(Doesn`t) Make an Heroic Act?
... in a hero or a saint we see it taken far beyond what most people can – or could be expected to – achieve. Virtue theory, therefore, supplies us with a plausible explanation of how these actions can be morally valuable without being duties: their value lies in the character of the agent who performs ...
... in a hero or a saint we see it taken far beyond what most people can – or could be expected to – achieve. Virtue theory, therefore, supplies us with a plausible explanation of how these actions can be morally valuable without being duties: their value lies in the character of the agent who performs ...
Meta Ethics - WordPress.com
... other words here is some point at which you can explain an ethical statement in terms of a non-ethical one. What is good may be found in particular qualities, or in the ability to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number, or in something that fulfils its intended purpose. It claimed th ...
... other words here is some point at which you can explain an ethical statement in terms of a non-ethical one. What is good may be found in particular qualities, or in the ability to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number, or in something that fulfils its intended purpose. It claimed th ...
Universal Business Ethics - E-International Scientific Research
... individual within a company. This includes the morality of a decision, actions or character of an individual who is doing business. Those issues have to be evaluated ethically if their system, corporate practices and policies and individual activities observe ethical standards. Since issues covered ...
... individual within a company. This includes the morality of a decision, actions or character of an individual who is doing business. Those issues have to be evaluated ethically if their system, corporate practices and policies and individual activities observe ethical standards. Since issues covered ...
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS ETHICS?
... by the work or lives of the mankind. They are the potentials of human ontology manifested by individuals. ...
... by the work or lives of the mankind. They are the potentials of human ontology manifested by individuals. ...
Immanuel Kant and the moral law[1].
... • The moral law, Kant holds, is not a requirement to do good to others. Rather, it tells us to act only in ways we could all rationally agree on. It sets universal principles that are independent of all factors that may otherwise influence our actions — even God himself. ...
... • The moral law, Kant holds, is not a requirement to do good to others. Rather, it tells us to act only in ways we could all rationally agree on. It sets universal principles that are independent of all factors that may otherwise influence our actions — even God himself. ...
Lectures 14-15: Deontological & Consequential Ethics
... willing to eliminate all individual reference from the maxim of her action. The most significant exclusion here is that of herself. Therefore, be prepared go on willing the maxim even if it contains no reference to herself. The constraint that the second formula imposes is that the maxim of an actio ...
... willing to eliminate all individual reference from the maxim of her action. The most significant exclusion here is that of herself. Therefore, be prepared go on willing the maxim even if it contains no reference to herself. The constraint that the second formula imposes is that the maxim of an actio ...
Lectures 6-7 Deontological & Consequential Ethics
... willing to eliminate all individual reference from the maxim of her action. The most significant exclusion here is that of herself. Therefore, be prepared go on willing the maxim even if it contains no reference to herself. The constraint that the second formula imposes is that the maxim of an actio ...
... willing to eliminate all individual reference from the maxim of her action. The most significant exclusion here is that of herself. Therefore, be prepared go on willing the maxim even if it contains no reference to herself. The constraint that the second formula imposes is that the maxim of an actio ...
Introduction to Ethics - James Madison University
... of justice What happens when a conflict arises between the Principle of Utility and a principle of justice? ...
... of justice What happens when a conflict arises between the Principle of Utility and a principle of justice? ...
Evangelical Models of Ethics
... One cannot easily make the division between deontology and virtue in the teachings of Jesus (or in the Scriptures as a whole), since God’s character bears on one’s own character (attitudes and disposition) as much as on one’s actions. For Jesus, we have a duty to be virtuous before God, on account o ...
... One cannot easily make the division between deontology and virtue in the teachings of Jesus (or in the Scriptures as a whole), since God’s character bears on one’s own character (attitudes and disposition) as much as on one’s actions. For Jesus, we have a duty to be virtuous before God, on account o ...
Glossary of Ethics - Lonergan Resource
... thing to do in a situation Agnosticism. The conviction that one simply does not know whether God exists or not; it is often accompanied with a further conviction that one need not care whether God exists or not. Altruism. A selfless concern for other people purely for their own sake. Altruism is usu ...
... thing to do in a situation Agnosticism. The conviction that one simply does not know whether God exists or not; it is often accompanied with a further conviction that one need not care whether God exists or not. Altruism. A selfless concern for other people purely for their own sake. Altruism is usu ...
Plato
... • And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. – Genesis 2:7 • When Gentiles, who do not possess the law, do instinctively what the law requires, these, though not having the law, are a law to themselves. They ...
... • And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. – Genesis 2:7 • When Gentiles, who do not possess the law, do instinctively what the law requires, these, though not having the law, are a law to themselves. They ...
Aristotle
... “ virtue of character is a mean, …, it is a mean between two vices, one of excess and one of deficiency; and that it is such because it is the sort of thing able to hit the mean in feelings and actions. This is why it is hard to be good, because in each case it is hard to find the middle point; for ...
... “ virtue of character is a mean, …, it is a mean between two vices, one of excess and one of deficiency; and that it is such because it is the sort of thing able to hit the mean in feelings and actions. This is why it is hard to be good, because in each case it is hard to find the middle point; for ...
Introduction to Moral Heteronomy. History, Proposals, Arguments
... ontological constitution of human beings affords them to be able to perform actions so and so. Normativity is an autonomous realm of experience because ethics does not deal with what human beings actually experience when they ...
... ontological constitution of human beings affords them to be able to perform actions so and so. Normativity is an autonomous realm of experience because ethics does not deal with what human beings actually experience when they ...
Utang na Loob
... Although graft and corruption can be traced to the moral depravity of some officials, corrupt officials can only act within a corrupt system that breeds the evils of graft and corruption. Even the most righteous and virtuous people in government may succumb to temptation given the opportunities for ...
... Although graft and corruption can be traced to the moral depravity of some officials, corrupt officials can only act within a corrupt system that breeds the evils of graft and corruption. Even the most righteous and virtuous people in government may succumb to temptation given the opportunities for ...
Lecture 5: Consequential and Deontological Ethics:
... assumes the predisposition that one wishes to be rational and will follow what rationally determined duty dictates (in contrast to hypothetical imperatives which means that the consequent depends upon the antecedent: If p, then q). Thus, morality is a function of human reason. Human reason is govern ...
... assumes the predisposition that one wishes to be rational and will follow what rationally determined duty dictates (in contrast to hypothetical imperatives which means that the consequent depends upon the antecedent: If p, then q). Thus, morality is a function of human reason. Human reason is govern ...
Divine command theory - University of Notre Dame
... such a way that you will be in a position to decide whether it is something you might like to pursue. This in turn raises the question: why in the world would I want to be a philosophy major? There are a number of answers to this question, which I list in order of descending importance: ...
... such a way that you will be in a position to decide whether it is something you might like to pursue. This in turn raises the question: why in the world would I want to be a philosophy major? There are a number of answers to this question, which I list in order of descending importance: ...
The Case for Cultural Diversity
... It encourages toleration that aids in learning Is this final “virtue” correct? Does ECR encourage toleration, or does it embolden cultures to stick to their way of life when others tell them they are wrong? If the world told the Nazis they were morally right (by definition!), so long as they all a ...
... It encourages toleration that aids in learning Is this final “virtue” correct? Does ECR encourage toleration, or does it embolden cultures to stick to their way of life when others tell them they are wrong? If the world told the Nazis they were morally right (by definition!), so long as they all a ...
CONFUCIUS AND KANT OR THE ETHICS OF DUTY
... The Kantian humanism is a perfect answer to Confucius’s doctrine rendered in such maxims as „to treat others as you like to be treated”. The rule of life is reciprocity (Ta-hio X, 3); (Menz-tzu, II, IV): „One day Fan-ci asked Confucius what the human virtue meant”, and the philosopher answered: „It ...
... The Kantian humanism is a perfect answer to Confucius’s doctrine rendered in such maxims as „to treat others as you like to be treated”. The rule of life is reciprocity (Ta-hio X, 3); (Menz-tzu, II, IV): „One day Fan-ci asked Confucius what the human virtue meant”, and the philosopher answered: „It ...
Ethical and Philosophical Connotations of Foreign Policy Doctrines
... elements of preferences of given political system, but “per analogiam” there were encoded an idea of profit brought by its application. ...
... elements of preferences of given political system, but “per analogiam” there were encoded an idea of profit brought by its application. ...
c. virtue ethics - University of San Diego
... Kant’s second formulation of the categorical imperative is a bit less abstract: “Act in such a way that you always treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, never simply as a means but always at the same time as an end.” This is sometimes called the respect for persons ...
... Kant’s second formulation of the categorical imperative is a bit less abstract: “Act in such a way that you always treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, never simply as a means but always at the same time as an end.” This is sometimes called the respect for persons ...
Prediction table 2012 File
... Explain how the ethics of Religious the religion Ethics fail to you have consider studied might consequences. be applied to abortion ...
... Explain how the ethics of Religious the religion Ethics fail to you have consider studied might consequences. be applied to abortion ...
The Moral Urgency of Action to Protect the World`s Megafauna
... earn these gifts; we have no claim upon them. If they were taken away, there would be nothing we could do but mourn their loss and scramble, perhaps futilely, to replace their ecosystem benefits. What is the appropriate response to a gift? This we know, as our parents taught us: A gift requires, at ...
... earn these gifts; we have no claim upon them. If they were taken away, there would be nothing we could do but mourn their loss and scramble, perhaps futilely, to replace their ecosystem benefits. What is the appropriate response to a gift? This we know, as our parents taught us: A gift requires, at ...
A. The Three Main Branches of the Philosophical Study of Ethics 1
... right or wrong, what makes situations or events good or bad and what makes people virtuous or vicious. 2. Normative ethics of behavior: the study of right and wrong. Some theories: c) Kantian deontology: the theory that an action is right if and only if the person performing the act could consistent ...
... right or wrong, what makes situations or events good or bad and what makes people virtuous or vicious. 2. Normative ethics of behavior: the study of right and wrong. Some theories: c) Kantian deontology: the theory that an action is right if and only if the person performing the act could consistent ...
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... According to Alasdair MacIntyre and Bernard Williams, moral theory does not have the authority that it claims for itself. MacIntyre argues generally that there can be no moral authority in pluralistic, liberal societies. He urges us to subvert liberalism by developing common narratives and ways of l ...
... According to Alasdair MacIntyre and Bernard Williams, moral theory does not have the authority that it claims for itself. MacIntyre argues generally that there can be no moral authority in pluralistic, liberal societies. He urges us to subvert liberalism by developing common narratives and ways of l ...
Conscience Formation
... • Some of your friends are using gross language as they discuss their relationships with their girlfriends. • Your math test is 6th period and your friend from 3rd period is willing to give you a heads-up as to what is on the test. ...
... • Some of your friends are using gross language as they discuss their relationships with their girlfriends. • Your math test is 6th period and your friend from 3rd period is willing to give you a heads-up as to what is on the test. ...
School of Salamanca
The School of Salamanca (Spanish: Escuela de Salamanca) is the Renaissance of thought in diverse intellectual areas by Spanish and Portuguese theologians, rooted in the intellectual and pedagogical work of Francisco de Vitoria. From the beginning of the 16th century the traditional Catholic conception of man and of his relation to God and to the world had been assaulted by the rise of humanism, by the Protestant Reformation and by the new geographical discoveries and their consequences. These new problems were addressed by the School of Salamanca. The name refers to the University of Salamanca, where de Vitoria and others of the school were based.The leading figures of the school, theologians and jurists Francisco de Vitoria, Domingo de Soto, Martín de Azpilcueta (or Azpilicueta), Tomás de Mercado, and Francisco Suárez, were all scholars of natural law and of morality, who undertook the reconciliation of the teachings of Thomas Aquinas with the new political-economic order. The themes of study centered on man and his practical problems (morality, economics, jurisprudence, etc.), but almost equally on a particular body of work accepted by all of them, as the ground against which to test their disagreements, including at times bitter polemics within the School.The School of Salamanca in the broad sense may be considered more narrowly as two schools of thought coming in succession, that of the Salmanticenses and that of the Conimbricenses from the University of Coimbra. The first began with Francisco de Vitoria (1483–1546), and reached its high point with Domingo de Soto (1494–1560). The Conimbricenses were Jesuits who, from the end of 16th century took over the intellectual leadership of the Catholic world from the Dominicans. Among those Jesuits were Luis de Molina (1535–1600), the aforementioned Francisco Suárez (1548–1617), and Giovanni Botero (1544–1617), who would continue the tradition in Italy.The juridical doctrine of the School of Salamanca represented the end of medieval concepts of law, with a revindication of liberty not habitual in Europe of that time. The natural rights of man came to be, in one form or another, the center of attention, including rights as a corporeal being (right to life, economic rights such as the right to own property) and spiritual rights (the right to freedom of thought and to human dignity).The School of Salamanca reformulated the concept of natural law: law originating in nature itself, with all that exists in the natural order sharing in this law. Their conclusion was, given that all humans share the same nature, they also share the same rights to life and liberty. Such views constituted a novelty in European thought and went counter to those then predominant in Spain and Europe that people indigenous to the Americas had no such rights.