Mores, Morality, Ethics
... morality should answer is: “What things are good in themselves?” “What is the essential good that should be pursued or that should guide all that we do and are?” • Must distinguish intrinsic from extrinsic goods- “good in itself” “good as means” ...
... morality should answer is: “What things are good in themselves?” “What is the essential good that should be pursued or that should guide all that we do and are?” • Must distinguish intrinsic from extrinsic goods- “good in itself” “good as means” ...
- MAD Maxfield
... What do I gain from behaving morally or ethically? What do I sacrifice from behaving morally or ethically? How do other people’s moral/ethical decisions affect mine? ...
... What do I gain from behaving morally or ethically? What do I sacrifice from behaving morally or ethically? How do other people’s moral/ethical decisions affect mine? ...
פרשת לך לך
... thought – one that is two, from the aspect of the apprehended entity and from the aspect of its attributes that relate to the subject who is engaged with those entities. It is understood that through the assessment of sublime thought, the primary importance of the preciousness of the apprehended ent ...
... thought – one that is two, from the aspect of the apprehended entity and from the aspect of its attributes that relate to the subject who is engaged with those entities. It is understood that through the assessment of sublime thought, the primary importance of the preciousness of the apprehended ent ...
Revision Notes Ethical Theory
... • Believed people were hedonists (ruled by pleasure and pain) but needed an objective way of figuring out morality. • The right thing is to do the ‘greatest good for the greatest number’ (or the least harm) • Objective and measurable account of morality – based on the Hedonistic Calculus which consi ...
... • Believed people were hedonists (ruled by pleasure and pain) but needed an objective way of figuring out morality. • The right thing is to do the ‘greatest good for the greatest number’ (or the least harm) • Objective and measurable account of morality – based on the Hedonistic Calculus which consi ...
06 Moral argument
... • We have given reasons to accept both premises and the conclusion follows that there is a personal entity that provides a basis for morality • While the cosmological arguments are good the moral argument resonates with most people. It isn’t shrouded in complex science and we are confronted with mor ...
... • We have given reasons to accept both premises and the conclusion follows that there is a personal entity that provides a basis for morality • While the cosmological arguments are good the moral argument resonates with most people. It isn’t shrouded in complex science and we are confronted with mor ...
studies in religion and ethics
... ‘an activity of the soul in conformity with virtue.’ To understand ethics, therefore, we must understand what makes someone a virtuous person. In other words, we must ask the question, ‘What traits of character make one a good person?’ As a result, ‘the virtues’ occupied centre stage in discussion. ...
... ‘an activity of the soul in conformity with virtue.’ To understand ethics, therefore, we must understand what makes someone a virtuous person. In other words, we must ask the question, ‘What traits of character make one a good person?’ As a result, ‘the virtues’ occupied centre stage in discussion. ...
clouds
... Absolutism -- “The belief that there is one and only one truth; those who espouse absolutism usually also believe that they know what this absolute truth is.” ...
... Absolutism -- “The belief that there is one and only one truth; those who espouse absolutism usually also believe that they know what this absolute truth is.” ...
Notes on Jamieson, chapter 2
... An amoralist = someone who thinks that “there is no such thing as right or wrong” and so “chooses to opt out of morality altogether” (p. 31). Thought experiment: Dirk the Amoralist (pp. 32-3) ...
... An amoralist = someone who thinks that “there is no such thing as right or wrong” and so “chooses to opt out of morality altogether” (p. 31). Thought experiment: Dirk the Amoralist (pp. 32-3) ...
Right
... • Right can mean “permissible”; a permissible action is allowed, is not wrong to perform. • Right can mean “obligatory”; an obligatory action is required, would be wrong not to perform. • Wrong means “prohibited”; a prohibited action would be wrong to perform. • An action that is “above and beyond” ...
... • Right can mean “permissible”; a permissible action is allowed, is not wrong to perform. • Right can mean “obligatory”; an obligatory action is required, would be wrong not to perform. • Wrong means “prohibited”; a prohibited action would be wrong to perform. • An action that is “above and beyond” ...
Utililitarianism
... A consequentialist moral philosophyone that judges actions in terms of the goodness or badness of their results. Like Aristotle and Kant, Mill based his moral theory on reasoning and observation alone, not divine revelation. ...
... A consequentialist moral philosophyone that judges actions in terms of the goodness or badness of their results. Like Aristotle and Kant, Mill based his moral theory on reasoning and observation alone, not divine revelation. ...
The Moral Argument. Hick points to two forms of Moral Argument
... Kant was arguing for his view on morality/duty. In order to make sense of this view, he had to argue that there was a life after death and therefore a God. In a strict sense Kant did not produce an argument for God’s existence, though of course, others have used it as such!!!!! ...
... Kant was arguing for his view on morality/duty. In order to make sense of this view, he had to argue that there was a life after death and therefore a God. In a strict sense Kant did not produce an argument for God’s existence, though of course, others have used it as such!!!!! ...
Ethics in the Practice of Health Profession
... “Always obtain oral or written consent for any medical intervention with competent patients EXCEPT in emergencies, low risk situations and when patient waive the right to adequate information” ...
... “Always obtain oral or written consent for any medical intervention with competent patients EXCEPT in emergencies, low risk situations and when patient waive the right to adequate information” ...
Lecture 13 - Ethics File
... time will that it should become a universal law. • = Only do things if you would be happy when everyone does them ...
... time will that it should become a universal law. • = Only do things if you would be happy when everyone does them ...
Principles of Morality Part II
... by Barack Obama. During his presidential campaign, when others resorted to maligning the opponents name through unfair practices and scandals, Barack Obama stood firm on his political social and global agenda. He was equally rewarded for his ethics by the American people, when he was finally elected ...
... by Barack Obama. During his presidential campaign, when others resorted to maligning the opponents name through unfair practices and scandals, Barack Obama stood firm on his political social and global agenda. He was equally rewarded for his ethics by the American people, when he was finally elected ...
L/O: To understand the coursework task. To understand different
... • A moral issue is a belief about whether an action is right or wrong, in the sense of it being good or bad. ...
... • A moral issue is a belief about whether an action is right or wrong, in the sense of it being good or bad. ...
Name __________________________________________ Date ___________ Period _______ Morality Crossword 3
... 3. Lords Day another name for Sunday and holy days of obligation; Catholics must attend Mass on these days and avoid unnecessary work 4. lust intense and uncontrolled desire for sexual pleasure; one of the seven deadly sins 5. masturbation self-manipulation of one’s sexual organs for the purpose of ...
... 3. Lords Day another name for Sunday and holy days of obligation; Catholics must attend Mass on these days and avoid unnecessary work 4. lust intense and uncontrolled desire for sexual pleasure; one of the seven deadly sins 5. masturbation self-manipulation of one’s sexual organs for the purpose of ...
EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH, VOL
... a matter of ethics and morality.” Both Plato and Aristotle considered goodness to be, “the highest end to which knowledge and action lead us” 1 However an objective moral quality seems missing here. With regard to the German philosopher Nietzsche, to be good is „to be brave‟. It is “all that increas ...
... a matter of ethics and morality.” Both Plato and Aristotle considered goodness to be, “the highest end to which knowledge and action lead us” 1 However an objective moral quality seems missing here. With regard to the German philosopher Nietzsche, to be good is „to be brave‟. It is “all that increas ...
Are There Objective Values and Ethics?
... “The position of the modern evolutionist… is that humans have an awareness of morality… because such an awareness is of biological worth. Morality is a biological adaptation no less than are hands and feet and teeth… Considered as a rationally justifiable set of claims about an objective something, ...
... “The position of the modern evolutionist… is that humans have an awareness of morality… because such an awareness is of biological worth. Morality is a biological adaptation no less than are hands and feet and teeth… Considered as a rationally justifiable set of claims about an objective something, ...
253 - Cengage
... not the same. He refers to Saul Kripke’s thesis of natural kinds, which goes something like this: Suppose that on some other planet (or someplace on our planet) there is a substance W that seems functionally equivalent to what we call water. Would W be water? No, Kripke says. Water is necessarily H2 ...
... not the same. He refers to Saul Kripke’s thesis of natural kinds, which goes something like this: Suppose that on some other planet (or someplace on our planet) there is a substance W that seems functionally equivalent to what we call water. Would W be water? No, Kripke says. Water is necessarily H2 ...
253 - Cengage
... not the same. He refers to Saul Kripke’s thesis of natural kinds, which goes something like this: Suppose that on some other planet (or someplace on our planet) there is a substance W that seems functionally equivalent to what we call water. Would W be water? No, Kripke says. Water is necessarily H2 ...
... not the same. He refers to Saul Kripke’s thesis of natural kinds, which goes something like this: Suppose that on some other planet (or someplace on our planet) there is a substance W that seems functionally equivalent to what we call water. Would W be water? No, Kripke says. Water is necessarily H2 ...
Is_There_A_God_FF04
... .) The ONLY SIN is to say such things are wrong!!! Abortion - Euthanasia ...
... .) The ONLY SIN is to say such things are wrong!!! Abortion - Euthanasia ...
Nonconsequentialist Theories
... Nonconsequentialist (NC) theories do not assume that consequences of actions determine the morality of actions; they assume that actions are inherently right/wrong based upon some other standard for morality. To put this approach into perspective, consider that a NC must make decisions without regar ...
... Nonconsequentialist (NC) theories do not assume that consequences of actions determine the morality of actions; they assume that actions are inherently right/wrong based upon some other standard for morality. To put this approach into perspective, consider that a NC must make decisions without regar ...
Introduction to Ethical Theory II
... action it is. What matters is doing our duty. There are many kinds of deontological theory ...
... action it is. What matters is doing our duty. There are many kinds of deontological theory ...
Divine Command Theory and Moral Obligations
... stealing, and murder,”9 which renders morality absolutely arbitrary. If the latter, then God is beholden, himself, to a moral standard, so that morality is independent of God. The first option seems unconscionable, while the second bankrupts DCT of its very coherence. Posing this dilemma is perhaps ...
... stealing, and murder,”9 which renders morality absolutely arbitrary. If the latter, then God is beholden, himself, to a moral standard, so that morality is independent of God. The first option seems unconscionable, while the second bankrupts DCT of its very coherence. Posing this dilemma is perhaps ...