Value Based Decision Making
... itself in habitual action. Honesty, for example, can not consist in telling the truth only once. It is integrally related to practical wisdom – is the whole of what a person needs in order to live well – as a trait of character that is essential for leading a satisfying life (amassing wealth and pow ...
... itself in habitual action. Honesty, for example, can not consist in telling the truth only once. It is integrally related to practical wisdom – is the whole of what a person needs in order to live well – as a trait of character that is essential for leading a satisfying life (amassing wealth and pow ...
The Journal of the China Society for Ethics
... updated philosophical basis for ethics. Hence, the Chinese ethicists publishing in this journal are laying a theoretical foundation for normative ethics. Although contributors pay attention to Western moral theories, they evaluate these theories in light of Chinese as well as Western experience. To ...
... updated philosophical basis for ethics. Hence, the Chinese ethicists publishing in this journal are laying a theoretical foundation for normative ethics. Although contributors pay attention to Western moral theories, they evaluate these theories in light of Chinese as well as Western experience. To ...
casual sex and morality: a kantian-libertarian
... forms of human interaction (one example is given in note 4). In particular, it can be applied to a form of interaction of especial interest to libertarians, viz. market exchanges. In market transactions the Moral Law enjoins that we treat the parties to the transaction as ends and not merely as mean ...
... forms of human interaction (one example is given in note 4). In particular, it can be applied to a form of interaction of especial interest to libertarians, viz. market exchanges. In market transactions the Moral Law enjoins that we treat the parties to the transaction as ends and not merely as mean ...
ppt檔案 - 國立臺南大學
... The nature of ethical reasoning presumes that some actions and ways of being are better than others. The presumptions(推定) of international human rights law affirm that some actions, such as torture, are absolutely wrong, and other human rights, such as the presumption of innocence, are absolutely ri ...
... The nature of ethical reasoning presumes that some actions and ways of being are better than others. The presumptions(推定) of international human rights law affirm that some actions, such as torture, are absolutely wrong, and other human rights, such as the presumption of innocence, are absolutely ri ...
Common Ethical Theories
... • Rousseau states the answer is for each to give themselves and their rights to the community • Community makes and enforces the rules • Everyone is equal in the community • “Morality consists in the set of rules, governing how people are to treat one another, that rational people will agree to acce ...
... • Rousseau states the answer is for each to give themselves and their rights to the community • Community makes and enforces the rules • Everyone is equal in the community • “Morality consists in the set of rules, governing how people are to treat one another, that rational people will agree to acce ...
Is Procreative Beneficence Obligatory?
... that (again, other things being equal) there is a moral reason to choose ...
... that (again, other things being equal) there is a moral reason to choose ...
conway-si410-fa10-week1-ethics - Open.Michigan
... Digital photo editing [truth, trust, meaning] ...
... Digital photo editing [truth, trust, meaning] ...
A. The Three Main Branches of the Philosophical Study of Ethics 1
... 6. N.E.B. looks for a criterion of moral rightness: something that is both a necessary and sufficient condition of a morally right act a) X is a sufficient condition of Y: this means that something or someone cannot be or do X without being or doing Y · being a thief is a sufficient condition for be ...
... 6. N.E.B. looks for a criterion of moral rightness: something that is both a necessary and sufficient condition of a morally right act a) X is a sufficient condition of Y: this means that something or someone cannot be or do X without being or doing Y · being a thief is a sufficient condition for be ...
Ethics in International Business
... Moral theorists argue that fundamental human rights form the basis for the moral compass that managers should navigate by when making decisions that have an ethical component The idea that some fundamental rights transcend national borders and cultures was the underlying motivation for the UN’s ...
... Moral theorists argue that fundamental human rights form the basis for the moral compass that managers should navigate by when making decisions that have an ethical component The idea that some fundamental rights transcend national borders and cultures was the underlying motivation for the UN’s ...
Traditional Moral TheoryPosted09
... His four duties are specific enough to give guidance where needed in many circumstances of living. The theory then is practicable The idea of universality is an undeniably helpful constraint on temptations to act solely out of self interest. People cannot act morally while making themselves privileg ...
... His four duties are specific enough to give guidance where needed in many circumstances of living. The theory then is practicable The idea of universality is an undeniably helpful constraint on temptations to act solely out of self interest. People cannot act morally while making themselves privileg ...
5. Actions
... An act-oriented yardstick measures the humantity in an act, not the resulting pleasure, pain, happiness, or unhappiness. Doing wrong is seen as violating a fundamental standard of humanity, people’s universal rights. ...
... An act-oriented yardstick measures the humantity in an act, not the resulting pleasure, pain, happiness, or unhappiness. Doing wrong is seen as violating a fundamental standard of humanity, people’s universal rights. ...
sample chapter
... of normative ethics, inquiries are made about how humans should behave, what ought to be done in certain situations, what type of character one should have, or how one should be. Outcomes of normative ethics are the prescriptions derived from asking normative questions. These prescriptions include a ...
... of normative ethics, inquiries are made about how humans should behave, what ought to be done in certain situations, what type of character one should have, or how one should be. Outcomes of normative ethics are the prescriptions derived from asking normative questions. These prescriptions include a ...
Preview Sample 1
... The steps in applying utilitarianism are: (1) state the action to be evaluated in non- ...
... The steps in applying utilitarianism are: (1) state the action to be evaluated in non- ...
Ethical relativism is the view that moral codes are
... was right. It was the only thing I could do to carry out her trust in me.” Did he do the right thing? Were you in a similar situation, what would you do? Could you, would you help a loved one to die? Could it ever be the right thing to do? How ought we to determine what is the right thing to do in s ...
... was right. It was the only thing I could do to carry out her trust in me.” Did he do the right thing? Were you in a similar situation, what would you do? Could you, would you help a loved one to die? Could it ever be the right thing to do? How ought we to determine what is the right thing to do in s ...
Ethics & Nanotechnology Summer Bridge Program XXVI
... How should we balance public welfare and safety against academic freedom of researchers? How can we compare the weights of national security, corporate profit, public good, individual rights, environmental impact, and integrity of scientific enterprise? ...
... How should we balance public welfare and safety against academic freedom of researchers? How can we compare the weights of national security, corporate profit, public good, individual rights, environmental impact, and integrity of scientific enterprise? ...
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Ethics and Information Technology
... Approach to Dealing with Moral Issues ...
... Approach to Dealing with Moral Issues ...
Ethics
... from other nations are not following ethical norms in a host nation, that manager should not either All approaches offer inappropriate guidelines for ethical decision making ...
... from other nations are not following ethical norms in a host nation, that manager should not either All approaches offer inappropriate guidelines for ethical decision making ...
Chapter 4
... from other nations are not following ethical norms in a host nation, that manager should not either All approaches offer inappropriate guidelines for ethical decision making ...
... from other nations are not following ethical norms in a host nation, that manager should not either All approaches offer inappropriate guidelines for ethical decision making ...
Kantian Deontology
... Because of my nature as a rational being, I must will that someone help me when I am in trouble. I cannot then fail to will aid to any other rational being. Because of my nature as a rational being, I cannot will myself to be a slave to other rational beings. I cannot then will to enslave other rati ...
... Because of my nature as a rational being, I must will that someone help me when I am in trouble. I cannot then fail to will aid to any other rational being. Because of my nature as a rational being, I cannot will myself to be a slave to other rational beings. I cannot then will to enslave other rati ...
Lectures 6-7 Deontological & Consequential Ethics
... willing to eliminate all individual reference from the maxim of her action. The most significant exclusion here is that of herself. Therefore, be prepared go on willing the maxim even if it contains no reference to herself. The constraint that the second formula imposes is that the maxim of an actio ...
... willing to eliminate all individual reference from the maxim of her action. The most significant exclusion here is that of herself. Therefore, be prepared go on willing the maxim even if it contains no reference to herself. The constraint that the second formula imposes is that the maxim of an actio ...
Lectures 14-15: Deontological & Consequential Ethics
... willing to eliminate all individual reference from the maxim of her action. The most significant exclusion here is that of herself. Therefore, be prepared go on willing the maxim even if it contains no reference to herself. The constraint that the second formula imposes is that the maxim of an actio ...
... willing to eliminate all individual reference from the maxim of her action. The most significant exclusion here is that of herself. Therefore, be prepared go on willing the maxim even if it contains no reference to herself. The constraint that the second formula imposes is that the maxim of an actio ...
Register No. SNS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Kurumbapalayam
... main rocket), Morton-Thiokol (maker of booster rockets), and they worked for NASA. After many postponements, the launch of Challenger was set for morning of Jan 28, 1986. Allan J. McDonald was an engineer from Morton-Thiokol and the director of the Solid Rocket Booster Project. He was skeptic about ...
... main rocket), Morton-Thiokol (maker of booster rockets), and they worked for NASA. After many postponements, the launch of Challenger was set for morning of Jan 28, 1986. Allan J. McDonald was an engineer from Morton-Thiokol and the director of the Solid Rocket Booster Project. He was skeptic about ...
I. Ethical Systems: An ethical system is….
... owner. Baelz suggests that ethical systems demand or proscribe certain behavior, are authoritative, apply universally and impartially, and are not self-serving. Deontology and Teleology are opposing types of ethical systems. Deontological systems focus on the person’s actions, not their outcomes. An ...
... owner. Baelz suggests that ethical systems demand or proscribe certain behavior, are authoritative, apply universally and impartially, and are not self-serving. Deontology and Teleology are opposing types of ethical systems. Deontological systems focus on the person’s actions, not their outcomes. An ...
Alasdair MacIntyre
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (born 1929) is a Scottish philosopher primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy but known also for his work in history of philosophy and theology. He is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics (CASEP) at London Metropolitan University, and an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. During his lengthy academic career, he also taught at Brandeis University, Duke University, Vanderbilt University, and Boston University. Macintyre's After Virtue (1981) is widely recognised as one of the most important works of Anglophone moral and political philosophy in the 20th century.