Pojman against Relativism
... least one of the premises. P1 is simply a statement of fact, and thus hard to overcome. Thus the weaker premise is P2. The strength of P2 resides in the nature of the dependency implied by the premise, i.e. what ...
... least one of the premises. P1 is simply a statement of fact, and thus hard to overcome. Thus the weaker premise is P2. The strength of P2 resides in the nature of the dependency implied by the premise, i.e. what ...
spinellochapter01
... suggest different solutions • One must decide which framework they will follow and “trump” the others ...
... suggest different solutions • One must decide which framework they will follow and “trump” the others ...
virtue ethics and homosexuality
... view of Virtue Ethics rejects the idea that it is possible for gay couples to have the same reproductive and family life as that of heterosexuals. However, this view does not take into account the possibility for same-sex couples to create a family using modern fertility treatments. ...
... view of Virtue Ethics rejects the idea that it is possible for gay couples to have the same reproductive and family life as that of heterosexuals. However, this view does not take into account the possibility for same-sex couples to create a family using modern fertility treatments. ...
Moral Development - People Server at UNCW
... • Rules/laws are always fair • Doing the “right” thing means following the rules/laws ...
... • Rules/laws are always fair • Doing the “right” thing means following the rules/laws ...
An ethical question that arose with special force during the Gulf War
... interest, one may also regard victory as impossible, or not worth the attendant moral, economic, and political costs. Second, one cannot always equate the good of one’s country with victory in war. Someone might believe that her country would be better off by ending the war. Third, even if success i ...
... interest, one may also regard victory as impossible, or not worth the attendant moral, economic, and political costs. Second, one cannot always equate the good of one’s country with victory in war. Someone might believe that her country would be better off by ending the war. Third, even if success i ...
Virtue Ethics
... claims that a person who does not have a formal education can never reach true morality, because they have not been educated in the virtues. ...
... claims that a person who does not have a formal education can never reach true morality, because they have not been educated in the virtues. ...
natural law questions
... 4) Is it clear that the purpose of humanity is to preserve self and the innocent, to reproduce, to acquire knowledge, to live in an ordered society and to worship God? Are any of these disputable and if so on what grounds? Are there any other purposes that could be added to the list? ...
... 4) Is it clear that the purpose of humanity is to preserve self and the innocent, to reproduce, to acquire knowledge, to live in an ordered society and to worship God? Are any of these disputable and if so on what grounds? Are there any other purposes that could be added to the list? ...
Introductory Lecture
... not make a convincing case for moral relativism. • This doesn’t prove that moral relativism is false. • It does prove that the cultural differences argument isn’t a good reason for believing in moral relativism. • A general rule for philosophy/ethics: if you don’t have a good reason for holding a pa ...
... not make a convincing case for moral relativism. • This doesn’t prove that moral relativism is false. • It does prove that the cultural differences argument isn’t a good reason for believing in moral relativism. • A general rule for philosophy/ethics: if you don’t have a good reason for holding a pa ...
Ethics and Leadership
... commerce among all ranks and degrees of men, that I doubt we have a public virtue enough to support a republic” -Oxford History of the American People, p. 216. ...
... commerce among all ranks and degrees of men, that I doubt we have a public virtue enough to support a republic” -Oxford History of the American People, p. 216. ...
Buddhist Ethics
... all levels of social interaction in modern society. It has created economic disparity, poverty and destitution. The lack of concern for the cultivation of sympathetic concern for the well-being of others is leading to increased social conflict and tension. The ultimate goal of the Buddhist way of li ...
... all levels of social interaction in modern society. It has created economic disparity, poverty and destitution. The lack of concern for the cultivation of sympathetic concern for the well-being of others is leading to increased social conflict and tension. The ultimate goal of the Buddhist way of li ...
Readings in Cyberethics
... • “Ethics and the Information Revolution” • History of cyberethics beginning with Norbert Weiner, 1940s • Unique moral issues? • Powerful technologies have profound social consequences ...
... • “Ethics and the Information Revolution” • History of cyberethics beginning with Norbert Weiner, 1940s • Unique moral issues? • Powerful technologies have profound social consequences ...
natural law
... which the Hellenes say that the Scythians do, is not in fact done by the Scythians but by the Massagetai, that is to say, whatever woman a man of the Massagetai may desire he hangs up his quiver in front of the waggon and has commerce with her freely. They have no precise limit of age laid down for ...
... which the Hellenes say that the Scythians do, is not in fact done by the Scythians but by the Massagetai, that is to say, whatever woman a man of the Massagetai may desire he hangs up his quiver in front of the waggon and has commerce with her freely. They have no precise limit of age laid down for ...
Bioethics - Mercer Island School District
... – ______________________: Acknowledge a person’s right to make choices and take action based on personal values and beliefs. – __________: Treat a person fairly or appropriately in light of what is due or owed him or her. – ___________________: Do no harm and do good. Obligation is to not inflict ha ...
... – ______________________: Acknowledge a person’s right to make choices and take action based on personal values and beliefs. – __________: Treat a person fairly or appropriately in light of what is due or owed him or her. – ___________________: Do no harm and do good. Obligation is to not inflict ha ...
Philosophers in Jesuit Education Eastern APA Meetings, December 2011 Discussion Starter
... they aim at their own. In aiming at my friend’s flourishing, I must necessarily aim at her virtue, since she cannot flourish in the absence of virtue. Likewise, my friend aims at my virtue as part of my flourishing. As Aristotle says of good people who are also friends, “they seem to become still be ...
... they aim at their own. In aiming at my friend’s flourishing, I must necessarily aim at her virtue, since she cannot flourish in the absence of virtue. Likewise, my friend aims at my virtue as part of my flourishing. As Aristotle says of good people who are also friends, “they seem to become still be ...
Lesson 14: Ethics
... • Big differences between a moral problem and an ethical dilemma. • Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. • Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). • Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. • Ethical situat ...
... • Big differences between a moral problem and an ethical dilemma. • Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. • Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). • Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. • Ethical situat ...
Ethical Systems - cloudfront.net
... In high school Jack was a three-time Iowa state champion discus and javelin thrower. He is currently attending a state university on an athletic scholarship for these events. Many of his competitors are using anabolic steroids to increase their performances and Jack finds it increasingly difficult t ...
... In high school Jack was a three-time Iowa state champion discus and javelin thrower. He is currently attending a state university on an athletic scholarship for these events. Many of his competitors are using anabolic steroids to increase their performances and Jack finds it increasingly difficult t ...
Lesson 14: Ethics
... • Big differences between a moral problem and an ethical dilemma. • Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. • Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). • Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. • Ethical situat ...
... • Big differences between a moral problem and an ethical dilemma. • Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. • Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). • Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. • Ethical situat ...
Judging the Ethics of Ethics Education
... ror current ethics instruction may en courage. As Hugo asserts, "Probity, sin cerity, candor, conviction, the idea of duty are things that, when in error, can turn hideous . what might be called the evil of good."2 The evil of this approach to being good is that it can, for example, pro vide the bas ...
... ror current ethics instruction may en courage. As Hugo asserts, "Probity, sin cerity, candor, conviction, the idea of duty are things that, when in error, can turn hideous . what might be called the evil of good."2 The evil of this approach to being good is that it can, for example, pro vide the bas ...
Lecture Notes URL
... Human beings inhabit a moral universe in which there are no absolute guidelines Nonetheless, we have an ethical sense that we try to live up. Life constantly presents us with moral choices without giving us the right answers. We define ourselves as moral beings by the choices that we make wi ...
... Human beings inhabit a moral universe in which there are no absolute guidelines Nonetheless, we have an ethical sense that we try to live up. Life constantly presents us with moral choices without giving us the right answers. We define ourselves as moral beings by the choices that we make wi ...
Group1 - Southern University College
... 7. According to Sartre, we cannot commit ourselves to any particular belief or religion. 8. The intensity of pleasure, according to Bentham, is simply a measure of how intense a pleasure is estimated to be. 9. The doctrine of the mean states that we should always decide in advance what our mean is; ...
... 7. According to Sartre, we cannot commit ourselves to any particular belief or religion. 8. The intensity of pleasure, according to Bentham, is simply a measure of how intense a pleasure is estimated to be. 9. The doctrine of the mean states that we should always decide in advance what our mean is; ...
pragmatism and relativism
... states of affairs. Other people argue based on metaphysical arguments that objective moral facts do not exist. Proponents of this anti-realist position sometimes use the denial of objective moral facts to justify the claim that we cannot have proper knowledge about moral rules. Yet others simply arg ...
... states of affairs. Other people argue based on metaphysical arguments that objective moral facts do not exist. Proponents of this anti-realist position sometimes use the denial of objective moral facts to justify the claim that we cannot have proper knowledge about moral rules. Yet others simply arg ...
Theory of Moral Development
... • Also known as the loving stage • One has developed a moral standard ...
... • Also known as the loving stage • One has developed a moral standard ...
The Study of Ethics
... the world then? • His first major works: • 1781- Critique of Pure Reason- against Empiricism of Locke • 1785- Ground work for the Metaphysics of Morals • (Note that this is written just after the American Revolution and before the French Revolution- what were the main ideas of the times?) ...
... the world then? • His first major works: • 1781- Critique of Pure Reason- against Empiricism of Locke • 1785- Ground work for the Metaphysics of Morals • (Note that this is written just after the American Revolution and before the French Revolution- what were the main ideas of the times?) ...
Lesson 13: Ethics
... B. Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. C. Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). D. Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. E. Ethical situations or dilemmas are conflicts in values (own values conflict ...
... B. Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. C. Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). D. Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. E. Ethical situations or dilemmas are conflicts in values (own values conflict ...
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.