Moral Imagination and Adorno: Before and After Auschwitz
... Auschwitz. In particular, I suggest that certain imaginative memorials and museums can have a powerful impact on their visitors in such a way that the museums can possibly prepare visitors for future, similar experiences. By using data on the efficacy of imagination, as well as Adorno’s work on the ...
... Auschwitz. In particular, I suggest that certain imaginative memorials and museums can have a powerful impact on their visitors in such a way that the museums can possibly prepare visitors for future, similar experiences. By using data on the efficacy of imagination, as well as Adorno’s work on the ...
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Truth about Morality
... torturing cats is okay, this activity would, by the lights of most people, still be wrong. In answering these questions in the negative, one expresses an implicit theory concerning the metaphysics of morals. Moral claims, some of them anyway, are not merely subjective, dependent for their validity o ...
... torturing cats is okay, this activity would, by the lights of most people, still be wrong. In answering these questions in the negative, one expresses an implicit theory concerning the metaphysics of morals. Moral claims, some of them anyway, are not merely subjective, dependent for their validity o ...
The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory
... this, yet, despite this, it is morally engaged. For among its central questions are the questions whether any moral claims are true, and whether it is rational to commit oneself to acting morally. One cannot answer such questions without taking a position on the correctness or cogency of people’s mo ...
... this, yet, despite this, it is morally engaged. For among its central questions are the questions whether any moral claims are true, and whether it is rational to commit oneself to acting morally. One cannot answer such questions without taking a position on the correctness or cogency of people’s mo ...
Moral Beauty as An Overriding Imperative in
... While Particularism is enchanted by the determinative powers of situations over moral judgments, Internalism and Externalism on the other hand, are two of the broader branches of the Western philosophical split that capitalize on moral conundrums (such as the art student-dilemma) to argue their dif ...
... While Particularism is enchanted by the determinative powers of situations over moral judgments, Internalism and Externalism on the other hand, are two of the broader branches of the Western philosophical split that capitalize on moral conundrums (such as the art student-dilemma) to argue their dif ...
Objective Morality_final
... one faces a choice of actions, one should attempt to determine which act of those available would most promote the good, and then try to act accordingly.”9 On Railton’s view, one subjectively ought to do that which in one’s best estimation will actually produce the best consequences, and hence what, ...
... one faces a choice of actions, one should attempt to determine which act of those available would most promote the good, and then try to act accordingly.”9 On Railton’s view, one subjectively ought to do that which in one’s best estimation will actually produce the best consequences, and hence what, ...
The Moral Point of View in Hume, Kant and Mill Margaret Marie
... categorical imperative is a universal law, and as such it applies to all of us. Kant writes, But if I think of a categorical imperative, I know right away what it contains. For since this imperative contains, besides the law, only the necessity that the maxim conform to this law, while the law, as w ...
... categorical imperative is a universal law, and as such it applies to all of us. Kant writes, But if I think of a categorical imperative, I know right away what it contains. For since this imperative contains, besides the law, only the necessity that the maxim conform to this law, while the law, as w ...
Enhancing Moral Conformity and Enhancing Moral Worth
... It is plausible that we have reasons to correct our moral failures, bringing it about that we better conform to morality.3 However, this is not to say that we ought to pursue greater moral conformity by any means available. There may be some means to increased moral conformity that we have conclusiv ...
... It is plausible that we have reasons to correct our moral failures, bringing it about that we better conform to morality.3 However, this is not to say that we ought to pursue greater moral conformity by any means available. There may be some means to increased moral conformity that we have conclusiv ...
Rationalism, Sentimentalism, and Ralph Cudworth
... then—according to Cudworth’s TEIM—that mental item must originate in some non-rational part of our constitution. So for Cudworth’s TEIM, moral rationalism is the view that we grasp morality through our understanding of necessary propositions, and moral sentimentalism is the view that our grasp of mo ...
... then—according to Cudworth’s TEIM—that mental item must originate in some non-rational part of our constitution. So for Cudworth’s TEIM, moral rationalism is the view that we grasp morality through our understanding of necessary propositions, and moral sentimentalism is the view that our grasp of mo ...
Moral Rationalism and Rational Amoralism
... Two different sorts of internalism are favored by arguments independent of any particular metaethical theory. (1) It is plausible that having a moral obligation to do something is necessarily a reason to do it or, put another way, that true moral propositions give us reasons to act in the ways they ...
... Two different sorts of internalism are favored by arguments independent of any particular metaethical theory. (1) It is plausible that having a moral obligation to do something is necessarily a reason to do it or, put another way, that true moral propositions give us reasons to act in the ways they ...
Kierkegaard`s Ethic of Love: Divine Commands and Moral Obligations
... divine command theories of moral obligation. There has also been renewed attention and appreciation for Kierkegaard as an ethical and not merely a religious thinker. Some of those interested in the former, such as Philip Quinn and Robert Adams, have also been interested in the latter. However, there ...
... divine command theories of moral obligation. There has also been renewed attention and appreciation for Kierkegaard as an ethical and not merely a religious thinker. Some of those interested in the former, such as Philip Quinn and Robert Adams, have also been interested in the latter. However, there ...
Why Emotivists Love Inconsistency
... supported than analyses denying that moral opinions are optations. To be sure, emotivism has a lot of apparent problems. For example, many believe that emotivism is doomed for the simple reason that we can be morally weak, depressed, or just plain bad: in such cases moral opinions and corresponding ...
... supported than analyses denying that moral opinions are optations. To be sure, emotivism has a lot of apparent problems. For example, many believe that emotivism is doomed for the simple reason that we can be morally weak, depressed, or just plain bad: in such cases moral opinions and corresponding ...
Kant`s Puzzling Ethics of Maxims
... are fully responsible for our actions and the principles from which they spring because they are freely chosen in this sense and can therefore be made to conform to the commands of reason. (For Kant, Reason and Nature seem to be the only factors that try to determine the will. There is no third one ...
... are fully responsible for our actions and the principles from which they spring because they are freely chosen in this sense and can therefore be made to conform to the commands of reason. (For Kant, Reason and Nature seem to be the only factors that try to determine the will. There is no third one ...
Morally Permissible Moral Mistakes
... mistakes. Dreier argues that supererogation is possible because while a certain action might be recommended “from the point of view of beneficence” that point of view ignores certain reasons, such as self-interested reasons, which are nevertheless relevant when the agent considers what to do. On Dre ...
... mistakes. Dreier argues that supererogation is possible because while a certain action might be recommended “from the point of view of beneficence” that point of view ignores certain reasons, such as self-interested reasons, which are nevertheless relevant when the agent considers what to do. On Dre ...
Ph 205 Historical Introduction to Philosophy
... the beholder or is there an objective standard? Aquinas & Existence of God: Should nonCatholic sources of knowledge be used in theology? ...
... the beholder or is there an objective standard? Aquinas & Existence of God: Should nonCatholic sources of knowledge be used in theology? ...
Chapter 4 The Moral Conscience
... i) When he is in error, his personal freedom to choose must be acknowledged. ii) It is through his conscience that man sees and recognizes the demands of the divine law. He is bound to follow this conscience faithfully in all his activity so that he may come to God, who is his last end. Therefore he ...
... i) When he is in error, his personal freedom to choose must be acknowledged. ii) It is through his conscience that man sees and recognizes the demands of the divine law. He is bound to follow this conscience faithfully in all his activity so that he may come to God, who is his last end. Therefore he ...
Moral Beauty`s Divine Center: Jonathan Edwards
... understood it. According to Edwards, Original Sin explained man’s inability to see the morally beautiful or to be morally beautiful. The natural morality and natural moral sense Hutcheson articulated did not and could not exist for Edwards. We will then examine Edwards’ solution to the problem of Or ...
... understood it. According to Edwards, Original Sin explained man’s inability to see the morally beautiful or to be morally beautiful. The natural morality and natural moral sense Hutcheson articulated did not and could not exist for Edwards. We will then examine Edwards’ solution to the problem of Or ...
Universally Preferable Behaviour
... Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. In taking on this mammoth task – particularly in such a short book – I have set myself some basic ground rules, which are worth going over here. (Most of these will be discussed in more detail throughout the course of this book.) 1. I fully accept th ...
... Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. In taking on this mammoth task – particularly in such a short book – I have set myself some basic ground rules, which are worth going over here. (Most of these will be discussed in more detail throughout the course of this book.) 1. I fully accept th ...
1 Are Empathy and Morality Linked? Insights from Moral Psychology
... actions ought to be as good as possible (Scheffler, 1988; Singer, 1974). Consequentialist theories are further distinguished in act consequentialism and rule consequentialism. According to the former, the outcome of individual actions ought to be as good as possible. On the other hand, given that th ...
... actions ought to be as good as possible (Scheffler, 1988; Singer, 1974). Consequentialist theories are further distinguished in act consequentialism and rule consequentialism. According to the former, the outcome of individual actions ought to be as good as possible. On the other hand, given that th ...
“I believe this will become the standard in the field of biblical ethics
... this series will address the interpretation of biblical teachings; others will focus on the history, theological integration, philosophical analysis, and application of Christian moral understanding. But all will use and apply God’s moral truth in ways that convince the mind, convict the heart, and ...
... this series will address the interpretation of biblical teachings; others will focus on the history, theological integration, philosophical analysis, and application of Christian moral understanding. But all will use and apply God’s moral truth in ways that convince the mind, convict the heart, and ...
1 Kantian Moral Psychology Michelle A. Schwarze Ph.D. Candidate
... maxim of our action become a universal law” (GMM 4:423; emphasis original). For this same reason, a divine will cannot have moral character: without the ability to choose to act in a manner that is not in accordance with duty, one cannot truly exercise a freedom (CPrR 5:72). What is more, sentimenta ...
... maxim of our action become a universal law” (GMM 4:423; emphasis original). For this same reason, a divine will cannot have moral character: without the ability to choose to act in a manner that is not in accordance with duty, one cannot truly exercise a freedom (CPrR 5:72). What is more, sentimenta ...
A Plea for Moral Deference
... non-experts defer to experts in relation to their testimony. It is possible to distinguish sharply between any pair of these terms, thereby severing one term from the nexus. The motivation for so doing is usually to establish its innocence by disassociation. But, whatever their motivation, contribut ...
... non-experts defer to experts in relation to their testimony. It is possible to distinguish sharply between any pair of these terms, thereby severing one term from the nexus. The motivation for so doing is usually to establish its innocence by disassociation. But, whatever their motivation, contribut ...
Moral Demands and Ethical Theory: The Case of
... explains that the Indians are a random group of the inhabitants who, after recent acts of protest against the government, are just about to be killed to remind other possible protestors of the advantages of not protesting. However, since Jim is an honoured visitor from another land, the captain is h ...
... explains that the Indians are a random group of the inhabitants who, after recent acts of protest against the government, are just about to be killed to remind other possible protestors of the advantages of not protesting. However, since Jim is an honoured visitor from another land, the captain is h ...
Utilitarianism
... even if this hasn’t been recognised. When Mill wrote Utilitarianism, there was a lot of misunderstanding of what utilitarians actually believed. Ch. 2 clarifies what utilitarianism is – what it really claims – by considering and replying to eleven objections which Mill argues arise from misunderstan ...
... even if this hasn’t been recognised. When Mill wrote Utilitarianism, there was a lot of misunderstanding of what utilitarians actually believed. Ch. 2 clarifies what utilitarianism is – what it really claims – by considering and replying to eleven objections which Mill argues arise from misunderstan ...
in defence of moral error theory
... norms. To say that a norm is a moral norm is to say that there are reasons for any agent to comply with that norm, irrespective of her desires, ends, or roles. To say that some norm is a norm of etiquette or grammar, by contrast, is not to say that there are categorical reasons to comply with it, bu ...
... norms. To say that a norm is a moral norm is to say that there are reasons for any agent to comply with that norm, irrespective of her desires, ends, or roles. To say that some norm is a norm of etiquette or grammar, by contrast, is not to say that there are categorical reasons to comply with it, bu ...
On Three Defenses of Sentimentalism
... China as in England” (T 3.3.1.14). In Hume’s view, our moral sentiments rest on the unchangeable human nature, and they are universal. In several places, Smith refers to universal moral sentiments. For example, violent hunger “is always indecent, and to eat voraciously is universally regarded as a p ...
... China as in England” (T 3.3.1.14). In Hume’s view, our moral sentiments rest on the unchangeable human nature, and they are universal. In several places, Smith refers to universal moral sentiments. For example, violent hunger “is always indecent, and to eat voraciously is universally regarded as a p ...