Divine Injunction
... “Kant himself in a later work, and many other thinkers, have argued from the existence of the moral law to a lawgiver, God. This argument has also been used: The moral law is objective. In what, then, does it reside? Certainly not in the physical world. Nor only in the minds of men. An ethical propo ...
... “Kant himself in a later work, and many other thinkers, have argued from the existence of the moral law to a lawgiver, God. This argument has also been used: The moral law is objective. In what, then, does it reside? Certainly not in the physical world. Nor only in the minds of men. An ethical propo ...
ETHICS LAST CLASS
... WE MAY AGREE This is important. If we first determine what we do agree upon. We do this by asking questions. We may find that when we eliminate those things we agree upon We can more easily focus on the real problem or issue. ...
... WE MAY AGREE This is important. If we first determine what we do agree upon. We do this by asking questions. We may find that when we eliminate those things we agree upon We can more easily focus on the real problem or issue. ...
What is morality and how does it work
... 5) Superstitious dumbfounding: Selling your soul Key question: Do P’s behave like scientists searching for truth, or like lawyers searching for justifications? ...
... 5) Superstitious dumbfounding: Selling your soul Key question: Do P’s behave like scientists searching for truth, or like lawyers searching for justifications? ...
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 ...
Introduction - CatholiCurrent.com
... proximate end of a deliberate decision which determines the act of willing on the part of the acting person.”20 Because it is the source of every action and determines it by its end, intention “is an element essential to the moral evaluation of an action.”21 A good moral act requires a right intenti ...
... proximate end of a deliberate decision which determines the act of willing on the part of the acting person.”20 Because it is the source of every action and determines it by its end, intention “is an element essential to the moral evaluation of an action.”21 A good moral act requires a right intenti ...
Kant, first set of notes, Fall 2014
... particular desires, interests—correct conclusions of reason This allows for individual autonomy: following moral rules means following our own commands given to ourselves, based on reason; we don’t have to follow the authority of another -- we can even be free of our own inclinations to some extent, ...
... particular desires, interests—correct conclusions of reason This allows for individual autonomy: following moral rules means following our own commands given to ourselves, based on reason; we don’t have to follow the authority of another -- we can even be free of our own inclinations to some extent, ...
What is Fundamental Moral Theology? Lecture Dr. Thomas B
... An especially critical or discursive introduction prefaced to a literary work; preliminary remark; figurative: serving as an introduction to something. Fundamental moral theology—explains the why behind the judgments of concrete issues; examines the foundational concerns that underlie concrete judgm ...
... An especially critical or discursive introduction prefaced to a literary work; preliminary remark; figurative: serving as an introduction to something. Fundamental moral theology—explains the why behind the judgments of concrete issues; examines the foundational concerns that underlie concrete judgm ...
Ethics - Handout 22 Susan Wolf, "Moral Saints"
... Need either the Kantian or the utilitarian saint have one thought too many? That will depend on what kinds of motives we recognize as morally admirable… (5) What about Wolf’s broader claim about the proper place of morality, as one set of values among others, rather than an overarching thing that en ...
... Need either the Kantian or the utilitarian saint have one thought too many? That will depend on what kinds of motives we recognize as morally admirable… (5) What about Wolf’s broader claim about the proper place of morality, as one set of values among others, rather than an overarching thing that en ...
ch01_wcr - University of Delaware
... A. Personal morality: “collage of values, duties, actions, and character trait each person adopts as relevant for his or her life” (Purtilo) 1. Integrity: acting in accordance with personal morality (integrity=oneness, wholeness, unity) (tells the truth weather painful or not) 2. Ethical integrity: ...
... A. Personal morality: “collage of values, duties, actions, and character trait each person adopts as relevant for his or her life” (Purtilo) 1. Integrity: acting in accordance with personal morality (integrity=oneness, wholeness, unity) (tells the truth weather painful or not) 2. Ethical integrity: ...
From Ethical Theory to Practice
... Kant’s second formulation of the categorical imperative. “Always treat humanity, whether in your own person or that of another, never simply as a means but always at the same time an end.” ...
... Kant’s second formulation of the categorical imperative. “Always treat humanity, whether in your own person or that of another, never simply as a means but always at the same time an end.” ...
c. virtue ethics - University of San Diego
... 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 formulation of the categorical imperative, and it works in the following manner. The only thing tha ...
... 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 formulation of the categorical imperative, and it works in the following manner. The only thing tha ...
in defense of non-natural, non-theistic moral realism
... It is widely held that if moral properties are exemplified at all, they supervene on non-moral properties.18 This supervenience thesis entails at least that any two possible entities that are identical with respect to their non-moral properties are identical with respect to their moral properties. W ...
... It is widely held that if moral properties are exemplified at all, they supervene on non-moral properties.18 This supervenience thesis entails at least that any two possible entities that are identical with respect to their non-moral properties are identical with respect to their moral properties. W ...
Mill, Utilitarianism Notes 3 (MS Word)
... and not its distribution—would it be permissible to allow some people to experience great pain to produce more happiness for a greater number? -- Mill’s answer in this chapter: No, not if the infliction of great pain was against justice 3. What differentiates (a) morality from prudence, and (b) just ...
... and not its distribution—would it be permissible to allow some people to experience great pain to produce more happiness for a greater number? -- Mill’s answer in this chapter: No, not if the infliction of great pain was against justice 3. What differentiates (a) morality from prudence, and (b) just ...
CHAPTER 1 - WHAT IS MORALITY
... necessary connection between this and immorality. Of course manners and morals overlap but care is required to distinguish them when there is no obvious connection. To whom or what does morality apply? Morality may be applied to four areas: 1. Religion. Morality determined by relation between human ...
... necessary connection between this and immorality. Of course manners and morals overlap but care is required to distinguish them when there is no obvious connection. To whom or what does morality apply? Morality may be applied to four areas: 1. Religion. Morality determined by relation between human ...
introdcution to ethics - MDC Faculty Home Pages
... • Something has extrinsic if it is valuable as a means to acquiring or attaining something we value in virtue of itself. • For example money has little or no intrinsic value, it’s just bits of paper or metal, but it has great extrinsic value in that it can used to acquire other items which we do val ...
... • Something has extrinsic if it is valuable as a means to acquiring or attaining something we value in virtue of itself. • For example money has little or no intrinsic value, it’s just bits of paper or metal, but it has great extrinsic value in that it can used to acquire other items which we do val ...
Glossary of Ethics - Lonergan Resource
... decision making must center around determining the most agape-loving 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 selfle ...
... decision making must center around determining the most agape-loving 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 selfle ...
Slide 1
... A human life without the benefits of morality is not fulfilled life. The more just the political order, the more likely self-interest and morality will ...
... A human life without the benefits of morality is not fulfilled life. The more just the political order, the more likely self-interest and morality will ...
Introduction to Ethics - ACFE San Diego Chapter
... • St. Augustine: “God’s gifts of conscience and reason that enables us to distinguish between good and evil” • Charles Hodge: morality is based on “the principal that a higher obligation absolves from a lower stands firm.” ...
... • St. Augustine: “God’s gifts of conscience and reason that enables us to distinguish between good and evil” • Charles Hodge: morality is based on “the principal that a higher obligation absolves from a lower stands firm.” ...
which you can here
... sensible order in an 1859 Letter to Henry Pierce4: This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it. God’s justice, he suggests, does not displ ...
... sensible order in an 1859 Letter to Henry Pierce4: This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it. God’s justice, he suggests, does not displ ...
Preview Sample 1
... The steps in applying utilitarianism are: (1) state the action to be evaluated in non- ...
... The steps in applying utilitarianism are: (1) state the action to be evaluated in non- ...
ayers emotivism - mrslh Philosophy & Ethics
... based on emotions anyway. It describes the workings of the world accurately. S Just because they’re not ...
... based on emotions anyway. It describes the workings of the world accurately. S Just because they’re not ...
Class #9 - 8/5/10
... (By the way, if you were wondering who was the first philosopher to stress the important difference between factual and normative statements and that one cannot think critically about ethics without keeping this difference clear, it was John Stuart Mill.) ...
... (By the way, if you were wondering who was the first philosopher to stress the important difference between factual and normative statements and that one cannot think critically about ethics without keeping this difference clear, it was John Stuart Mill.) ...