4: Law and Order
... • However, in adolescents, the expression of these receptors is high, so for these individuals the anxiety raising effect of THP in the hippocampus outweighs the calming effect it has in the limbic system. ...
... • However, in adolescents, the expression of these receptors is high, so for these individuals the anxiety raising effect of THP in the hippocampus outweighs the calming effect it has in the limbic system. ...
ethics
... Normative ethics is concerned with establishing standards for conduct and is commonly associated with theories about how one ought to live. ...
... Normative ethics is concerned with establishing standards for conduct and is commonly associated with theories about how one ought to live. ...
Ethical Relativism
... evaluation of the agent who performs it: Even good people do bad things often because they have false beliefs, don't understand the nature or consequences of their actions, or don't have the intellectual character that allows them to abstract from current practices and reflect on them. Because of th ...
... evaluation of the agent who performs it: Even good people do bad things often because they have false beliefs, don't understand the nature or consequences of their actions, or don't have the intellectual character that allows them to abstract from current practices and reflect on them. Because of th ...
Moral Reasoning and Moral Development
... that the greatest good for society should be the overriding concern of ...
... that the greatest good for society should be the overriding concern of ...
Adolescence and Moral Development
... • THP has two roles, one in the limbic system where it helps to calm things down, and another in the hippocampus where in adolescents it heats things up. The hippocampus is important for emotion regulation. ...
... • THP has two roles, one in the limbic system where it helps to calm things down, and another in the hippocampus where in adolescents it heats things up. The hippocampus is important for emotion regulation. ...
Nussbaum and Wolf Reading Study Guide Phil 240 Introduction to
... Nussbaum discusses three objections to this sort of program. The first objection is that although we might agree that certain spheres of experience are more or less universal, it does not follow that there is a single objective virtue within each of these spheres, valid for all people at all times. ...
... Nussbaum discusses three objections to this sort of program. The first objection is that although we might agree that certain spheres of experience are more or less universal, it does not follow that there is a single objective virtue within each of these spheres, valid for all people at all times. ...
Relativism
... Some believe slavery is permissible, some don’t. Some enforce female circumcision, some don’t Some hold that everyone should be treated as equals, some don’t ...
... Some believe slavery is permissible, some don’t. Some enforce female circumcision, some don’t Some hold that everyone should be treated as equals, some don’t ...
Relativism - A Level Philosophy
... Some believe slavery is permissible, some don’t. Some enforce female circumcision, some don’t Some hold that everyone should be treated as equals, some don’t ...
... Some believe slavery is permissible, some don’t. Some enforce female circumcision, some don’t Some hold that everyone should be treated as equals, some don’t ...
Comparison of Ethical Theories
... Ethics based on religion: the divine command theory CRUDE: standard criticisms: religious commands may conflict, is goodness independent of God, sometimes religions command what seems to be evil… SOPHISTICATED: God and good may be identified, religion is the source of ethics for many people; rationa ...
... Ethics based on religion: the divine command theory CRUDE: standard criticisms: religious commands may conflict, is goodness independent of God, sometimes religions command what seems to be evil… SOPHISTICATED: God and good may be identified, religion is the source of ethics for many people; rationa ...
Morals
... • Animals members of our community • If we treat them badly we display wrong character traits • Gives us no method for arguing for moral considerability or establishing moral significance ...
... • Animals members of our community • If we treat them badly we display wrong character traits • Gives us no method for arguing for moral considerability or establishing moral significance ...
Andrew Baker - Georgetown Commons
... traditions may seem odd, awkward, or even disgusting to us, it does not give us the right to belittle them. One of the reasons that western culture today views tolerance as a virtue is through the condemnation of actions focused on the reverse. It is all too evident that as cultures attempt to impo ...
... traditions may seem odd, awkward, or even disgusting to us, it does not give us the right to belittle them. One of the reasons that western culture today views tolerance as a virtue is through the condemnation of actions focused on the reverse. It is all too evident that as cultures attempt to impo ...
Is Morality Relative or are There Universal Standards?
... • Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. • Morality does not exist in a vacuum. • Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
... • Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. • Morality does not exist in a vacuum. • Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
Class #10 - 5/14/12
... Plato & Socrates: What is the Nature of a Virtuous Character? What then makes an Act Moral or Good? What is the Good Life? ...
... Plato & Socrates: What is the Nature of a Virtuous Character? What then makes an Act Moral or Good? What is the Good Life? ...
Ethical Relativism is Opposed to Absolutism.
... Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum. Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
... Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum. Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
Applied Ethics/Critical Thinking
... – Why should I judge my actions by any standard other than how they affect my own self-interest? • Ethical Egoism: The pursuit and promotion of one’s own self-interest and well-being are the only criteria of right action. ...
... – Why should I judge my actions by any standard other than how they affect my own self-interest? • Ethical Egoism: The pursuit and promotion of one’s own self-interest and well-being are the only criteria of right action. ...
it is the right thing to do.
... Rule Utilitarianism says that one should always do whatever type of act or follow the rule that will create the greatest happiness for the greater number of people. Thus, rule utilitarianism suggests that a pattern or rule of abusing individuals for the sake of the common good is not right. ...
... Rule Utilitarianism says that one should always do whatever type of act or follow the rule that will create the greatest happiness for the greater number of people. Thus, rule utilitarianism suggests that a pattern or rule of abusing individuals for the sake of the common good is not right. ...
Oct. 18 - Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
... conduct with respect to rightness and wrongness of actions and the goodness and badness of motives and ends” ...
... conduct with respect to rightness and wrongness of actions and the goodness and badness of motives and ends” ...
Ethical subjectivism, also called moral subjectivism, is a
... Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context. . What is "good" is what is "socially approved" in a given culture. Our moral principles describe social conventions and must be based on the norms of our ...
... Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context. . What is "good" is what is "socially approved" in a given culture. Our moral principles describe social conventions and must be based on the norms of our ...
Morality and Justice Final Paper
... What makes something right versus wrong? For years, philosophers have strived to provide an answer to this question on how we should live. Immanuel Kant simply believed that there is a single fundamental principle of morality in which all moral duties are based. He calls this the categorical imperat ...
... What makes something right versus wrong? For years, philosophers have strived to provide an answer to this question on how we should live. Immanuel Kant simply believed that there is a single fundamental principle of morality in which all moral duties are based. He calls this the categorical imperat ...
Religious Morality 1
... range of different things and not just acting as a law unto yourself. This might involve working with others to arrive at a choices or basing your decisions on many sources of guidance or information. ...
... range of different things and not just acting as a law unto yourself. This might involve working with others to arrive at a choices or basing your decisions on many sources of guidance or information. ...
Stace on ethical absolutism
... offer any solution/refutation here. (there is an ellipsis, however… who knows what the editors omitted.) Arguments against ethical relativism the problem of critique. We believe that we can properly say that something is morally praiseworthy or not, that one moral system is better than another or ...
... offer any solution/refutation here. (there is an ellipsis, however… who knows what the editors omitted.) Arguments against ethical relativism the problem of critique. We believe that we can properly say that something is morally praiseworthy or not, that one moral system is better than another or ...
Chapter 3 – Nonconsequentialist Theories of Morality
... thought Kant’s absolutism and thereby conflicting duties could be avoided. Criticisms 1. Intuitionist: what criteria determine prima facie duties? 2. When is one duty ‘stronger’ than another? ...
... thought Kant’s absolutism and thereby conflicting duties could be avoided. Criticisms 1. Intuitionist: what criteria determine prima facie duties? 2. When is one duty ‘stronger’ than another? ...
Ethics Theories
... Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274). He held that natural law is part of the divine law or plan (of God) for the universe, and that moral good is from the innate tendencies of our nature. Unique to human is the specific capacities of knowing and choosing freely. We therefore ought to treat ourselves and ot ...
... Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274). He held that natural law is part of the divine law or plan (of God) for the universe, and that moral good is from the innate tendencies of our nature. Unique to human is the specific capacities of knowing and choosing freely. We therefore ought to treat ourselves and ot ...
Utilitarianism and the Ethics of War
... war among states is neither right nor wrong and is viewed outside of morality all together, and relativism perspective, where evaluating an action id done according to the ethical standards of the society within which the action occurs. Revamping the study of war is Mr. William Shaw, who approaches ...
... war among states is neither right nor wrong and is viewed outside of morality all together, and relativism perspective, where evaluating an action id done according to the ethical standards of the society within which the action occurs. Revamping the study of war is Mr. William Shaw, who approaches ...
The Science of Morality
... • Emotions provide an objective measure for morality based on a common sentiment towards humanity • Although moral virtue is rare, persons do not act purely out of self-interest ...
... • Emotions provide an objective measure for morality based on a common sentiment towards humanity • Although moral virtue is rare, persons do not act purely out of self-interest ...