Immanuel Kant (1724 * 1804)
... yet in as far as it rests even in the least degree on an empirical basis, perhaps only as to a motive, such a precept, while it may be a practical rule, can never be called a moral law. ...
... yet in as far as it rests even in the least degree on an empirical basis, perhaps only as to a motive, such a precept, while it may be a practical rule, can never be called a moral law. ...
Chapter 3: How Can I Know What is Right?
... Some relate associate morality with religion Ethical nihilism – idea that there is no answer to what is right Ethical emotivism – claim that moral judgments express the appraiser’s attitudes of approval or disapproval Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900) believed that religion and human reason had fail ...
... Some relate associate morality with religion Ethical nihilism – idea that there is no answer to what is right Ethical emotivism – claim that moral judgments express the appraiser’s attitudes of approval or disapproval Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900) believed that religion and human reason had fail ...
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... They gave generated ideas that were meant to help people understand their environment by giving natural explanations to the phenomena prior to the unnatural ones given by the first set of philosophers. These three philosophers answers they gave in their attempt to account for change were based on th ...
... They gave generated ideas that were meant to help people understand their environment by giving natural explanations to the phenomena prior to the unnatural ones given by the first set of philosophers. These three philosophers answers they gave in their attempt to account for change were based on th ...
Morals
... • What properties of fish could confer moral status? • What does it mean to speak about moral status? • What do we mean by fish welfare? Welfare is a term that combines biology and moral norms • Beyond welfare: Is the killing of fish morally justified? ...
... • What properties of fish could confer moral status? • What does it mean to speak about moral status? • What do we mean by fish welfare? Welfare is a term that combines biology and moral norms • Beyond welfare: Is the killing of fish morally justified? ...
REVIEW OF MORAL THEORY
... The dentist’s primary professional obligation shall be service to the public. The competent and timely delivery of quality care within the bounds of the clinical circumstances presented by the patient, with due consideration being given to the needs and desires of the patient, shall be the most impo ...
... The dentist’s primary professional obligation shall be service to the public. The competent and timely delivery of quality care within the bounds of the clinical circumstances presented by the patient, with due consideration being given to the needs and desires of the patient, shall be the most impo ...
File
... assault – if the people performing those actions though that they were doing the right thing. It seems, then, that actions can be wrong even if those performing them do not realize that they are. However, it does not follow from this that context is irrelevant to working out what the right action is ...
... assault – if the people performing those actions though that they were doing the right thing. It seems, then, that actions can be wrong even if those performing them do not realize that they are. However, it does not follow from this that context is irrelevant to working out what the right action is ...
Ethics
... branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such ...
... branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such ...
Vocabulary for the Hans Jonas reading, Chapter 1 from The
... Moral agency is the capacity for making moral judgments and taking actions that comport with morality. Most philosophers suggest that only rational beings (generally taken to mean competent humans) are capable of being moral agents approbation. Approval. Official recognition or approval. chiliasm. T ...
... Moral agency is the capacity for making moral judgments and taking actions that comport with morality. Most philosophers suggest that only rational beings (generally taken to mean competent humans) are capable of being moral agents approbation. Approval. Official recognition or approval. chiliasm. T ...
moral philosophy
... 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 ...
Virtue Ethics
... The Categorical Imperative can be worked out through the principle of universalizability: "Always act according to that maxim whose universality as a law you can at the same time will", and is the "only condition under which a will can never come into conflict with itself…" (Kant, Foundations of the ...
... The Categorical Imperative can be worked out through the principle of universalizability: "Always act according to that maxim whose universality as a law you can at the same time will", and is the "only condition under which a will can never come into conflict with itself…" (Kant, Foundations of the ...
Philosophy 1100
... William Kneale and Martha Kneale, The Development of Logic (Oxford: Clarrendon Press, 1962), p. 510. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) - Continued Aristotle's interests were, however, even broader than Plato's, since Aristotle was also very interested in science - specifically, both physics and biology. In t ...
... William Kneale and Martha Kneale, The Development of Logic (Oxford: Clarrendon Press, 1962), p. 510. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) - Continued Aristotle's interests were, however, even broader than Plato's, since Aristotle was also very interested in science - specifically, both physics and biology. In t ...
`Virtue ethics lacks a decision-procedure to help us make moral
... of consistent action embracing virtues. From a teleological perspective, Aristotle believed that humanity has, unlike its animal counterparts, the capacity for rationality and this provides humankind with both function and potential. We will achieve happiness only if we fulfill the function appropri ...
... of consistent action embracing virtues. From a teleological perspective, Aristotle believed that humanity has, unlike its animal counterparts, the capacity for rationality and this provides humankind with both function and potential. We will achieve happiness only if we fulfill the function appropri ...
Study Guide 3
... 3. Aristotle talks about “functions” (chapter 6) of artists and artisans, as well as of body parts (foot, eye, etc.). What does this have to do with finding out what is good for a human being? 4. Why are living and sensation not the ‘functions’ of a human being? 5. According to Aristotle, what kind ...
... 3. Aristotle talks about “functions” (chapter 6) of artists and artisans, as well as of body parts (foot, eye, etc.). What does this have to do with finding out what is good for a human being? 4. Why are living and sensation not the ‘functions’ of a human being? 5. According to Aristotle, what kind ...
Department of Language Linguistics and Philosophy
... Department of Language Linguistics and Philosophy PH 10B Ethics and applied Ethics Semester 11(2005/6) ...
... Department of Language Linguistics and Philosophy PH 10B Ethics and applied Ethics Semester 11(2005/6) ...
Objectivism 101: Life and Happiness
... “Happiness is the successful state of life, suffering is the warning signal of failure, of death. Just as the pleasure-pain mechanism of man's body is an automatic indicator of his body's welfare or injury, a barometer of its basic alternative, life or death—so the emotional mechanism of man's consc ...
... “Happiness is the successful state of life, suffering is the warning signal of failure, of death. Just as the pleasure-pain mechanism of man's body is an automatic indicator of his body's welfare or injury, a barometer of its basic alternative, life or death—so the emotional mechanism of man's consc ...
Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study
... Maulana Karenga, California State University, Long Beach Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics is an unprecedented work of intellectual archeology and critical interpretation of ancient Egyptian ethical thought from an African-centered standpoint. Engaging Maati ...
... Maulana Karenga, California State University, Long Beach Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics is an unprecedented work of intellectual archeology and critical interpretation of ancient Egyptian ethical thought from an African-centered standpoint. Engaging Maati ...
Ethics in the Practice of Health Profession
... situations and when patient waive the right to adequate information” ...
... situations and when patient waive the right to adequate information” ...
Ethics - David Kelsey`s Philosophy Home Page
... 1. What is believed to be right and wrong may differ from group to group, society to society, or culture to culture. 2. What is right and wrong may differ from group to group, society to society, or culture to culture. ...
... 1. What is believed to be right and wrong may differ from group to group, society to society, or culture to culture. 2. What is right and wrong may differ from group to group, society to society, or culture to culture. ...
Basic Framework Normative Ethics
... Aims to discover what should be the moral standards that are supported by the best reasons ...
... Aims to discover what should be the moral standards that are supported by the best reasons ...
Sample Syllabus: Introduction to Ethics Course Description: This 10
... Sample Syllabus: Introduction to Ethics Course Description: This 10-week course serves as an introduction to philosophy through a number of central issues in moral philosophy. We sometimes say that an action is morally right or wrong. In this course we will ask a number of questions about such claim ...
... Sample Syllabus: Introduction to Ethics Course Description: This 10-week course serves as an introduction to philosophy through a number of central issues in moral philosophy. We sometimes say that an action is morally right or wrong. In this course we will ask a number of questions about such claim ...
Ethics - Pennsylvania State University
... • What would a person of “good moral character” do? • Exercise appropriate virtue in every case – e.g. honesty, respect, generosity ...
... • What would a person of “good moral character” do? • Exercise appropriate virtue in every case – e.g. honesty, respect, generosity ...
Freedom and the Moral Life _chap_ 3
... and will, to perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility (CCC) Imputability and responsibility can be diminished by factors such as fear, ignorance, etc. God will not destroy the freedom of the ...
... and will, to perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility (CCC) Imputability and responsibility can be diminished by factors such as fear, ignorance, etc. God will not destroy the freedom of the ...
Ethical subjectivism, also called moral subjectivism, is a
... Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context. . What is "good" is what is "socially approved" in a given culture. Our moral principles describe social conventions and must be based on the norms of our ...
... Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context. . What is "good" is what is "socially approved" in a given culture. Our moral principles describe social conventions and must be based on the norms of our ...
The moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724
... apply to self as well as others, and these are important ethical values and virtues affirmed by Kant‟s ethics. Kant‟s requirement that we respect human beings – their dignity and autonomy and one‟s own dignity and autonomy - is another strength ...
... apply to self as well as others, and these are important ethical values and virtues affirmed by Kant‟s ethics. Kant‟s requirement that we respect human beings – their dignity and autonomy and one‟s own dignity and autonomy - is another strength ...
LMC 208: Public Relations
... • Ethics are beliefs about right and wrong that guide the way we think and act. • Ethics and morals are not the same thing. • Morals are often associated with religious beliefs and personal behaviour. • “Ethics, on the other hand, is derived from the Greek ethos, meaning “custom”, “usage”, or “chara ...
... • Ethics are beliefs about right and wrong that guide the way we think and act. • Ethics and morals are not the same thing. • Morals are often associated with religious beliefs and personal behaviour. • “Ethics, on the other hand, is derived from the Greek ethos, meaning “custom”, “usage”, or “chara ...
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.