Moral Imagination and Adorno: Before and After Auschwitz
... prevention of another genocide. While most would agree with such a statement, practically how do we respond to such a call, specifically in light of Adorno’s work? Answering this question is at the heart of this project and I argue that imaginative memorials can fulfill Adorno’s criteria for post-Au ...
... prevention of another genocide. While most would agree with such a statement, practically how do we respond to such a call, specifically in light of Adorno’s work? Answering this question is at the heart of this project and I argue that imaginative memorials can fulfill Adorno’s criteria for post-Au ...
Beyond Evaluation Standards?
... Today, these issues are immanent in evaluation conferences, as a large number of sessions, workshops, and roundtable discussions are normally organized around such topics. For instance, the 5th conference organised by the European Evaluation Society (EES) (10-12 October 2002 in Seville, Spain) had a ...
... Today, these issues are immanent in evaluation conferences, as a large number of sessions, workshops, and roundtable discussions are normally organized around such topics. For instance, the 5th conference organised by the European Evaluation Society (EES) (10-12 October 2002 in Seville, Spain) had a ...
two-column Word document - Unitarian Universalist Association
... do we turn for help—personal experience, community wisdom, conscience, religious texts, the words and deeds of prophetic people, reason, science, God? If we are intentional in developing a personal ethical framework to live by, then the behavioral choices we make and the actions we do or do not take ...
... do we turn for help—personal experience, community wisdom, conscience, religious texts, the words and deeds of prophetic people, reason, science, God? If we are intentional in developing a personal ethical framework to live by, then the behavioral choices we make and the actions we do or do not take ...
WHAT WE CHOOSE: ETHICS FOR UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS A
... for help—personal experience, community wisdom, conscience, religious texts, the words and deeds of prophetic people, reason, science, God? If we are intentional in developing a personal ethical framework to live by, then the behavioral choices we make and the actions we do or do not take can reflec ...
... for help—personal experience, community wisdom, conscience, religious texts, the words and deeds of prophetic people, reason, science, God? If we are intentional in developing a personal ethical framework to live by, then the behavioral choices we make and the actions we do or do not take can reflec ...
The Teaching of Happiness in Mainland China: in Light of Aristotle
... interpretations and principles of happiness, the Marxist view of happiness, are taught as irrefutable truth to students. Questioning such truths is not encouraged or even allowed by the Chinese government. As a result, these fundamental questions regarding happiness have not been fully discussed, or ...
... interpretations and principles of happiness, the Marxist view of happiness, are taught as irrefutable truth to students. Questioning such truths is not encouraged or even allowed by the Chinese government. As a result, these fundamental questions regarding happiness have not been fully discussed, or ...
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Truth about Morality
... hearts of those who knew him with his kindness. I came to Princeton hoping to work with David, even though he is known primarily for his work in metaphysics, and my primary interest has been in ethics. It was a good match while it lasted, although, as any Lewis student will attest, it was rarely eas ...
... hearts of those who knew him with his kindness. I came to Princeton hoping to work with David, even though he is known primarily for his work in metaphysics, and my primary interest has been in ethics. It was a good match while it lasted, although, as any Lewis student will attest, it was rarely eas ...
How Autonomous Are Collective Agents? Corporate Rights and
... on the Affordable Care Act.1 In addition to moral responsibility, people often ascribe rights and obligations to collective agents. A controversial case is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a 20 ...
... on the Affordable Care Act.1 In addition to moral responsibility, people often ascribe rights and obligations to collective agents. A controversial case is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a 20 ...
Objective Morality_final
... blame must, of course, be mediated by a more specific theory of moral character and the appropriateness of blame, which I shall not offer here. Furthermore, I do not want to state the connection between these concepts too strongly. It is likely that any connection between virtuous decisionmaking, pr ...
... blame must, of course, be mediated by a more specific theory of moral character and the appropriateness of blame, which I shall not offer here. Furthermore, I do not want to state the connection between these concepts too strongly. It is likely that any connection between virtuous decisionmaking, pr ...
The Moral Point of View in Hume, Kant and Mill Margaret Marie
... view. When we adopt the general point of view, he claims, we ignore the differences that distance and time can make to our non-moral reactions. From the general point of view, it does not matter how close to or far from someone we are. We adopt a point of view where we ignore the features particula ...
... view. When we adopt the general point of view, he claims, we ignore the differences that distance and time can make to our non-moral reactions. From the general point of view, it does not matter how close to or far from someone we are. We adopt a point of view where we ignore the features particula ...
Ethical Absolutism and Relativism
... important indirect effects – Example: assessing the effects of pollutant discharge from a factory on the immediate surrounding environment and those down stream or down wind from the factory – Two forms: act and rule ...
... important indirect effects – Example: assessing the effects of pollutant discharge from a factory on the immediate surrounding environment and those down stream or down wind from the factory – Two forms: act and rule ...
Normativity and Epistemic Intuitions
... color. This is actually a pretty preposterous remark insofar as it is meant to be interpreted causally. SES and skin color turn out to be correlated with different epistemic intuitions on their results, but they aren’t studies that suggest a causal model. Intuitively, one would tend to suspect that ...
... color. This is actually a pretty preposterous remark insofar as it is meant to be interpreted causally. SES and skin color turn out to be correlated with different epistemic intuitions on their results, but they aren’t studies that suggest a causal model. Intuitively, one would tend to suspect that ...
An Internalist Dilemma - University of Colorado Boulder
... version of a weaker form of internalism, rationalist internalism, avoids this difficulty, but fails to explain our linguistic intuitions. Moreover, I argue that externalism can account for the first notion by employing Grice’s concept of generalized conversational implicature and that this view is a ...
... version of a weaker form of internalism, rationalist internalism, avoids this difficulty, but fails to explain our linguistic intuitions. Moreover, I argue that externalism can account for the first notion by employing Grice’s concept of generalized conversational implicature and that this view is a ...
Moral Beauty as An Overriding Imperative in
... process of writing this thesis. You have not only been challenging my views and resourceful in my research, but you have been abundantly patient with the pace at which I worked. Despite missing a few deadlines, your encouragement never ceased to flow my way. What can I say about you Prof. Hadler? Yo ...
... process of writing this thesis. You have not only been challenging my views and resourceful in my research, but you have been abundantly patient with the pace at which I worked. Despite missing a few deadlines, your encouragement never ceased to flow my way. What can I say about you Prof. Hadler? Yo ...
Chapter 2—Normative Theories of Ethics MULTIPLE CHOICE 1
... 9. Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the following provides a reason for this? a. Utilitarianism provides an objective way of resolving conflicts of self-interest. b. Utilitarianism provides a rigid approach to moral decision making. c. Utilita ...
... 9. Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the following provides a reason for this? a. Utilitarianism provides an objective way of resolving conflicts of self-interest. b. Utilitarianism provides a rigid approach to moral decision making. c. Utilita ...
Universally Preferable Behaviour
... These extreme relativists reserve their most vitriolic attacks for anyone who claims any form of certainty. This postmodern generation has outgrown the cultural bigotries of their collective histories, but now view all truth as mere prejudicial assertion. Like wide-eyed children who have been scarre ...
... These extreme relativists reserve their most vitriolic attacks for anyone who claims any form of certainty. This postmodern generation has outgrown the cultural bigotries of their collective histories, but now view all truth as mere prejudicial assertion. Like wide-eyed children who have been scarre ...
Kant`s Puzzling Ethics of Maxims
... prudence, and immediate inclination. This has very important consequences. For instance, fiddling about with the formulation of maxims turns out to be merely verbal. We simply cannot make our maxims fit the categorical imperative in this way. We act on the maxim that incorporates an objective sugge ...
... prudence, and immediate inclination. This has very important consequences. For instance, fiddling about with the formulation of maxims turns out to be merely verbal. We simply cannot make our maxims fit the categorical imperative in this way. We act on the maxim that incorporates an objective sugge ...
The Emptiness of the Moral Law
... annihilate itself, because the result would be that no one would make a de posit" (KpV 27/27). Hegel replies: But that there are no deposits - where is the contradiction in this? That there are no deposits would contradict other necessary determinacies, just as that a deposit is possible fits toget ...
... annihilate itself, because the result would be that no one would make a de posit" (KpV 27/27). Hegel replies: But that there are no deposits - where is the contradiction in this? That there are no deposits would contradict other necessary determinacies, just as that a deposit is possible fits toget ...
Objective and Subjective Ends in Kant`s Realm of Ends
... connection (a whole both of rational beings as ends in themselves and the ends of his own that each may set himself)’ (IV:433). The importance of this topic for Kant’s moral philosophy can hardly be overestimated for Kant strikingly holds that ‘Morality consists, then, in the reference of all action ...
... connection (a whole both of rational beings as ends in themselves and the ends of his own that each may set himself)’ (IV:433). The importance of this topic for Kant’s moral philosophy can hardly be overestimated for Kant strikingly holds that ‘Morality consists, then, in the reference of all action ...
YAKIN DOĞU ÜNİVERSİTESİ DIŞA AÇIK DERSLER
... apply in the field of information systems 3. Teach that an engineer must at least follow written ethical rules known as codes of ethics, but that moral values are still above written ethical rules 4. Teach how to approach a given engineering field from an ethical perspective and how to evaluate a gi ...
... apply in the field of information systems 3. Teach that an engineer must at least follow written ethical rules known as codes of ethics, but that moral values are still above written ethical rules 4. Teach how to approach a given engineering field from an ethical perspective and how to evaluate a gi ...
Relative Ethics or Universal Ethics
... Major Premise: If judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture, then right and wrong are relative to culture, and there are no objective moral principles. Minor Premise: Judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture. Conclusion: Therefore, right and wrong differ fr ...
... Major Premise: If judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture, then right and wrong are relative to culture, and there are no objective moral principles. Minor Premise: Judgments about right and wrong differ from culture to culture. Conclusion: Therefore, right and wrong differ fr ...
Ethical Pluralism as a Framework for Discussing Moral
... In ethics, I have been interested in sketching out a middle ground between absolutism and relativism. In teaching, I have been interested in exploring ways in which we visualize knowledge. ...
... In ethics, I have been interested in sketching out a middle ground between absolutism and relativism. In teaching, I have been interested in exploring ways in which we visualize knowledge. ...
Enhancing Moral Conformity and Enhancing Moral Worth
... mental states are normally taken to be either constitutively or causally dependent on brain states,11 and there is no law of nature ruling out the direct modulation of the relevant brain states. Thus, it is nomologically possible for direct interventions to alter the emotions. And it is surely also ...
... mental states are normally taken to be either constitutively or causally dependent on brain states,11 and there is no law of nature ruling out the direct modulation of the relevant brain states. Thus, it is nomologically possible for direct interventions to alter the emotions. And it is surely also ...
Don`t Let it Happen Again: A Kantian Account of
... offender. Specifically, as Kant puts it, forgiveness consists of the remission of compensation for a wrongdoing. But how are we to understand Kant’s ideas of compensation and remission? It is crucial to remember that, in the discussion of interpersonal wrongdoing and forgiveness, we are concerned o ...
... offender. Specifically, as Kant puts it, forgiveness consists of the remission of compensation for a wrongdoing. But how are we to understand Kant’s ideas of compensation and remission? It is crucial to remember that, in the discussion of interpersonal wrongdoing and forgiveness, we are concerned o ...
Ethical Dimensions in Responsible Professionalism
... Hunter (1991) identified two competing moral visions (orthodox and progressive) that relate to the two ethical systems (deontological and teleological) discussed. The orthodox view is a moral reasoning perspective that defines moral authority in terms of an external transcendent force; while the pro ...
... Hunter (1991) identified two competing moral visions (orthodox and progressive) that relate to the two ethical systems (deontological and teleological) discussed. The orthodox view is a moral reasoning perspective that defines moral authority in terms of an external transcendent force; while the pro ...
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.