Understanding Morality and Ethics:
... consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Knowing more about these approaches will help us to understand how moral positions and moral decision-making are played out. However, in real life, most moral issues are complex and need to be maneuvered through. In order to problematize this, Zygmunt ...
... consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Knowing more about these approaches will help us to understand how moral positions and moral decision-making are played out. However, in real life, most moral issues are complex and need to be maneuvered through. In order to problematize this, Zygmunt ...
slide show
... Acts should always conform to the “categorical imperative” Could an act become a rule of nature? If so, it is good Acts are evaluated without concern for their purpose or consequences Killing and lying are always wrong As long as an act is done in “good will”, it is moral even if tragic conseq ...
... Acts should always conform to the “categorical imperative” Could an act become a rule of nature? If so, it is good Acts are evaluated without concern for their purpose or consequences Killing and lying are always wrong As long as an act is done in “good will”, it is moral even if tragic conseq ...
Ethical Principles
... A situation in which you cannot legally be involved in one business activity, because you have connections with another business that would gain an unfair advantage from your involvement Example: The businessman who also being a politician might has conflict of interest between his profit from compa ...
... A situation in which you cannot legally be involved in one business activity, because you have connections with another business that would gain an unfair advantage from your involvement Example: The businessman who also being a politician might has conflict of interest between his profit from compa ...
Document
... philosophy about how societies could be organize for fairness and prosperity Philosophy is also used more narrowly to explain the particular ideas of one field and the ongoing development of ideas in that field ...
... philosophy about how societies could be organize for fairness and prosperity Philosophy is also used more narrowly to explain the particular ideas of one field and the ongoing development of ideas in that field ...
What is Fundamental Moral Theology? Lecture Dr. Thomas B
... Traditional concerns of fundamental moral theology include the ultimate end of humans, the nature of human acts, the grounds for judging human acts, sin, and virtue. These concerns have been and are being rethought in light of how the intelligibility of theological and moral convictions is rooted in ...
... Traditional concerns of fundamental moral theology include the ultimate end of humans, the nature of human acts, the grounds for judging human acts, sin, and virtue. These concerns have been and are being rethought in light of how the intelligibility of theological and moral convictions is rooted in ...
Set 6: Kantian Ethics
... Pros and cons: Kantian ethics Pros: The Categorical Imperative offers a way to doing the right thing by asking, “What if everyone did it?” By universalizing moral reasoning, Kant thought we’d all do what’s best. The Humanitarian Principle underscored the importance of not just using others for our ...
... Pros and cons: Kantian ethics Pros: The Categorical Imperative offers a way to doing the right thing by asking, “What if everyone did it?” By universalizing moral reasoning, Kant thought we’d all do what’s best. The Humanitarian Principle underscored the importance of not just using others for our ...
Nonconsequentialist Theories of Morality
... Based on something other than the consequences of a person’s actions Unlike Egoism People should act in their own self-interest ...
... Based on something other than the consequences of a person’s actions Unlike Egoism People should act in their own self-interest ...
Value Theory Exam Questions - Philosophy
... 6. It is sometimes said that the psychological systems of Plato and Aristotle have no place for the deliberate choice of evil recognized as such. Is this true? And do the respective approaches of Plato and Aristotle to this issue represent a strength or a weakness in their philosophies? 7. Taking on ...
... 6. It is sometimes said that the psychological systems of Plato and Aristotle have no place for the deliberate choice of evil recognized as such. Is this true? And do the respective approaches of Plato and Aristotle to this issue represent a strength or a weakness in their philosophies? 7. Taking on ...
What is Ethics?
... About the course • You can download PowerPoint files – as well as lecture notes and other stuff – from the course website. • Links to useful information and resources can also be found on the website. ...
... About the course • You can download PowerPoint files – as well as lecture notes and other stuff – from the course website. • Links to useful information and resources can also be found on the website. ...
Professional Ethics
... Morality refers to guidelines that you can use to determine what you ought to do in a particular situation. Morality also allows you to figure out whether a particular decision or action is right or wrong. Ethics is the philosophical study of morality. ...
... Morality refers to guidelines that you can use to determine what you ought to do in a particular situation. Morality also allows you to figure out whether a particular decision or action is right or wrong. Ethics is the philosophical study of morality. ...
Chapter 3 – Nonconsequentialist Theories of Morality
... 1. Why follow rules if consequences are bad? 2. If rules are absolute how do we avoid conflict? 3. Can a rule be exceptionless? 4. Is it possible to avoid consideration of consequences in all moral judgments? Virtue Ethics Aristotle is regarded as main virtue ethicist. Virtue ethics focuses on ‘char ...
... 1. Why follow rules if consequences are bad? 2. If rules are absolute how do we avoid conflict? 3. Can a rule be exceptionless? 4. Is it possible to avoid consideration of consequences in all moral judgments? Virtue Ethics Aristotle is regarded as main virtue ethicist. Virtue ethics focuses on ‘char ...
Theories of the Development of Moral Reasoning
... • Speaks moral development which strikes a balance between male oriented theories as expounded by Kohlberg’s & Freud’s & insights from interviews with female. ...
... • Speaks moral development which strikes a balance between male oriented theories as expounded by Kohlberg’s & Freud’s & insights from interviews with female. ...
Types of Ethical Theories
... Virtue-ethics: focuses not on right actions, but on what makes an agent morally good. E.g.: habitual action in accordance with the mean (=virtue) in all areas of life a. tradition that begins with Aristotle (and has been raided by all other theories) b. actions derive their value from their relation ...
... Virtue-ethics: focuses not on right actions, but on what makes an agent morally good. E.g.: habitual action in accordance with the mean (=virtue) in all areas of life a. tradition that begins with Aristotle (and has been raided by all other theories) b. actions derive their value from their relation ...
Ethics - Mountain View Los Altos District
... Dozens of students were arrested at Los Altos High School early Wednesday after engaging in a high-spirited hurling of mashed potatoes in the school cafeteria. ...
... Dozens of students were arrested at Los Altos High School early Wednesday after engaging in a high-spirited hurling of mashed potatoes in the school cafeteria. ...
Ethical Decision Making- 5 approaches File
... Ethics refers to standards of behavior that tell us how human beings ought to act in the many situations in which they find ...
... Ethics refers to standards of behavior that tell us how human beings ought to act in the many situations in which they find ...
Everyday Ethics - University of Montana
... mess and many unfortunate, even tragic, consequences. For deeper judgments of moral character we need to discuss more than ethics violations. A vocabulary for deeper discussions about ethics and leadership exists; but unfortunately these terms have largely slipped form our moral vocabulary. The key ...
... mess and many unfortunate, even tragic, consequences. For deeper judgments of moral character we need to discuss more than ethics violations. A vocabulary for deeper discussions about ethics and leadership exists; but unfortunately these terms have largely slipped form our moral vocabulary. The key ...
ILA Powerpoint - Society for Personality and Social Psychology
... These 2 themes, or dimensions, emerged across a number of studies of individual differences in moral judgment ...
... These 2 themes, or dimensions, emerged across a number of studies of individual differences in moral judgment ...
Ethics in Dentistry:
... Those of us who are committed to morality share a set of norms, even though these norms may be very general. We all agree at least that any of the norms that we hold apply to all people, or to all who are members of the moral community. We cannot arbitrarily exclude any of those we may not like, or ...
... Those of us who are committed to morality share a set of norms, even though these norms may be very general. We all agree at least that any of the norms that we hold apply to all people, or to all who are members of the moral community. We cannot arbitrarily exclude any of those we may not like, or ...
Ethics - TypePad
... “wrong” to human action. They praise, condemn, or counsel; they declare or imply that people should act or should not act in particular ways. • However, many works of art make no judgment at all (consider abstract art). Moreover, the judgments are particular to the works themselves. • Ethics, on the ...
... “wrong” to human action. They praise, condemn, or counsel; they declare or imply that people should act or should not act in particular ways. • However, many works of art make no judgment at all (consider abstract art). Moreover, the judgments are particular to the works themselves. • Ethics, on the ...
Rights and respect for persons
... and never merely as means. – This means that we should recognize that each person has the same basic moral worth as we do. ...
... and never merely as means. – This means that we should recognize that each person has the same basic moral worth as we do. ...
360 Business Ethics
... those who are worthy of being treated like rational beings. • This is a flowery way of saying not to treat people ...
... those who are worthy of being treated like rational beings. • This is a flowery way of saying not to treat people ...
UNDERSTANDING PHILOSOPHY AND ITS
... discussed above, there are other branches which may be categorized under the second order discipline of philosophy. A second order discipline is different from a first order discipline in that a first order discipline examines a particular subjectmatter. First order disciplines include sociology, ec ...
... discussed above, there are other branches which may be categorized under the second order discipline of philosophy. A second order discipline is different from a first order discipline in that a first order discipline examines a particular subjectmatter. First order disciplines include sociology, ec ...
Topic: Introduction
... the behaviors of individuals or groups. (b) Ethics is also the study of morality. In other words, ethics studies or investigates the morality of some conduct. 2. Morality: It is the standards that an individual or a group has about what is right and wrong, or good and evil. ...
... the behaviors of individuals or groups. (b) Ethics is also the study of morality. In other words, ethics studies or investigates the morality of some conduct. 2. Morality: It is the standards that an individual or a group has about what is right and wrong, or good and evil. ...
Session 15: Introduction to Utilitarianism
... John Rawls’ contractualism holds that the moral acts are those that we would all agree to if we were unbiased. ...
... John Rawls’ contractualism holds that the moral acts are those that we would all agree to if we were unbiased. ...
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.