Ethical Absolutism and Relativism
... • Ethical absolutism: ethical system applies to everyone, everywhere • Ethical relativism: ethical system is based on local values ...
... • Ethical absolutism: ethical system applies to everyone, everywhere • Ethical relativism: ethical system is based on local values ...
Part II: There`s more to morality than harm and fairness Central
... How I Became a Pluralist I was extraordinarily well hosted and well treated. I was given the use of a lovely apartment, which came with its own full-time cook and servant. 16 For $5 a day I rented a car and driver. I was welcomed at the local university by Professor Biranchi Puhan, an old friend of ...
... How I Became a Pluralist I was extraordinarily well hosted and well treated. I was given the use of a lovely apartment, which came with its own full-time cook and servant. 16 For $5 a day I rented a car and driver. I was welcomed at the local university by Professor Biranchi Puhan, an old friend of ...
16 Ethics - Mark
... Private corporations have responsibility to society that extend beyond making a profit ...
... Private corporations have responsibility to society that extend beyond making a profit ...
Comment on Floridi`s The Ethics of Information
... The ethics of information is the second in Floridi’s planned series of five books on the philosophy of information and this volume comprehensively develops and explores Information Ethics. Information Ethics is based on perceiving the whole of reality in terms of informational entities with certain ...
... The ethics of information is the second in Floridi’s planned series of five books on the philosophy of information and this volume comprehensively develops and explores Information Ethics. Information Ethics is based on perceiving the whole of reality in terms of informational entities with certain ...
Is Carmela Soprano a Feminist - AST-TOK
... Carmela has learned to stand up for herself. The confrontation with Tony begins when Carmela explodes. Carmela explodes when Tony‘ infidelity reached or invades the boundary of her home. A boundary that had shielded the family from Tony's other life. Carmela acknowledges the pain of a marital se ...
... Carmela has learned to stand up for herself. The confrontation with Tony begins when Carmela explodes. Carmela explodes when Tony‘ infidelity reached or invades the boundary of her home. A boundary that had shielded the family from Tony's other life. Carmela acknowledges the pain of a marital se ...
James Rachels: The Debate over Utilitarianism
... getting caught, being blamed and being looked down on by others. We also may do what is right just because it’s right, or because we don’t want to hurt others or embarrass family and friends. 3. Why isn’t religion necessary as a source of moral knowledge? Religion isn’t necessary for moral knowledge ...
... getting caught, being blamed and being looked down on by others. We also may do what is right just because it’s right, or because we don’t want to hurt others or embarrass family and friends. 3. Why isn’t religion necessary as a source of moral knowledge? Religion isn’t necessary for moral knowledge ...
CRITICAL THINKING REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
... CHAPTER TWELVE Moral Reasoning Moral reasoning Factual vs. NonFactual Descriptive vs. Prescriptive Evaluative vs. Nonevaluative Moral vs. Nonmoral Is vs. Ought The Naturalistic Fallacy Supplying the missing moral principle to make an argument valid Major Perspectives in Moral Reasoning Relativism (v ...
... CHAPTER TWELVE Moral Reasoning Moral reasoning Factual vs. NonFactual Descriptive vs. Prescriptive Evaluative vs. Nonevaluative Moral vs. Nonmoral Is vs. Ought The Naturalistic Fallacy Supplying the missing moral principle to make an argument valid Major Perspectives in Moral Reasoning Relativism (v ...
Nicomachean Ethics
... – “For pleasure is a state of soul, and to each man that which he is said to be a lover of is pleasant; e.g. not only is a horse pleasant to the lover of horses, and a spectacle to the lover of sights, but also in the same way just acts are pleasant to the lover of justice and in general virtuous ac ...
... – “For pleasure is a state of soul, and to each man that which he is said to be a lover of is pleasant; e.g. not only is a horse pleasant to the lover of horses, and a spectacle to the lover of sights, but also in the same way just acts are pleasant to the lover of justice and in general virtuous ac ...
Alasdair MacIntyre
... – First: Moral practice embodies genuine objective and impersonal standards which provide rational justification for actions and can themselves be rationally justified. – Second: unsuccessful attempts to maintain objectivity of ethics but rational justification breaks down. – Third: Emotivism widely ...
... – First: Moral practice embodies genuine objective and impersonal standards which provide rational justification for actions and can themselves be rationally justified. – Second: unsuccessful attempts to maintain objectivity of ethics but rational justification breaks down. – Third: Emotivism widely ...
Film Clip analysis assessment
... Correctly identifies several, key film techniques used in the scene Includes explanation of the moral/ethical question, situation or dilemma Analyzes how the filmmaker uses technique to convey a particular message to the audience Provides a clear claim about the scene that establishes context and su ...
... Correctly identifies several, key film techniques used in the scene Includes explanation of the moral/ethical question, situation or dilemma Analyzes how the filmmaker uses technique to convey a particular message to the audience Provides a clear claim about the scene that establishes context and su ...
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV The Brothers Karamazov
... 1864, Dostoevsky states: But in my judgment, to attain such a great goal [moral perfection] is completely meaningless if, once it is attained, everything is extinguished and disappears—that is, if a person has no life though the goal has been attained. Consequently, there is a future life in paradis ...
... 1864, Dostoevsky states: But in my judgment, to attain such a great goal [moral perfection] is completely meaningless if, once it is attained, everything is extinguished and disappears—that is, if a person has no life though the goal has been attained. Consequently, there is a future life in paradis ...
Prescriptivism
... isn’t what I said. I commended the strawberry, I didn’t merely describe it. Because there is a distinction between describing and commending, nothing about being honest (i.e. telling the truth: descriptive meaning) can make me commend honesty (telling the truth is how to behave: prescriptive). More ...
... isn’t what I said. I commended the strawberry, I didn’t merely describe it. Because there is a distinction between describing and commending, nothing about being honest (i.e. telling the truth: descriptive meaning) can make me commend honesty (telling the truth is how to behave: prescriptive). More ...
Aristotle on the Virtue of Phronesis - Inter
... deal to contribute to this debate, notwithstanding the fact that Aristotle lived so long ago, 384-322BC. As human nature does not seem to have changed since Aristotle’s time, his teaching would seem to be as relevant to today’s world as it was over 2330 years ago. The consideration will begin with a ...
... deal to contribute to this debate, notwithstanding the fact that Aristotle lived so long ago, 384-322BC. As human nature does not seem to have changed since Aristotle’s time, his teaching would seem to be as relevant to today’s world as it was over 2330 years ago. The consideration will begin with a ...
Curriculum Vitae - Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics
... Project summary What can moral philosophers hope to learn from the sciences of the mind? Recent work on the disorders of autism and psychopathy, has promised to reshape a longstanding philosophical debate between Kantians and Humeans on the role of empathy (sympathy) in moral thinking. This project ...
... Project summary What can moral philosophers hope to learn from the sciences of the mind? Recent work on the disorders of autism and psychopathy, has promised to reshape a longstanding philosophical debate between Kantians and Humeans on the role of empathy (sympathy) in moral thinking. This project ...
Chapter 3: Ethics and Social Responsibility in Strategic Management
... Private corporations have responsibility to society that extend beyond making a profit ...
... Private corporations have responsibility to society that extend beyond making a profit ...
Notes on Jamieson, chapter 2
... Jamieson’s definition of morality = “a behavioral system, with an attendant psychology, that has evolved among social animals for the purposes of regulating their interactions” (pp. 26-7). Hobbesian solution to the problem of a “war of all against all.” Morality, then, is a “pattern of behavior” tha ...
... Jamieson’s definition of morality = “a behavioral system, with an attendant psychology, that has evolved among social animals for the purposes of regulating their interactions” (pp. 26-7). Hobbesian solution to the problem of a “war of all against all.” Morality, then, is a “pattern of behavior” tha ...
Moral Enhancement and the Duty to Eliminate Evildoing
... enhancement and selective enhancement of specific groups like public officeholders and violent criminals. The question of who should be morally enhanced cannot be addressed without considering the ethical implications of different technological interventions. This is the third issue to be addressed. ...
... enhancement and selective enhancement of specific groups like public officeholders and violent criminals. The question of who should be morally enhanced cannot be addressed without considering the ethical implications of different technological interventions. This is the third issue to be addressed. ...
Prescriptivism
... prescriptive meaning as well. But we don’t always. This can happen with any word that both commends and describes – we can use it just to describe and not commend or disapprove. Take moral words like ‘steal’ or ‘honesty’. We often use the word ‘honest’ to commend someone. But I can say ‘If you weren ...
... prescriptive meaning as well. But we don’t always. This can happen with any word that both commends and describes – we can use it just to describe and not commend or disapprove. Take moral words like ‘steal’ or ‘honesty’. We often use the word ‘honest’ to commend someone. But I can say ‘If you weren ...
What Should We Want From a Robot Ethic?
... might think practically about how to design robots to act ethically, or theoretically about whether robots could be truly ethical agents. Here robots are the ethical subjects in question. Finally, there are several ways to construe the ethical relationships between humans and robots: Is it ethical t ...
... might think practically about how to design robots to act ethically, or theoretically about whether robots could be truly ethical agents. Here robots are the ethical subjects in question. Finally, there are several ways to construe the ethical relationships between humans and robots: Is it ethical t ...
No Slide Title
... Check to see if there are any laws, regulations or rules that restrict your choices. How will your decision look in the light? Could a reasonable, fair-minded person conclude you acted improperly? ...
... Check to see if there are any laws, regulations or rules that restrict your choices. How will your decision look in the light? Could a reasonable, fair-minded person conclude you acted improperly? ...
BA 28 Chapter 8
... 5.08 Do not unjustly prevent a qualified person from taking a job 5.09 Work out fair intellectual property agreements 5.10 Provide employees charged with misconduct due process 5.11 Do not ask someone to do anything violating the Code 5.12 “Do not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about ...
... 5.08 Do not unjustly prevent a qualified person from taking a job 5.09 Work out fair intellectual property agreements 5.10 Provide employees charged with misconduct due process 5.11 Do not ask someone to do anything violating the Code 5.12 “Do not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about ...
Debate on Liability Ethics in China Financial Market
... understand one fact, all ethically inclined acts/behaviors can be dominated by one of two principles, which have essential difference and cannot coexist together. The principle that governs an act can be conviction-oriented or liability-oriented. Acts that abide by conviction-oriented ethics, in rel ...
... understand one fact, all ethically inclined acts/behaviors can be dominated by one of two principles, which have essential difference and cannot coexist together. The principle that governs an act can be conviction-oriented or liability-oriented. Acts that abide by conviction-oriented ethics, in rel ...
Ethical theorists: A comparison of main ideas
... Ethics is a matter of one’s inner conviction and autonomy A human act is morally good when it is done for the sake of duty The use of reason is central to moral life – duty is determined by principles I must act in such a way that the principles according to which I act should become a universal law ...
... Ethics is a matter of one’s inner conviction and autonomy A human act is morally good when it is done for the sake of duty The use of reason is central to moral life – duty is determined by principles I must act in such a way that the principles according to which I act should become a universal law ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 10 Ayer and Emotivism
... He thinks moral disagreements are reducible to factual disagreements. • When someone disagrees with a moral judgment we have made we attempt to show “that he is mistaken about the facts of the case. We argue that he has misconceived the agent’s motive: or that he has misjudged the effects of the act ...
... He thinks moral disagreements are reducible to factual disagreements. • When someone disagrees with a moral judgment we have made we attempt to show “that he is mistaken about the facts of the case. We argue that he has misconceived the agent’s motive: or that he has misjudged the effects of the act ...
File - Tallis English & Philosophy
... • Our moral feelings aren’t subjective or personal, necessarily. They are natural, and shared…common reactions to horrific crimes (e.g. the holocaust) suggests the possibility of a reasonable basis for moral behaviour. • reduces moral discussions to a shouting match if we can’t reason about basic mo ...
... • Our moral feelings aren’t subjective or personal, necessarily. They are natural, and shared…common reactions to horrific crimes (e.g. the holocaust) suggests the possibility of a reasonable basis for moral behaviour. • reduces moral discussions to a shouting match if we can’t reason about basic mo ...