Responsibility and the Demands of Morality Stephen J. White In
... to extract oneself from very unhappy circumstances is to threaten an innocent person's life, or falsely accuse someone of a crime.8 And yet, the fact that forbidding such acts may require real sacrifice seems not to raise any serious objection. The concern that moral requirements not be excessively ...
... to extract oneself from very unhappy circumstances is to threaten an innocent person's life, or falsely accuse someone of a crime.8 And yet, the fact that forbidding such acts may require real sacrifice seems not to raise any serious objection. The concern that moral requirements not be excessively ...
Does Morality Demand our Very Best? On Moral Prescriptions and the Line of Duty
... right and that there is no line at which an act goes from right to wrong. For whatever line we might try to draw, the utilitarian will be just as concerned about increases in goodness above the line or below the line as he will about increases in goodness from below to above the line. As a result, N ...
... right and that there is no line at which an act goes from right to wrong. For whatever line we might try to draw, the utilitarian will be just as concerned about increases in goodness above the line or below the line as he will about increases in goodness from below to above the line. As a result, N ...
When Maxims Clash: Categorical Imperative and
... with both” of the pleasures in question insists on preferring one of them although the pleasure is less in quantity and greater in the amount of discontent, “we are justified in ascribing to the preferred enjoyment a superiority in quality, so far outweighing quantity as to render it, in comparison, ...
... with both” of the pleasures in question insists on preferring one of them although the pleasure is less in quantity and greater in the amount of discontent, “we are justified in ascribing to the preferred enjoyment a superiority in quality, so far outweighing quantity as to render it, in comparison, ...
Ethics Chapter 3
... ways, and that’s exactly what a scientific theory dose; so we will use moral theories in the same way of scientific theories. Scientific theories concept: 1- organize ideas 2- define terms 3- facilitate problem solving. ...
... ways, and that’s exactly what a scientific theory dose; so we will use moral theories in the same way of scientific theories. Scientific theories concept: 1- organize ideas 2- define terms 3- facilitate problem solving. ...
Introduction
... valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish in prescribed ways (from Aristotle and the Stoics) 2. Even without knowledge of ...
... valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish in prescribed ways (from Aristotle and the Stoics) 2. Even without knowledge of ...
Introduction to Ethics & Moral Reasoning
... Grammatical Aesthetic Standards Standards Standards Moral Principles ...
... Grammatical Aesthetic Standards Standards Standards Moral Principles ...
Normative Ethics Introduction Objectives
... Bible which states that the commandments of morality, the Ten Commandments, are the commands of God and that one should follow them because God says we should. ...
... Bible which states that the commandments of morality, the Ten Commandments, are the commands of God and that one should follow them because God says we should. ...
Ethics – Handout 8 Foot, “What Is Moral Relativism?”
... A. What is moral relativism (MR) and what does it entail? Foot begins by assessing various claims about what the moral relativist is committed to, largely by means of drawing an analogy to the more plausible relativism about taste. She thinks that thinking about the analogy with taste can show us th ...
... A. What is moral relativism (MR) and what does it entail? Foot begins by assessing various claims about what the moral relativist is committed to, largely by means of drawing an analogy to the more plausible relativism about taste. She thinks that thinking about the analogy with taste can show us th ...
Introduction
... valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish in prescribed ways (from Aristotle and the Stoics) 2. Even without knowledge of ...
... valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish in prescribed ways (from Aristotle and the Stoics) 2. Even without knowledge of ...
File - Ethics and Society
... According to the formula of humanity as an end in itself, it is necessary for us to respect a person’s dignity. It is wrong to treat persons as objects, i.e. as mere means (純粹手段) to our own ends. For Kant, it is not necessarily immoral to treat a person as a means as long as we do not treat them ...
... According to the formula of humanity as an end in itself, it is necessary for us to respect a person’s dignity. It is wrong to treat persons as objects, i.e. as mere means (純粹手段) to our own ends. For Kant, it is not necessarily immoral to treat a person as a means as long as we do not treat them ...
Unworkable Ethical Theories
... • Some modern moral problems not addressed in scripture or laws • Any/many fallacy: Just because some laws or religious codes benefit society and are ethical, not all of them may be • Based on obedience rather than a form of argumentation grounded in reason (again, a form of argumentation with which ...
... • Some modern moral problems not addressed in scripture or laws • Any/many fallacy: Just because some laws or religious codes benefit society and are ethical, not all of them may be • Based on obedience rather than a form of argumentation grounded in reason (again, a form of argumentation with which ...
Chapter Two: Normative Theories of Ethics
... Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): A German philosopher with a nonconsequentialist approach to ethics. Said the moral worth of an action is determined on the basis of its intrinsic features or character, not results or consequences. Believed in good will, that good actions proceed from right intentions, ...
... Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): A German philosopher with a nonconsequentialist approach to ethics. Said the moral worth of an action is determined on the basis of its intrinsic features or character, not results or consequences. Believed in good will, that good actions proceed from right intentions, ...
MacIntyre and Anscombe: Two Modern Virtue Ethicists
... failed aspirations and thwarted hopes that the BM and RA would inevitably cause!! The rise in the beauty business in Britain and the number of cosmetics, bath products, and 'spiritual' treatments, which claim to have therapeutic value. The society we have created teaches us to value others less and ...
... failed aspirations and thwarted hopes that the BM and RA would inevitably cause!! The rise in the beauty business in Britain and the number of cosmetics, bath products, and 'spiritual' treatments, which claim to have therapeutic value. The society we have created teaches us to value others less and ...
Part II: There`s more to morality than harm and fairness Central
... contrast, outperform Americans at the relative task, because they automatically perceived and remembered the relationship among the parts. 5 Related to this difference in perception is a difference in thinking style. Most people think holistically (seeing the whole context and the relationships amon ...
... contrast, outperform Americans at the relative task, because they automatically perceived and remembered the relationship among the parts. 5 Related to this difference in perception is a difference in thinking style. Most people think holistically (seeing the whole context and the relationships amon ...
Ethics
... 2. Abstraction of practical action and concretion of theoretical thought 3. Ethical knowledge and moral action 4. Theorized ethics and applied ethics ...
... 2. Abstraction of practical action and concretion of theoretical thought 3. Ethical knowledge and moral action 4. Theorized ethics and applied ethics ...
"Nihilism" encyclopedia entry - Victoria University of Wellington
... Certainly the error theorist has no business claiming that “everything is permissible.” If moral nihilism is true, then nothing is moral obligatory, nothing is morally prohibited, and nothing is morally permissible either. Thus, one who claims that moral nihilism implies that everything is permissib ...
... Certainly the error theorist has no business claiming that “everything is permissible.” If moral nihilism is true, then nothing is moral obligatory, nothing is morally prohibited, and nothing is morally permissible either. Thus, one who claims that moral nihilism implies that everything is permissib ...
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 ...
Professional Character Formation
... money or extra effort on the physician’s part. 5. Courage, the willingness to defend the morally right decision and action even when it means loss of social esteem. 6. Justice, to render to others what is owed to them ...
... money or extra effort on the physician’s part. 5. Courage, the willingness to defend the morally right decision and action even when it means loss of social esteem. 6. Justice, to render to others what is owed to them ...
Lawrence Kohlberg`s Stages of Moral Development from Wikipedia
... regarding what is right or wrong but instead focuses largely on external consequences that certain actions may bring.[7][8][9] In Stage one (obedience and punishment driven), individuals focus on the direct consequences of their actions on themselves. For example, an action is perceived as morally w ...
... regarding what is right or wrong but instead focuses largely on external consequences that certain actions may bring.[7][8][9] In Stage one (obedience and punishment driven), individuals focus on the direct consequences of their actions on themselves. For example, an action is perceived as morally w ...
Kantian Ethics Exam Questions - Clydeview Academy Humanities
... through Kantian Ethics. These ethics put forward by Immanuel Kant are deontological meaning that an action is good or bad, right or wrong by something within the action itself. Morality in this case is absolute as the moral action is right or wrong regardless of different situations. Duty comes into ...
... through Kantian Ethics. These ethics put forward by Immanuel Kant are deontological meaning that an action is good or bad, right or wrong by something within the action itself. Morality in this case is absolute as the moral action is right or wrong regardless of different situations. Duty comes into ...
chapter 2 - TEST BANK 360
... humanistic element into moral decision making and stresses the importance of acting on principle and from a sense of duty. Critics, however, worry that (a) Kant’s view of moral worth is too restrictive, (b) the categorical imperative is not a sufficient test of right and wrong, and (c) distinguishin ...
... humanistic element into moral decision making and stresses the importance of acting on principle and from a sense of duty. Critics, however, worry that (a) Kant’s view of moral worth is too restrictive, (b) the categorical imperative is not a sufficient test of right and wrong, and (c) distinguishin ...
IMMANUEL KANT AND THE CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
... the mere Immanent Purpose and Transcendentalist views. My view rests on Christian theism that suggests that we ought to postulate a Law-giver before we can require human beings to be dutiful with their actions. The decision is arbitrary to follow the moral point of view if we assume that morality is ...
... the mere Immanent Purpose and Transcendentalist views. My view rests on Christian theism that suggests that we ought to postulate a Law-giver before we can require human beings to be dutiful with their actions. The decision is arbitrary to follow the moral point of view if we assume that morality is ...
Charity as a Moral Duty - DigitalCommons@Cedarville
... due to selfishness, not the ethics. Moreland and Geisler claim moral values are more evident from what a man wants done to him than from what he will do for someone else. In other words, our discomfort and noncompliance do not negate the duty, but might actually prove its existence. ...
... due to selfishness, not the ethics. Moreland and Geisler claim moral values are more evident from what a man wants done to him than from what he will do for someone else. In other words, our discomfort and noncompliance do not negate the duty, but might actually prove its existence. ...
What is Ethical Relativism?
... Note: the opposite view- right and wrong is objective and universal – is often called nonrelativism, or Ethical Objectivism. Two versions of Ethical Relativism Individual or Personal Ethical Relativism: ethical statements are relative to the individual. I have my ethical views and you have yours, ne ...
... Note: the opposite view- right and wrong is objective and universal – is often called nonrelativism, or Ethical Objectivism. Two versions of Ethical Relativism Individual or Personal Ethical Relativism: ethical statements are relative to the individual. I have my ethical views and you have yours, ne ...
Chapter 2 Discussion: Ethical Principles in Business
... In terms of “means” (methods) versus “ends” (results) in what way does the utilitarian moral principle focus on the “ends” (results)? If an action does me (personally) the most good and the least harm of all actions I can take, that doesn’t mean the action is ethical according to the utilitarian ...
... In terms of “means” (methods) versus “ends” (results) in what way does the utilitarian moral principle focus on the “ends” (results)? If an action does me (personally) the most good and the least harm of all actions I can take, that doesn’t mean the action is ethical according to the utilitarian ...