Relativism, Absolutism and Pluralism
... what your inherited culture says is right. There is no such thing as universal truth in ethics; there are only various cultural codes, and nothing more. Common arguments for relativism is that is promotes tolerance, respect and understanding of other cultures; it avoids cultural egoism (“my morals a ...
... what your inherited culture says is right. There is no such thing as universal truth in ethics; there are only various cultural codes, and nothing more. Common arguments for relativism is that is promotes tolerance, respect and understanding of other cultures; it avoids cultural egoism (“my morals a ...
principle based
... that we see suffering; it is it which, in the state of nature, holds place of laws, manners, of virtue, with this advantage that no one is not tempted to disobey its soft ...
... that we see suffering; it is it which, in the state of nature, holds place of laws, manners, of virtue, with this advantage that no one is not tempted to disobey its soft ...
Bahamas bird deaths raise fears avian flu has reached Americas
... How should we be guided when taking the moral point of view? Seek out and act on reasons/rationale: One should try to justify rules set by good reasons. Impartiality: One should think about the interests of others as worthy of consideration and ascribe all interests equal weight in deciding what to ...
... How should we be guided when taking the moral point of view? Seek out and act on reasons/rationale: One should try to justify rules set by good reasons. Impartiality: One should think about the interests of others as worthy of consideration and ascribe all interests equal weight in deciding what to ...
Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action
... in a rational and cognitive way 5. - the existence of some universal claims and therefore the importance of universal norms; ...
... in a rational and cognitive way 5. - the existence of some universal claims and therefore the importance of universal norms; ...
Categorical Imperative
... • Would a society function where every person discriminates based on race? • Possibly, but this, Kant argues, is a society we would not want to live in. ...
... • Would a society function where every person discriminates based on race? • Possibly, but this, Kant argues, is a society we would not want to live in. ...
Week 2 – Rights and Relativism
... attitudes intended to persuade those who hear the attitude expressed ...
... attitudes intended to persuade those who hear the attitude expressed ...
Principles of Morality Part II
... The best antidote to ethical lapses is to commit in advance to a set of ethical principles -- your personal ethical code. Your code defines your standards of right and wrong. It helps you resist temptation and becomes your basis for making ethically sensitive decisions. A personal code of ethics put ...
... The best antidote to ethical lapses is to commit in advance to a set of ethical principles -- your personal ethical code. Your code defines your standards of right and wrong. It helps you resist temptation and becomes your basis for making ethically sensitive decisions. A personal code of ethics put ...
File - Tallis English & Philosophy
... necessarily. They are natural, and shared…common reactions to horrific crimes (e.g. the holocaust) suggests the possibility of a reasonable basis for moral behaviour. • reduces moral discussions to a shouting match if we can’t reason about basic moral principles. • Many uses of “good” and “bad” are ...
... necessarily. They are natural, and shared…common reactions to horrific crimes (e.g. the holocaust) suggests the possibility of a reasonable basis for moral behaviour. • reduces moral discussions to a shouting match if we can’t reason about basic moral principles. • Many uses of “good” and “bad” are ...
Why teach ethics? - Stevens Institute of Technology
... earlier greed-inspired visions of the corporation. Despite this shift, the corporation itself has not changed. It remains, as it was at the time of its origins....,a legally designated ‘person’ designed to valorize self-interest and invalidate moral concern. Most people would find its ‘personality’ ...
... earlier greed-inspired visions of the corporation. Despite this shift, the corporation itself has not changed. It remains, as it was at the time of its origins....,a legally designated ‘person’ designed to valorize self-interest and invalidate moral concern. Most people would find its ‘personality’ ...
SEEING THE LIGHT
... greatest happiness or good for the greatest number of people—even if some are sacrificed to accomplish this. ...
... greatest happiness or good for the greatest number of people—even if some are sacrificed to accomplish this. ...
Introduction to Medical Ethics
... • We might think of the Categorical Imperative as our conscience • The sense of what is right or wrong in our behavior and motives ...
... • We might think of the Categorical Imperative as our conscience • The sense of what is right or wrong in our behavior and motives ...
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... concerned with their private life. In other words, before a doctor is a doctor, they are a person. That is what virtue ethics is primarily concerned about. ...
... concerned with their private life. In other words, before a doctor is a doctor, they are a person. That is what virtue ethics is primarily concerned about. ...
Moral judgments must be backed by good reasons.
... of Wisconsin's medical ethics program: “The problem is almost entirely one of a slippery ...
... of Wisconsin's medical ethics program: “The problem is almost entirely one of a slippery ...
virtue ethics newest version
... life, and this to be an activity or actions of the soul implying a rational principle, and the function of a good man to be the good and noble performance of these, and any action is well performed when it is performed in accordance with the appropriate excellence: if this is the case, human good tu ...
... life, and this to be an activity or actions of the soul implying a rational principle, and the function of a good man to be the good and noble performance of these, and any action is well performed when it is performed in accordance with the appropriate excellence: if this is the case, human good tu ...
William Moran Ethics: Virtue Dr. Faulders Character It is often said
... contrary, denotes a defect or absence of perfection due to a thing. In its strictest meaning, however, as used by moral philosophers and theologians, it signifies a habit super-added to a faculty of the soul, disposing it to elicit with readiness acts conformable to our rational nature.(Catholic En ...
... contrary, denotes a defect or absence of perfection due to a thing. In its strictest meaning, however, as used by moral philosophers and theologians, it signifies a habit super-added to a faculty of the soul, disposing it to elicit with readiness acts conformable to our rational nature.(Catholic En ...
The Terrain of Ethics
... 1.God commands us to do what is right, then: a) The actions are right because God commands them or b) God commands them because they are right. 2.If a) then, from moral perspective, God’s commands are arbitrary and the doctrine of goodness of God meaningless. 3.If b) then, admit standard of right a ...
... 1.God commands us to do what is right, then: a) The actions are right because God commands them or b) God commands them because they are right. 2.If a) then, from moral perspective, God’s commands are arbitrary and the doctrine of goodness of God meaningless. 3.If b) then, admit standard of right a ...
ethics
... invited some Greeks who were present to a conference, and ask them how much money it would take for them to be prepared to eat the corpses of their fathers; they replied that they would not do that for any amount of money. Next, Darius summoned some members of the Indian tribe known as Callatiae, wh ...
... invited some Greeks who were present to a conference, and ask them how much money it would take for them to be prepared to eat the corpses of their fathers; they replied that they would not do that for any amount of money. Next, Darius summoned some members of the Indian tribe known as Callatiae, wh ...
Get the summary handout (PDF)
... cosmological constants that, if altered in any way, would cause all life on earth to cease. This world is “just right” and precisely configured for life. Irreducible complexity – many organisms are irreducible complex and could not have evolved. Specified complexity – entities such as DNA exhibit en ...
... cosmological constants that, if altered in any way, would cause all life on earth to cease. This world is “just right” and precisely configured for life. Irreducible complexity – many organisms are irreducible complex and could not have evolved. Specified complexity – entities such as DNA exhibit en ...
Ethics and the CTRS
... We are capable of acting toward others in such a way as to increase or decrease the quality of their lives We experience ethics on personal, professional , and organizational levels Ethical dilemmas occur when a decision/action must be made/taken that has 2 or more competing courses of action based ...
... We are capable of acting toward others in such a way as to increase or decrease the quality of their lives We experience ethics on personal, professional , and organizational levels Ethical dilemmas occur when a decision/action must be made/taken that has 2 or more competing courses of action based ...
Applied Ethics Introduction & Theories
... Philosophical study of certain values of human life. We also can find a reason to support moral positions ...
... Philosophical study of certain values of human life. We also can find a reason to support moral positions ...
Environmental ethics
... • If all animals are of same value as humans, why only humans are required to behave morally responsibly? • What does it mean “to take ethically into consideration”? What does moral standing actually mean? – Is an experience by an animal ever understandable to humans? How do we translate an experien ...
... • If all animals are of same value as humans, why only humans are required to behave morally responsibly? • What does it mean “to take ethically into consideration”? What does moral standing actually mean? – Is an experience by an animal ever understandable to humans? How do we translate an experien ...
chapter 5. cultural relativism.
... imperative (see page 11) is the best independent, neutral guide and has been the foundation of the world wide accepted UN Declaration of Human Rights). 3. The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many. (See my comments to the other 5 claims stated here). 4. The ...
... imperative (see page 11) is the best independent, neutral guide and has been the foundation of the world wide accepted UN Declaration of Human Rights). 3. The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many. (See my comments to the other 5 claims stated here). 4. The ...
the Meta-Ethics whizz through PowerPoint
... observable features of an action. Utilitarians argue that pain and pleasure can be observed and experienced as a posteriori truth. Virtue ethicists like MacIntyre argue that goodness exists as an a posteriori feature of flourishing. Natural Law theorists like Aquinas argue that goodness is a n ...
... observable features of an action. Utilitarians argue that pain and pleasure can be observed and experienced as a posteriori truth. Virtue ethicists like MacIntyre argue that goodness exists as an a posteriori feature of flourishing. Natural Law theorists like Aquinas argue that goodness is a n ...
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.