![Moral Theory - Academic Resources at Missouri Western](http://s1.studyres.com/store/data/008157738_1-cefb75eafa73661379457545108eb878-300x300.png)
Moral Theory - Academic Resources at Missouri Western
... Asst. Professor of Philosophy Missouri Western State University ...
... Asst. Professor of Philosophy Missouri Western State University ...
An Introduction to Ethical Theory
... Act-based vs. Rule-based • Act-based utilitarianism – We should analyze each of our actions from the perspective of how much happiness we believe they will engender. ...
... Act-based vs. Rule-based • Act-based utilitarianism – We should analyze each of our actions from the perspective of how much happiness we believe they will engender. ...
Theories of Health Education
... ■ This is because they submit their affairs to the healthcare practitioner, based on their trust in him/her and their need for his/her advice as well as service. ■ It is not permissible for a healthcare practitioner to abuse this, whether it is the right to appropriate medical care or in terms of fi ...
... ■ This is because they submit their affairs to the healthcare practitioner, based on their trust in him/her and their need for his/her advice as well as service. ■ It is not permissible for a healthcare practitioner to abuse this, whether it is the right to appropriate medical care or in terms of fi ...
This might not be accurate. For clarity, I suggest a concise definition
... deaths from crimes for the country in the future. ...
... deaths from crimes for the country in the future. ...
CODE OF ETHICS
... he or she is competent and stays within those limits. Maintains competence and current knowledge by pursuing continuing education. Practices jurisprudent behavior at all times by avoiding unethical or illegal practices. ...
... he or she is competent and stays within those limits. Maintains competence and current knowledge by pursuing continuing education. Practices jurisprudent behavior at all times by avoiding unethical or illegal practices. ...
STEVE SMITH - Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics
... of action, if it results in the greatest good for the greatest number of people (or at least minimum harm). Example: “Utilitarianism” There are no universal principles that can guide action, but rather likely benefits and costs associated with any action must be calculated to judge the practice eith ...
... of action, if it results in the greatest good for the greatest number of people (or at least minimum harm). Example: “Utilitarianism” There are no universal principles that can guide action, but rather likely benefits and costs associated with any action must be calculated to judge the practice eith ...
Slide 1
... To appreciate the connection between law and ethical principles; To grasp why ethical consequentialism and not ethical formalism has been the chief source of values for business ethics; To develop an individual framework for ethical values in business, and To analyze the obstacles and rewards of ...
... To appreciate the connection between law and ethical principles; To grasp why ethical consequentialism and not ethical formalism has been the chief source of values for business ethics; To develop an individual framework for ethical values in business, and To analyze the obstacles and rewards of ...
The Ethic of Care and the Dialectic of Enlightenment
... Emotions, for them, lead to partiality and relativism, so we should rule out sentiments when we need to make moral decisions. Morality, as Kant says, calls for ‘apathy’, for ostracizing ‘pathological feeling’ which precedes the thought of law, it is contingent and belongs to realm of nature and thus ...
... Emotions, for them, lead to partiality and relativism, so we should rule out sentiments when we need to make moral decisions. Morality, as Kant says, calls for ‘apathy’, for ostracizing ‘pathological feeling’ which precedes the thought of law, it is contingent and belongs to realm of nature and thus ...
... moral principal is the idea of tolerance. In this regard it is fascinating that what modern secular culture means by tolerance is not the classical meaning of tolerance. The classical Christian meaning is that while two people may fundamentally disagree as to whether x is morally right or wrong they ...
The Ethics of Animal Use
... “The fact that the human being can have the representation “I” raises him infinitely above all the other beings on earth. By this he is a person....that is, a being altogether different in rank and dignity from things, such as irrational animals, with which one may deal and dispose at one’s discreti ...
... “The fact that the human being can have the representation “I” raises him infinitely above all the other beings on earth. By this he is a person....that is, a being altogether different in rank and dignity from things, such as irrational animals, with which one may deal and dispose at one’s discreti ...
What follows is a brief summary of the material on Kant
... 1) Perform only those actions that you can will as universally binding on all people at all times. 2) always treat people as ends in themselves and not JUST as means to an end. (moral respect for persons) Act/Rule Deontology: As with utilitarianism, there are two general forms of deontology – act an ...
... 1) Perform only those actions that you can will as universally binding on all people at all times. 2) always treat people as ends in themselves and not JUST as means to an end. (moral respect for persons) Act/Rule Deontology: As with utilitarianism, there are two general forms of deontology – act an ...
8 Ethics Teories
... Following the laws is moral --assuming the code of law was generated using rational, fair, widely/universally acceptable principles. Can there me multiple laws, such that some action causes one law to be kept yet the other to be broken? Regrettably yes! See Sophocles’ Antigone: following God’s l ...
... Following the laws is moral --assuming the code of law was generated using rational, fair, widely/universally acceptable principles. Can there me multiple laws, such that some action causes one law to be kept yet the other to be broken? Regrettably yes! See Sophocles’ Antigone: following God’s l ...
Chapter One: Why Be Ethical?
... •Happiness lies within community •Pleasure is simply moment’s response to stimuli, while happiness is long lasting, and is when humans are most human. •Humans always try to do good ...
... •Happiness lies within community •Pleasure is simply moment’s response to stimuli, while happiness is long lasting, and is when humans are most human. •Humans always try to do good ...
Philosophy 224
... 1. Practical Aim: identify a decision procedure that can be used to guide correct moral reasoning about matters of moral concern. 2. Theoretical Aim: identify the features of actions or persons that make them right or wrong, good or bad. ...
... 1. Practical Aim: identify a decision procedure that can be used to guide correct moral reasoning about matters of moral concern. 2. Theoretical Aim: identify the features of actions or persons that make them right or wrong, good or bad. ...
When Soldiers Aren`t Heroes: An Essay
... of us “has to choose both with whom we wish to be morally bound and by what ends, rules, and virtues we wish to be guided.”4 The point here is that even in those moral theories in which our situatedness in communities, traditions, and narratives are emphasized, personal rational autonomy is still re ...
... of us “has to choose both with whom we wish to be morally bound and by what ends, rules, and virtues we wish to be guided.”4 The point here is that even in those moral theories in which our situatedness in communities, traditions, and narratives are emphasized, personal rational autonomy is still re ...
Meta-ethics - That Marcus Family Home
... 1. Describe moral isolationism. Why do some people accept it? 2. How does Midgley argue that moral isolationism is not respectful? 3. What would a moral isolationist say about tsujigiri? 4. What would a moral isolationist say about the South American Indian’s criticisms of Western civilization? What ...
... 1. Describe moral isolationism. Why do some people accept it? 2. How does Midgley argue that moral isolationism is not respectful? 3. What would a moral isolationist say about tsujigiri? 4. What would a moral isolationist say about the South American Indian’s criticisms of Western civilization? What ...
Phil 206 2007 - UKZN: Philosophy
... Answer one of the following questions: 1. Critically discuss Kant’s view that there could not be an imperative that commands us “to do what will make us happy” (pp. 81-82 of the Groundwork). 2. Kant says that it might not be possible to identify a single unambiguous example of a moral action. a) Exp ...
... Answer one of the following questions: 1. Critically discuss Kant’s view that there could not be an imperative that commands us “to do what will make us happy” (pp. 81-82 of the Groundwork). 2. Kant says that it might not be possible to identify a single unambiguous example of a moral action. a) Exp ...
The Basis for Morality and Moral Theology
... • The moral law shows us what a person who loves God ought to do • Commandments are the minimum threshold for morality • Jesus’ moral teaching focuses mostly on what we must do ...
... • The moral law shows us what a person who loves God ought to do • Commandments are the minimum threshold for morality • Jesus’ moral teaching focuses mostly on what we must do ...
Ethics in Criminal Justice
... – Someone who makes value judgments and discerns right from wrong. ...
... – Someone who makes value judgments and discerns right from wrong. ...
Sila — Ethical Behaviour — the Second Wealth
... of the widespread conditions of human misery in our world today, though, one may wonder whether rule-based morality, mental cultivation, individualized good works, and generalized vows to save all beings will be enough to prevent the spread of political tyranny, economic injustice, and environmental ...
... of the widespread conditions of human misery in our world today, though, one may wonder whether rule-based morality, mental cultivation, individualized good works, and generalized vows to save all beings will be enough to prevent the spread of political tyranny, economic injustice, and environmental ...
Philosophies in Grendel Chapter One Orphism: the teachings of an
... and emotions other than his own. In short, the true solipsist understands the word "pain," for example, to mean "my pain." He cannot accordingly conceive how this word is to be applied in any sense other than this exclusively egocentric one. Chapter 3: Sophism: a philosophy that started around the f ...
... and emotions other than his own. In short, the true solipsist understands the word "pain," for example, to mean "my pain." He cannot accordingly conceive how this word is to be applied in any sense other than this exclusively egocentric one. Chapter 3: Sophism: a philosophy that started around the f ...
Alasdair MacIntyre
![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alasdair_MacIntyre.jpg?width=300)
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.