types+of+moral+theories
... Virtue ethics(also sometimes called "character ethics") ignores the roles that consequences, duties, and social contracts play in moral systems in determining the appropriate standard for evaluating moral behavior. Virtue ethics focuses on criteria having to do with the character development of indi ...
... Virtue ethics(also sometimes called "character ethics") ignores the roles that consequences, duties, and social contracts play in moral systems in determining the appropriate standard for evaluating moral behavior. Virtue ethics focuses on criteria having to do with the character development of indi ...
The Moral Virtues
... objectively true outside ourselves. We can be subjectively in error about something that is objectively true. On the objective level, if our conscience is “correct,” then there is no error between what is internally perceived to be true and truth itself. If there is an incorrect conscience that mean ...
... objectively true outside ourselves. We can be subjectively in error about something that is objectively true. On the objective level, if our conscience is “correct,” then there is no error between what is internally perceived to be true and truth itself. If there is an incorrect conscience that mean ...
Philosophy 323
... identification of the good as happiness. Mill’s TRA is called the Greatest Happiness Principle, and it states, “Actions are right…in proportion to their tendency to promote happiness or the absence of pain, and wrong insofar as the tend to produce pain or displeasure” (19). ...
... identification of the good as happiness. Mill’s TRA is called the Greatest Happiness Principle, and it states, “Actions are right…in proportion to their tendency to promote happiness or the absence of pain, and wrong insofar as the tend to produce pain or displeasure” (19). ...
Ethics of Administration
... Ethical decisions are not just a matter of preference Ethical decisions can be based on reasons that others can understand Ethical decisions are often made under complex and ambiguous circumstances ...
... Ethical decisions are not just a matter of preference Ethical decisions can be based on reasons that others can understand Ethical decisions are often made under complex and ambiguous circumstances ...
The Sociological, Economic, and Ethical Impact of
... In your mind, tell the person what you think is the correct solution to moral dilemma. The correct solution must be one that you would do if you were faced with the choice. If your paradigm would not lose some respect for you, then you know that you probably have selected the correct ...
... In your mind, tell the person what you think is the correct solution to moral dilemma. The correct solution must be one that you would do if you were faced with the choice. If your paradigm would not lose some respect for you, then you know that you probably have selected the correct ...
An Introduction to the Search of the Good: A Catholic Understanding
... is seen at work through rules or guidelines of behaviour and good action. ...
... is seen at work through rules or guidelines of behaviour and good action. ...
Ethical Decision Making in Business
... not specific moral prescriptions (e.g., Ten Commandments). Laws and values of any particular society are somewhat arbitrary and particular to that society. Laws are seen as necessary to preserve social order and ensure basic rights of life and liberty. Right is defined in terms of general individual ...
... not specific moral prescriptions (e.g., Ten Commandments). Laws and values of any particular society are somewhat arbitrary and particular to that society. Laws are seen as necessary to preserve social order and ensure basic rights of life and liberty. Right is defined in terms of general individual ...
Evangelical Models of Ethics
... the crucifixion of Jesus Christ whereby people advocate that Jesus, an innocent man, took the punishment for the sins of others (Isaiah 53; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:15; 2 Corinthians 5:21); and finally, there are other cases in the Bible whereby there was a conflict between obeying God’s command to submit to ...
... the crucifixion of Jesus Christ whereby people advocate that Jesus, an innocent man, took the punishment for the sins of others (Isaiah 53; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:15; 2 Corinthians 5:21); and finally, there are other cases in the Bible whereby there was a conflict between obeying God’s command to submit to ...
Philosophy 220
... specification of intrinsic value. Principles that focus on actions are called “Principles of Right Conduct.” Principles that focus on intrinsic value are called “Principles of Value.” ...
... specification of intrinsic value. Principles that focus on actions are called “Principles of Right Conduct.” Principles that focus on intrinsic value are called “Principles of Value.” ...
Topic: Introduction
... intellectual development may lead us to revise these standards. We may even discard some moral standards and adopt new ones as we mature. • Notice that we do not always live up to the moral standards we hold. In other words, we do not always do what we believe is morally right. Also, we do not alway ...
... intellectual development may lead us to revise these standards. We may even discard some moral standards and adopt new ones as we mature. • Notice that we do not always live up to the moral standards we hold. In other words, we do not always do what we believe is morally right. Also, we do not alway ...
Morality as a Value Criterion and a Social Fact
... from all other evaluations, and we may say that the difference is precisely in its specificity: normative universality. It has an objectivity comparable to mathematical statements, but at the same time is deeply subjective in recognition that its criterion is in full accordance with our freedom and ...
... from all other evaluations, and we may say that the difference is precisely in its specificity: normative universality. It has an objectivity comparable to mathematical statements, but at the same time is deeply subjective in recognition that its criterion is in full accordance with our freedom and ...
Is Morality Natural?
... in these moral dilemmas. A study of individuals with damage to an area of the brain that links decisionmaking and emotion found that when faced with a series of moral dilemmas, these patients generally made the same moral judgments as most people. This suggests that emotions are not necessary for su ...
... in these moral dilemmas. A study of individuals with damage to an area of the brain that links decisionmaking and emotion found that when faced with a series of moral dilemmas, these patients generally made the same moral judgments as most people. This suggests that emotions are not necessary for su ...
The Splendor of Truth (Veritatis Splendor, John Paul II)
... specific rejection of Him. We may knowingly and with free consent commit a serious and grave act but not explicitly reject God and thus avoid mortal sin. John Paul II in The Splendor of Truth points out that if we willfully and knowingly engage in a seriously sinful act, then in our disobedience we ...
... specific rejection of Him. We may knowingly and with free consent commit a serious and grave act but not explicitly reject God and thus avoid mortal sin. John Paul II in The Splendor of Truth points out that if we willfully and knowingly engage in a seriously sinful act, then in our disobedience we ...
pragmatism and relativism
... independent of particular contexts. One of the important consequences of this view is that there are many competing moral points of view and these are sometimes incompatible with each other. Furthermore, since there are no objective independent moral standards we can appeal to, we can’t settle the i ...
... independent of particular contexts. One of the important consequences of this view is that there are many competing moral points of view and these are sometimes incompatible with each other. Furthermore, since there are no objective independent moral standards we can appeal to, we can’t settle the i ...
Ethics
... Example: treat genders equal before the laws. E.g. do not favour an African American female over a Caucasian male, given all else being equal Counterexample: Imprison someone who is Jewish. E.g. in Nazi Germany you were supposed to report a Jew hiding from the authorities/Gestapo Counterexample: Buy ...
... Example: treat genders equal before the laws. E.g. do not favour an African American female over a Caucasian male, given all else being equal Counterexample: Imprison someone who is Jewish. E.g. in Nazi Germany you were supposed to report a Jew hiding from the authorities/Gestapo Counterexample: Buy ...
Categorical Imperative
... • Kant argued that each person had a fundamental dignity that gives each person a value beyond price. • Thus, it is wrong to use people without their consent for our own selfish desires. • Morality requires that we always give others the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they wish to join ...
... • Kant argued that each person had a fundamental dignity that gives each person a value beyond price. • Thus, it is wrong to use people without their consent for our own selfish desires. • Morality requires that we always give others the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they wish to join ...
Contemporary Moral Issues
... is never true. If sincere, such a cry is also never false, even if not re-echoed by the public conscience; because the public feeling that contradicts it can also never be true, but at best also sincere.” - George Santayana (Spanish-American Philosopher), Realms of Being (1942) ...
... is never true. If sincere, such a cry is also never false, even if not re-echoed by the public conscience; because the public feeling that contradicts it can also never be true, but at best also sincere.” - George Santayana (Spanish-American Philosopher), Realms of Being (1942) ...
Legalism. Anti
... were so inflamed and swollen that she was totally bedridden, and spent most of her waking hours in pain, despite the pain relieving medication. She confided in her two sons who regularly visited that she had had enough and would dearly like to die. Mary had lived life to the full and did not want to ...
... were so inflamed and swollen that she was totally bedridden, and spent most of her waking hours in pain, despite the pain relieving medication. She confided in her two sons who regularly visited that she had had enough and would dearly like to die. Mary had lived life to the full and did not want to ...
Kant`s Ethics - Valdosta State University
... the main task of such a theory has been to find and prove a fundamental principle on which all rules and courses of action could be based o such a principle is supposed to state what it is that people should be trying to do, based on a theory of what rightness and wrongness consist in correspond ...
... the main task of such a theory has been to find and prove a fundamental principle on which all rules and courses of action could be based o such a principle is supposed to state what it is that people should be trying to do, based on a theory of what rightness and wrongness consist in correspond ...
Moral Discourse
... Moral relativism asserts that no universal standard of morality is possible because different people have different beliefs about what is right and wrong. From this inference, relativists appear to further suggest that, in matters of morality, anything goes. But this principle of reasoning is proble ...
... Moral relativism asserts that no universal standard of morality is possible because different people have different beliefs about what is right and wrong. From this inference, relativists appear to further suggest that, in matters of morality, anything goes. But this principle of reasoning is proble ...
Chapter 3: Morality and the Moral Life Ethics
... culture to culture, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—FALSE 2. People’s moral judgments do differ from culture to culture.—DUBIOUS 3. Therefore, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—CONCLUSION UNSUPPORTED ...
... culture to culture, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—FALSE 2. People’s moral judgments do differ from culture to culture.—DUBIOUS 3. Therefore, moral standards are relative to culture (there are no objective moral standards).—CONCLUSION UNSUPPORTED ...
Ethical Theories - Almaty Management University
... standards for personal gain, but we usually label such actions as immoral and selfish and we disapprove of such conduct ...
... standards for personal gain, but we usually label such actions as immoral and selfish and we disapprove of such conduct ...
VVFP 2011: Msgr Gordon presentation, `A Christian moral framework`
... using a metaphor supplied by C.S. Lewis in which we are a fleet of ships and ethics are our sailing orders. These orders tell the ships (us) three things: 1. How to cooperate with one another and thus avoid bumping into to each other. This is Social Ethics. 2. How to keep each ship afloat and in goo ...
... using a metaphor supplied by C.S. Lewis in which we are a fleet of ships and ethics are our sailing orders. These orders tell the ships (us) three things: 1. How to cooperate with one another and thus avoid bumping into to each other. This is Social Ethics. 2. How to keep each ship afloat and in goo ...