Ethical Relativism
... “I have always been of the opinion that we have no right to impose our ideals upon other nations, no matter how strange it may seem to us that they enjoy the kind of life they lead, how slow they may be in utilizing the resources of their countries, or how much opposed their ideals may be to ours .. ...
... “I have always been of the opinion that we have no right to impose our ideals upon other nations, no matter how strange it may seem to us that they enjoy the kind of life they lead, how slow they may be in utilizing the resources of their countries, or how much opposed their ideals may be to ours .. ...
Thinking Ethically: A Framework for Moral Decision Making
... What questions should we ask? What factors should we consider? The first step in analyzing moral issues is obvious but not always easy: Get the facts. Some moral issues create controversies simply because we do not bother to check the facts. Facts by themselves only tell us what is; they do not tell ...
... What questions should we ask? What factors should we consider? The first step in analyzing moral issues is obvious but not always easy: Get the facts. Some moral issues create controversies simply because we do not bother to check the facts. Facts by themselves only tell us what is; they do not tell ...
8 Ethics Teories
... Can there me multiple laws, such that some action causes one law to be kept yet the other to be broken? Regrettably yes! See Sophocles’ Antigone: following God’s law, meant breaking the King’s law. Can there be actions that break the law, yet are moral? See the actions of Alabama black activists ...
... Can there me multiple laws, such that some action causes one law to be kept yet the other to be broken? Regrettably yes! See Sophocles’ Antigone: following God’s law, meant breaking the King’s law. Can there be actions that break the law, yet are moral? See the actions of Alabama black activists ...
YourLifeinChrist PowerPoint Chapter 2
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
Search out the Facts Intention
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
Right Reason in Action
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
... Ask the following question: Would I be willing to allow everyone in a similar situation to act this way? ...
Freedom, Morality, and Grace
... Can be good or evil. In order for an action to be good, the intention must also be good. The intention can change the quality of an indifferent act into a good or evil act The intention can increase or diminish the goodness of an act The intention can increase or diminish the evil nature of ...
... Can be good or evil. In order for an action to be good, the intention must also be good. The intention can change the quality of an indifferent act into a good or evil act The intention can increase or diminish the goodness of an act The intention can increase or diminish the evil nature of ...
File - Tallis English & Philosophy
... and so can’t be known to be true or false. • If moral judgments aren’t true or false, we can’t reason about basic moral principles. • “X is good” simply means “Hurrah for X!” • so goodness and immorality are limited to our (societal?) preferences. – For example, the death penalty makes me feel nasty ...
... and so can’t be known to be true or false. • If moral judgments aren’t true or false, we can’t reason about basic moral principles. • “X is good” simply means “Hurrah for X!” • so goodness and immorality are limited to our (societal?) preferences. – For example, the death penalty makes me feel nasty ...
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... learn that we have to discount some feel ings and strengthen others in the light of our developing experience and knowledge. In short, attempting to resolve a moral issue simply by consulting one's moral intuition, or conscience, will often not be very useful. If, as an alternative, we attempt to b ...
... learn that we have to discount some feel ings and strengthen others in the light of our developing experience and knowledge. In short, attempting to resolve a moral issue simply by consulting one's moral intuition, or conscience, will often not be very useful. If, as an alternative, we attempt to b ...
Ethics and Leadership
... preferences and behaviors, none of which are absolute, binding or differing in quality ...
... preferences and behaviors, none of which are absolute, binding or differing in quality ...
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 ...
Chapter 7 - This Webs.com site has not yet been published.
... context Kant sought to find an unassailable ground for ethics ...
... context Kant sought to find an unassailable ground for ethics ...
Kantian Ethics Kant was a deontologist – actions are right and
... Key example – [highlights a negative of Kantian theory] if a murderer was pursuing a friend who was hiding in your house and the murderer asked you if they were there, according to Kant it is your duty to be honest so you must tell them they are there. This would likely lead to your friend being mur ...
... Key example – [highlights a negative of Kantian theory] if a murderer was pursuing a friend who was hiding in your house and the murderer asked you if they were there, according to Kant it is your duty to be honest so you must tell them they are there. This would likely lead to your friend being mur ...
Virtue Ethics
... The Categorical Imperative defines our moral duties. Moral duties, e.g. not to kill or harm innocent people not to lie to keep promises to respect the rights of others The Categorical Imperative can be understood through reason. ...
... The Categorical Imperative defines our moral duties. Moral duties, e.g. not to kill or harm innocent people not to lie to keep promises to respect the rights of others The Categorical Imperative can be understood through reason. ...
Introduction to Moral Theory
... theoretical aim of MTs, but what about the practical aim? The operative presumption is that if the principles are correct, then employing the principles to evaluate proposed actions or possible value assignments provides justifying reasons (as well as motivation) for moral decision making. ...
... theoretical aim of MTs, but what about the practical aim? The operative presumption is that if the principles are correct, then employing the principles to evaluate proposed actions or possible value assignments provides justifying reasons (as well as motivation) for moral decision making. ...
Subjectivism in Ethics
... according to Ethical Subjectivism, .it is not a fact that what they did was evil. When we say their actions were evil we are only saying that we have only negative feelings towards them. The same applies to any moral judgment whatever. ...
... according to Ethical Subjectivism, .it is not a fact that what they did was evil. When we say their actions were evil we are only saying that we have only negative feelings towards them. The same applies to any moral judgment whatever. ...
The Basis for Morality and Moral Theology
... • _____: assists us in ______ that God will give us the means to ________ and holiness • _____: enables us to ______ God and others with the love of Christ. ...
... • _____: assists us in ______ that God will give us the means to ________ and holiness • _____: enables us to ______ God and others with the love of Christ. ...
Thou shalt not kill: does morality exist
... the case with the Holocaust in a Nazi held Europe? So how do we condemn this view and assert our moral superiority over what we consider to be immoral actions? It must be said, with some difficulty. Philosophers have differed over the centuries to whether morality exits as a meaningful concept, and ...
... the case with the Holocaust in a Nazi held Europe? So how do we condemn this view and assert our moral superiority over what we consider to be immoral actions? It must be said, with some difficulty. Philosophers have differed over the centuries to whether morality exits as a meaningful concept, and ...
... and most importantly that one’s life is to be guided by and lived in a morally rational and responsible way even if making a morally correct decision is not in one’s immediate best interests. An example of this might be refusing to make a bribe to get a contract. Jesus makes it clear that if one is ...
Moral Development - Gordon State College
... Stages 5 & 6 do not stand up across cultures Example – Buddhist monks & emphasis on compassion India – social rules are inevitable ...
... Stages 5 & 6 do not stand up across cultures Example – Buddhist monks & emphasis on compassion India – social rules are inevitable ...
Slide 1
... Virtue consists of realizing our natural human potential as rational animals (our telos). The cultivation of human virtues ...
... Virtue consists of realizing our natural human potential as rational animals (our telos). The cultivation of human virtues ...
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... is supported by results from a global experiment, conducted through an online questionnaire, which questioned the moral permissibility of moral dilemmas. The experiment provided evidence that the moral faculty in humans is universal, despite differences in culture, nationality, age and knowledge of ...
... is supported by results from a global experiment, conducted through an online questionnaire, which questioned the moral permissibility of moral dilemmas. The experiment provided evidence that the moral faculty in humans is universal, despite differences in culture, nationality, age and knowledge of ...
PersonsTheoreticalEthics
... e.g. Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative – Moral decisions are characterised by the maxim that moral decisions should be determined by whether a moral decision can be applied universally. ...
... e.g. Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative – Moral decisions are characterised by the maxim that moral decisions should be determined by whether a moral decision can be applied universally. ...