Failed Attempts
... controversy, dispute, disagreement, etc.; not inclining toward any party, view, etc.; impartial, unbiased. Exciting no emotional response; provoking no strong reaction; innocuous, inoffensive. Neutrality definition: ...
... controversy, dispute, disagreement, etc.; not inclining toward any party, view, etc.; impartial, unbiased. Exciting no emotional response; provoking no strong reaction; innocuous, inoffensive. Neutrality definition: ...
Interspecies Etiquette: An Ethics of Paying Attention to Animals
... His criteria are based upon highly valued human qualities and capacities. Regan's unacknowledged, yet fundamental, assumption, then, is that these same qualities are what make humans, unquestionably, moral agents who deserve moral rights; so, the only way for an animal to be "granted" moral status i ...
... His criteria are based upon highly valued human qualities and capacities. Regan's unacknowledged, yet fundamental, assumption, then, is that these same qualities are what make humans, unquestionably, moral agents who deserve moral rights; so, the only way for an animal to be "granted" moral status i ...
Utilitarianism in a Nutshell
... bad. For example, Mildred Schlossberg, a high school senior, is trying to decide whether or not she should lie about the fact that she is currently dating her friend’s former boyfriend. Weighing the positive and negative consequences of the act, Mildred realizes that, on the one hand, if she tells ...
... bad. For example, Mildred Schlossberg, a high school senior, is trying to decide whether or not she should lie about the fact that she is currently dating her friend’s former boyfriend. Weighing the positive and negative consequences of the act, Mildred realizes that, on the one hand, if she tells ...
Character, Virtue and Self-Interest in the Ethics
... Other professions can draw up their own lists of morally dubious practices. All such practices will, however, have three features in common. First, they are based on the use of privilege and power for the personal gain of the professional. Second, they reflect a failure to take certain risks require ...
... Other professions can draw up their own lists of morally dubious practices. All such practices will, however, have three features in common. First, they are based on the use of privilege and power for the personal gain of the professional. Second, they reflect a failure to take certain risks require ...
KEN 10.4 london
... mitments that grow out of the way people respond to certain situations in light of their particular emotional and affective dispositions–their particular psychological economy. They are also the sort of commitments one can have before one is capable of offering a justification for them. Nevertheless ...
... mitments that grow out of the way people respond to certain situations in light of their particular emotional and affective dispositions–their particular psychological economy. They are also the sort of commitments one can have before one is capable of offering a justification for them. Nevertheless ...
Unit 1: Introduction to Ethics
... live. The theoretical study of ethics is not normally something that many people would regard as being necessary in order for them to conduct their everyday activities. In place of systematically examined ethical frameworks, most people instead carry around a useful set of day-to-day ‘rules of thumb ...
... live. The theoretical study of ethics is not normally something that many people would regard as being necessary in order for them to conduct their everyday activities. In place of systematically examined ethical frameworks, most people instead carry around a useful set of day-to-day ‘rules of thumb ...
Thoreau`s Wild Ethics
... A second aspect of ethics emerges as we move out of the fenced regions and adjacent workshops where academics contest their reconstructions, to find open fields where ethics wears the aspect of virtues and their absence. Here the philosopher or theologian will sketch a vivid portrait of friendship o ...
... A second aspect of ethics emerges as we move out of the fenced regions and adjacent workshops where academics contest their reconstructions, to find open fields where ethics wears the aspect of virtues and their absence. Here the philosopher or theologian will sketch a vivid portrait of friendship o ...
Engaging in Ethical Student Aid Practices
... Ethics (via Latin ethica from the Ancient Greek ἠθική [φιλοσοφία] "moral philosophy", from the adjective of ἤθος ēthos "custom, habit"), a major branch of philosophy, is the study of values and customs of a person or group. It covers the analysis and employment of concepts such as right and wrong, g ...
... Ethics (via Latin ethica from the Ancient Greek ἠθική [φιλοσοφία] "moral philosophy", from the adjective of ἤθος ēthos "custom, habit"), a major branch of philosophy, is the study of values and customs of a person or group. It covers the analysis and employment of concepts such as right and wrong, g ...
EM1 - Providence University College
... emulating the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the life of Jesus, Christians find an expression of the highest virtue—love. They love when they perform selfless acts, develop a keen social conscience, and realize that human beings are creatures of God and therefore intrinsically worthwhile. pg 10 ...
... emulating the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the life of Jesus, Christians find an expression of the highest virtue—love. They love when they perform selfless acts, develop a keen social conscience, and realize that human beings are creatures of God and therefore intrinsically worthwhile. pg 10 ...
Professional Ethics: When Are Engineers Required to “Blow the
... a greater position to do certain kinds of social harm ...
... a greater position to do certain kinds of social harm ...
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 ...
Slide 1
... the moral law as transcendent and universally binding on all rational creatures. Pojman p 137 ...
... the moral law as transcendent and universally binding on all rational creatures. Pojman p 137 ...
HittIV - Michigan State University
... what we are calling end-result ethics. The principles form a coherent whole — they are clear, logical, and all of a piece. There are many devoted, enthusiastic supporters of this ethical system. But one can also find large numbers of antagonists who have serious reservations about the value and usef ...
... what we are calling end-result ethics. The principles form a coherent whole — they are clear, logical, and all of a piece. There are many devoted, enthusiastic supporters of this ethical system. But one can also find large numbers of antagonists who have serious reservations about the value and usef ...
moral
... 4. Moral conscience 5. Aristotle’s ethics & happiness 6. Virtue 7. Human actions 8. On ignorance 9. Morality of human actions (object, intention, circumstances) 10. situation ethics, utilitarianism, consequentialism, proportionalism 11. Principles for evaluating human actions 12. NSPE quiz 13. 60 Mi ...
... 4. Moral conscience 5. Aristotle’s ethics & happiness 6. Virtue 7. Human actions 8. On ignorance 9. Morality of human actions (object, intention, circumstances) 10. situation ethics, utilitarianism, consequentialism, proportionalism 11. Principles for evaluating human actions 12. NSPE quiz 13. 60 Mi ...
Outline of Virtue Ethics encyclopedia article
... 2. Forms of Virtue Ethics We can’t possibly talk about every kind of virtue ethics that has ever been—our discussion needs to be governed by a sense of what is important and what is not so important, and, as a virtue ethicist myself, I am inclined to think that the importance of one or another mode ...
... 2. Forms of Virtue Ethics We can’t possibly talk about every kind of virtue ethics that has ever been—our discussion needs to be governed by a sense of what is important and what is not so important, and, as a virtue ethicist myself, I am inclined to think that the importance of one or another mode ...
Chapter 5: Personal Values Influence Ethical Choices
... Values drift is the slow erosion of core values over time ...
... Values drift is the slow erosion of core values over time ...
Ethical Decision Making Process - Psychological and Organizational
... would do in this situation If your thoughts about yourself are controlled by illusion rather than reality, it may be difficult to make a decision about your own integrity People have an illusion of superiority where people think they are more ethical, fair, and honest than most people ...
... would do in this situation If your thoughts about yourself are controlled by illusion rather than reality, it may be difficult to make a decision about your own integrity People have an illusion of superiority where people think they are more ethical, fair, and honest than most people ...
Traditional Moral TheoryPosted09
... Treat people as ends in themselves and never solely as means to an end (people should never be simply instruments for my own ends) Act so that you treat the will of every rational being as one that makes universal law (respect for the autonomy of others) Act in such a way that you would have all oth ...
... Treat people as ends in themselves and never solely as means to an end (people should never be simply instruments for my own ends) Act so that you treat the will of every rational being as one that makes universal law (respect for the autonomy of others) Act in such a way that you would have all oth ...
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 ...
Key Points
... with the consequences of an act rather than the act itself. It includes act-utilitarianism, where one’s goal is to identify the consequences of a particular act to determine whether it is right or wrong, and rule-utilitarianism, which requires one to adhere to all the rules of conduct by which socie ...
... with the consequences of an act rather than the act itself. It includes act-utilitarianism, where one’s goal is to identify the consequences of a particular act to determine whether it is right or wrong, and rule-utilitarianism, which requires one to adhere to all the rules of conduct by which socie ...
Chapter 3: Morality and the Moral Life Ethics
... Ethical Egoism appears to conflict with an essential element of the moral life: impartiality. ...
... Ethical Egoism appears to conflict with an essential element of the moral life: impartiality. ...
3031 F2008 Chpt 5
... harms to all stakeholders with the view to maximizing benefits. • “The greatest good for the greatest number.” ...
... harms to all stakeholders with the view to maximizing benefits. • “The greatest good for the greatest number.” ...
Three Independent Factors in Morals
... When that process was accomplished. one form of moral theory had been established. To take a broad view of the history of thought, it might be said that it was Greek thinkers who gave articulate expression to this particular phase of experience, and left as their permanent contribution to the theory ...
... When that process was accomplished. one form of moral theory had been established. To take a broad view of the history of thought, it might be said that it was Greek thinkers who gave articulate expression to this particular phase of experience, and left as their permanent contribution to the theory ...