created teaches us to value others less and ...
... failed aspirations and thwarted hopes that the BM and RA would inevitably cause!! The rise in the beauty business in Britain and the number of cosmetics, bath products, and 'spiritual' treatments, which claim to have therapeutic value. The society we have created teaches us to value others less and ...
Minimal Ethics
... general disapproval. This argument is well known, but the interesting aspect is its strategic function in the author’s overall approach. Whether intuitions may or may not be taken into account in moral justifications stems from an intrinsic complexity of the moral domain. It is not a question of a s ...
... general disapproval. This argument is well known, but the interesting aspect is its strategic function in the author’s overall approach. Whether intuitions may or may not be taken into account in moral justifications stems from an intrinsic complexity of the moral domain. It is not a question of a s ...
DOC - A Level Philosophy
... Kensington. Such a person would be classed as a psychopath! Not just any set of expressions of approval or principles can count as ‘morality’. Morality is about what is good or bad for human beings generally, given our nature and the types of problems life throws at us. It must relate in some way to ...
... Kensington. Such a person would be classed as a psychopath! Not just any set of expressions of approval or principles can count as ‘morality’. Morality is about what is good or bad for human beings generally, given our nature and the types of problems life throws at us. It must relate in some way to ...
Moral Enhancement - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
... when it endangers others Immorality of not drinking coffee or taking modafinil when it endangers others ...
... when it endangers others Immorality of not drinking coffee or taking modafinil when it endangers others ...
CONFUCIUS AND KANT OR THE ETHICS OF DUTY
... longer obey, then politeness, intelligence and fidelity towards duty are neglected, the social order leads to anarchy, and nature itself is affected. Then, the universe turns into the real chaos. Immanuel Kant thinks that perfection is similar to holiness, it is not a gift given to any rational indi ...
... longer obey, then politeness, intelligence and fidelity towards duty are neglected, the social order leads to anarchy, and nature itself is affected. Then, the universe turns into the real chaos. Immanuel Kant thinks that perfection is similar to holiness, it is not a gift given to any rational indi ...
ch01_wcr - University of Delaware
... (integrity=oneness, wholeness, unity) (tells the truth weather painful or not) 2. Ethical integrity: doing the morally right thing (issue is: not everyone will agree what is the right thing to be done) **everyone has a personal morality and is a part of a societal morality….no man is an island** ...
... (integrity=oneness, wholeness, unity) (tells the truth weather painful or not) 2. Ethical integrity: doing the morally right thing (issue is: not everyone will agree what is the right thing to be done) **everyone has a personal morality and is a part of a societal morality….no man is an island** ...
Kant and the Moral Will
... For example, suppose you are going to take an exam later today and have not studied. So you decide to copy off your neighbor’s work during the exam. Ms. Practical: When I have an exam and don’t feel like studying, I shall cheat. Consider the general maxim of Ms. Practical’s action: General Form: Whe ...
... For example, suppose you are going to take an exam later today and have not studied. So you decide to copy off your neighbor’s work during the exam. Ms. Practical: When I have an exam and don’t feel like studying, I shall cheat. Consider the general maxim of Ms. Practical’s action: General Form: Whe ...
Ethical Relativism
... evaluation of the agent who performs it: Even good people do bad things often because they have false beliefs, don't understand the nature or consequences of their actions, or don't have the intellectual character that allows them to abstract from current practices and reflect on them. Because of th ...
... evaluation of the agent who performs it: Even good people do bad things often because they have false beliefs, don't understand the nature or consequences of their actions, or don't have the intellectual character that allows them to abstract from current practices and reflect on them. Because of th ...
CHAPTER 1 - WHAT IS MORALITY
... Morality need not be based exclusively on religion for five reasons. 1. Supernatural existence cannot be proven. 2. Non religious people can be moral. 3. Religious foundation for ethics is difficult to establish. 4. Which religion would be best ethically? 5. How could it be shown that one religion i ...
... Morality need not be based exclusively on religion for five reasons. 1. Supernatural existence cannot be proven. 2. Non religious people can be moral. 3. Religious foundation for ethics is difficult to establish. 4. Which religion would be best ethically? 5. How could it be shown that one religion i ...
Class #9 - 8/5/10
... normative claim. A utilitarian may accept the view that we often act from psychological egoism, but would say that when we do so, we may be acting unethically. • Note that Utilitarians are hard absolutists. • The principle of utility is sometimes referred to as the greatest happiness principle. • Ut ...
... normative claim. A utilitarian may accept the view that we often act from psychological egoism, but would say that when we do so, we may be acting unethically. • Note that Utilitarians are hard absolutists. • The principle of utility is sometimes referred to as the greatest happiness principle. • Ut ...
Class #10 - 5/14/12
... That is, does one do the right thing because one has a virtuous character, or does one have a virtuous character because they consistently do the right thing? Or, saying this another way, in studying ethics should we focus on acts of conduct and determine what makes an act moral, or should we focus ...
... That is, does one do the right thing because one has a virtuous character, or does one have a virtuous character because they consistently do the right thing? Or, saying this another way, in studying ethics should we focus on acts of conduct and determine what makes an act moral, or should we focus ...
Ethics - Handout 22 Susan Wolf, "Moral Saints"
... saint can see these other values as valuable only to the extent that they contribute to the moral ideal. But, she says, this isn’t the right way to think of these other values: “[T]he admiration of and striving toward achieving any of a great variety of forms of personal excellence are character tra ...
... saint can see these other values as valuable only to the extent that they contribute to the moral ideal. But, she says, this isn’t the right way to think of these other values: “[T]he admiration of and striving toward achieving any of a great variety of forms of personal excellence are character tra ...
Lecture
... There are subtle changes which make Mill’s view superior These changes result from the attempt to answer specific objections. ...
... There are subtle changes which make Mill’s view superior These changes result from the attempt to answer specific objections. ...
Chapter 3: Morality and the Moral Life Ethics
... culture to culture, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—FALSE 2. People’s moral judgments do differ from culture to culture.—DUBIOUS 3. Therefore, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—CONCLUSION UNSUPPORTED ...
... culture to culture, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—FALSE 2. People’s moral judgments do differ from culture to culture.—DUBIOUS 3. Therefore, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—CONCLUSION UNSUPPORTED ...
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.