Materialy/07/History of Ethics
... "Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law." "Act as though the maxim of your action were by your will to become a universal law of nature." Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as ...
... "Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law." "Act as though the maxim of your action were by your will to become a universal law of nature." Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as ...
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. ...
Developing an Effective Ethics Program
... Programs • Scandals in corporate America have reduced trust in businesses • Understanding the factors that influence ethical decision-making can help companies encourage ethical behavior • Employees are not legal experts and need guidance • Organizations should develop an organizational ethics progr ...
... Programs • Scandals in corporate America have reduced trust in businesses • Understanding the factors that influence ethical decision-making can help companies encourage ethical behavior • Employees are not legal experts and need guidance • Organizations should develop an organizational ethics progr ...
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 ...
Ethics Scandals & Corruption Crisis
... involved in fraud at multiple levels. Investigations have implicated several former high level executives. Enron's accounting firm, Arthur Anderson, LLP, has already been convicted of obstruction of justice because the firm allegedly destroyed documents pertinent to the Enron case. ...
... involved in fraud at multiple levels. Investigations have implicated several former high level executives. Enron's accounting firm, Arthur Anderson, LLP, has already been convicted of obstruction of justice because the firm allegedly destroyed documents pertinent to the Enron case. ...
ETHICS: BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
... “Ethics concerns itself with what is good/ right in human interaction” – one of many definitions – (slide 6) Interaction – two parties or “things” Good/ right - ??????? Ethics and the law (slide 7) Apples and barrels ...
... “Ethics concerns itself with what is good/ right in human interaction” – one of many definitions – (slide 6) Interaction – two parties or “things” Good/ right - ??????? Ethics and the law (slide 7) Apples and barrels ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... This paper takes a utilitarian approach since we are living in peripheral capitalist economy where managers are quite self-centred in their approach to their profession. In fact the second edition of Theory and Practice of Managerial Ethics that is due for publication later this year categorically s ...
... This paper takes a utilitarian approach since we are living in peripheral capitalist economy where managers are quite self-centred in their approach to their profession. In fact the second edition of Theory and Practice of Managerial Ethics that is due for publication later this year categorically s ...
University Of Phoenix Faculty Material
... I have a duty to carry out my boss's instructions, even if I do not think they are the right thing to do. I have a moral obligation to show respect to authority figures. ...
... I have a duty to carry out my boss's instructions, even if I do not think they are the right thing to do. I have a moral obligation to show respect to authority figures. ...
The Intercultural Ethics Agenda from an Objectivist Point of View
... – Much disagreement that appears moral is not about fundamental moral principles at all: much disagreement involves disagreement about how to apply shared principles or disagreement about factual matters that condition applicability of shared moral principles. – Indeed, one reason that diversity of ...
... – Much disagreement that appears moral is not about fundamental moral principles at all: much disagreement involves disagreement about how to apply shared principles or disagreement about factual matters that condition applicability of shared moral principles. – Indeed, one reason that diversity of ...
introdcution to ethics - MDC Faculty Home Pages
... Rule utilitarianism• An act is right if and only if it falls under a correct moral rule. • So not only must the act have good consequences it must not violate any moral rules. • Rules are justified in terms of the social utility that results in the long term by obeying them. ...
... Rule utilitarianism• An act is right if and only if it falls under a correct moral rule. • So not only must the act have good consequences it must not violate any moral rules. • Rules are justified in terms of the social utility that results in the long term by obeying them. ...
Personal and Organizational Ethics
... what alternative promotes fair treatment of people • Types of justice ...
... what alternative promotes fair treatment of people • Types of justice ...
Ethics
... make its wearer invisible. What would prevent the possessor of the ring from commiting any crime he felt like committing? He could never be caught. Would we not all be tempted, if we had such a ring, to do whatever our heart desired, knowing we would not, could not, be found out? ...
... make its wearer invisible. What would prevent the possessor of the ring from commiting any crime he felt like committing? He could never be caught. Would we not all be tempted, if we had such a ring, to do whatever our heart desired, knowing we would not, could not, be found out? ...
Ethics - Learningshark!
... of the individual knowing the right thing to do, but organizational constraints make it difficult to take the right course of action. • Moral outrage occurs when an individual witnesses the immoral act of another but feels powerless to stop it. ...
... of the individual knowing the right thing to do, but organizational constraints make it difficult to take the right course of action. • Moral outrage occurs when an individual witnesses the immoral act of another but feels powerless to stop it. ...
Is Morality Relative or are There Universal Standards?
... • People think the moral perspective of their culture is correct • The “abnormals” of one society are the norms of another society. • Cultural attitudes towards trances, polygamy, and homosexuality • Cultural diversity forces us to accept moral relativism ...
... • People think the moral perspective of their culture is correct • The “abnormals” of one society are the norms of another society. • Cultural attitudes towards trances, polygamy, and homosexuality • Cultural diversity forces us to accept moral relativism ...
A Plea for Philosophy
... money too, but as we all know (and as, in fact, studies prove), money and happiness aren’t the same thing. Thus, philosophy attempts to find out how an individual can truly flourish. Philosophy is, to put it more practically, the pursuit of the following questions: what kind of society or government ...
... money too, but as we all know (and as, in fact, studies prove), money and happiness aren’t the same thing. Thus, philosophy attempts to find out how an individual can truly flourish. Philosophy is, to put it more practically, the pursuit of the following questions: what kind of society or government ...
Morals in Politics: The Case of Georg Schwarzenberger
... • R. Niebuhr – Politicians may be immoral internationally as their first moral obligation is to their own people – Strong must rule to overcome anarchy ...
... • R. Niebuhr – Politicians may be immoral internationally as their first moral obligation is to their own people – Strong must rule to overcome anarchy ...
abortion - Quodvultdeus
... - if severe mental handicap then abortion up to birth, because of the impairment of the capacity to be rational. - if foetus only begins to develop rationality at 8wks (feels pain) then wrong to abort any time after this (although this depends on the interpretation of ‘rational’ and ‘self-conscious’ ...
... - if severe mental handicap then abortion up to birth, because of the impairment of the capacity to be rational. - if foetus only begins to develop rationality at 8wks (feels pain) then wrong to abort any time after this (although this depends on the interpretation of ‘rational’ and ‘self-conscious’ ...
Research Ethics - My.Anglia Homepage
... • Remember ethical decisions are always made within within political, social, and cultural contexts • Uses a combination of ethical perspectives: – Duty ethics: Is my intended act the right one to take for the given context? – Utilitarianism : What will be the consequences of my actions? – Virtue et ...
... • Remember ethical decisions are always made within within political, social, and cultural contexts • Uses a combination of ethical perspectives: – Duty ethics: Is my intended act the right one to take for the given context? – Utilitarianism : What will be the consequences of my actions? – Virtue et ...
Is Carmela Soprano a Feminist? - AST-TOK
... financially and emotionally dependent on a violent and duplicitous husband. Even though Carmela is not a feminist i think she uses a kind of moral reasoning, called “care ethics”. Care Ethics is the philosophical elaboration in the 1970s and the 1980s by Harvard psychologist Carol Gilligan, whose wo ...
... financially and emotionally dependent on a violent and duplicitous husband. Even though Carmela is not a feminist i think she uses a kind of moral reasoning, called “care ethics”. Care Ethics is the philosophical elaboration in the 1970s and the 1980s by Harvard psychologist Carol Gilligan, whose wo ...
ii. Ethical Egoism and Social Contract Theory (A coagulation of
... harsh desert conditions. On the principle of ethical egoism, the woman in this illustration would only be concerned with the consequences of her attempted assistance as she would be affected. Clearly, the decision to drive on would be the morally proper choice. On the principle of ethical altruism, ...
... harsh desert conditions. On the principle of ethical egoism, the woman in this illustration would only be concerned with the consequences of her attempted assistance as she would be affected. Clearly, the decision to drive on would be the morally proper choice. On the principle of ethical altruism, ...
Ethical Relativism is Opposed to Absolutism.
... Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum. Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
... Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum. Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
Teleological Ethics
... “rational animal”; or the Christian virtues such as faith, hope, and love that in Aquinas’ thought (building on Aristotle’s insights) mark the Christian ideal of humankind as created in the image of God. The ideal of the Christian is the moral perfection of Jesus Christ. So to the Greeks, the only g ...
... “rational animal”; or the Christian virtues such as faith, hope, and love that in Aquinas’ thought (building on Aristotle’s insights) mark the Christian ideal of humankind as created in the image of God. The ideal of the Christian is the moral perfection of Jesus Christ. So to the Greeks, the only g ...
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.