Dieter Birnbacher - Kultura i Wartości
... meaning of “morality” is identified with a certain type of morality or even with a particular morality held to be the only valid one. By defining morality in a highly specific way, this approach misses out on the plurality and diversity of moral systems. Ironically, the historically most influential ...
... meaning of “morality” is identified with a certain type of morality or even with a particular morality held to be the only valid one. By defining morality in a highly specific way, this approach misses out on the plurality and diversity of moral systems. Ironically, the historically most influential ...
"Nihilism" encyclopedia entry - Victoria University of Wellington
... thinks that in making moral judgments we do not even try to state facts (because, for example, these judgments are really veiled commands or expressions of desire). (In characterizing noncognitivism in this way, I am sidelining various linguistic permissions that may be earned via the quasi-realist ...
... thinks that in making moral judgments we do not even try to state facts (because, for example, these judgments are really veiled commands or expressions of desire). (In characterizing noncognitivism in this way, I am sidelining various linguistic permissions that may be earned via the quasi-realist ...
Ethics for the Information Age - Chapter 2
... Actions should be guided by moral laws Moral laws are universal Morality must be based on reason Can explain why something is right or wrong ...
... Actions should be guided by moral laws Moral laws are universal Morality must be based on reason Can explain why something is right or wrong ...
Intro to Animal Welfare
... • Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) • “… But a full-grown horse or dog is … a more ...
... • Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) • “… But a full-grown horse or dog is … a more ...
Does Morality Demand our Very Best? On Moral Prescriptions and the Line of Duty
... Consider the example of a soldier who might jump on a grenade in order to save two others. That the soldier will lose his life will contribute negatively to the neutral value that the act has. However, this negative contribution will (other things equal) be outweighed by the positive contribution re ...
... Consider the example of a soldier who might jump on a grenade in order to save two others. That the soldier will lose his life will contribute negatively to the neutral value that the act has. However, this negative contribution will (other things equal) be outweighed by the positive contribution re ...
Social and Ethical Responsibility
... Being a Socially Responsible Employer Personal responsibility is the basis of social responsibility. Responsible employees maintain high ethical standards when dealing with coworkers, management, and customers. ...
... Being a Socially Responsible Employer Personal responsibility is the basis of social responsibility. Responsible employees maintain high ethical standards when dealing with coworkers, management, and customers. ...
McGraw-Hill/Irwin The Consequences of Unethical Conduct
... or wrong in a particular situation, or a process for setting those standards • Grow out of particular philosophies which – Define the nature of the world in which we live – Prescribe rules for living together ...
... or wrong in a particular situation, or a process for setting those standards • Grow out of particular philosophies which – Define the nature of the world in which we live – Prescribe rules for living together ...
Engineering Ethics - Pennsylvania State University
... engineer retains the services of other individuals because the engineer may not possess the education, experience and expertise to perform the required services for a client.” ...
... engineer retains the services of other individuals because the engineer may not possess the education, experience and expertise to perform the required services for a client.” ...
John McDowell`s theory of moral sensibility
... tions and that is why we tend to appreciate the effort put in this kind of altruistic behavior. The way in which McDowell defines kindness 8 It would to be an overstatement to claim that McDowell does not refer to feelings at all, as he presents some reflections regarding fear, but those thoughts ...
... tions and that is why we tend to appreciate the effort put in this kind of altruistic behavior. The way in which McDowell defines kindness 8 It would to be an overstatement to claim that McDowell does not refer to feelings at all, as he presents some reflections regarding fear, but those thoughts ...
JJC Smart - Westmont homepage server
... quite agree with Urmson that many other things said by Mill are in harmony with restricted rather than extreme utilitarianism. Probably Mill had never thought very much about the distinction and was arguing for utilitarianism restricted or extreme, against other and quite non-utilitarian forms of mo ...
... quite agree with Urmson that many other things said by Mill are in harmony with restricted rather than extreme utilitarianism. Probably Mill had never thought very much about the distinction and was arguing for utilitarianism restricted or extreme, against other and quite non-utilitarian forms of mo ...
Street`s Evolutionary Debunking Argument: Nuancing A Moral
... 3. If there is no limited set of moral propositions, then it is possible that a different set of moral truths could have applied to humans (and other moral beings). I begin without the assumption that there are moral truths simply because this is not an argument, like Street’s, for the existence or ...
... 3. If there is no limited set of moral propositions, then it is possible that a different set of moral truths could have applied to humans (and other moral beings). I begin without the assumption that there are moral truths simply because this is not an argument, like Street’s, for the existence or ...
187 “Goodness itself must change” – Anthroponomy in an age of
... Hence, here, then, is what anyone loving true goodness should consider, on reflection. Personal intentions do not primarily matter. They appear good, but their truth is murkier. Character, accordingly, does not primarily matter. Well-meaning people everywhere contribute, infinitesimally and unknowin ...
... Hence, here, then, is what anyone loving true goodness should consider, on reflection. Personal intentions do not primarily matter. They appear good, but their truth is murkier. Character, accordingly, does not primarily matter. Well-meaning people everywhere contribute, infinitesimally and unknowin ...
Metaethical Principles, Meta-Prescriptions, and Moral Theories
... as a moral view—that is, the discourse of egoists is not data that metaethicists must account for—then it would seem that any proof that egoism is not an adequate moral theory will be superfluous. One must conclude, then, that when the demand for normative neutrality is understood to require that me ...
... as a moral view—that is, the discourse of egoists is not data that metaethicists must account for—then it would seem that any proof that egoism is not an adequate moral theory will be superfluous. One must conclude, then, that when the demand for normative neutrality is understood to require that me ...
1 KANT ON VIRTUE: SEEKING THE IDEAL IN HUMAN
... not only that we behave in the right way but also that we do so for the right reasons. We have an indirect ethical duty to conform to legal duties but we have direct “duties of virtue” to adopt two fundamental ends – one’s own perfection and the happiness of others. The ethical duties are not merel ...
... not only that we behave in the right way but also that we do so for the right reasons. We have an indirect ethical duty to conform to legal duties but we have direct “duties of virtue” to adopt two fundamental ends – one’s own perfection and the happiness of others. The ethical duties are not merel ...
Robotic Companions
... dictate right and wrong, but to highlight areas of concern for research. Nadeau suggests: Artificial intelligence works by heuristics, and there is one heuristic theory of moral reasoning, rule utilitarianism. The idea is that from experience one learns which patterns of behavior have caused benefit ...
... dictate right and wrong, but to highlight areas of concern for research. Nadeau suggests: Artificial intelligence works by heuristics, and there is one heuristic theory of moral reasoning, rule utilitarianism. The idea is that from experience one learns which patterns of behavior have caused benefit ...
Some Remarks on Moral Rules - Università degli Studi di Trieste
... rules, in my opinion, raises in our lives and, sometimes, an attempt to provide occasional perspective suggestion to ethical research. However, something has survived of that function. What has been left to us like an ambiguous heritage is a call for coherence between different moral norms that can ...
... rules, in my opinion, raises in our lives and, sometimes, an attempt to provide occasional perspective suggestion to ethical research. However, something has survived of that function. What has been left to us like an ambiguous heritage is a call for coherence between different moral norms that can ...
Was Kant right?
... • Tell the truth so people will trust you. NB Hypotheticals don’t always have an “if”!!! philosophicalinvestigations.co.uk ...
... • Tell the truth so people will trust you. NB Hypotheticals don’t always have an “if”!!! philosophicalinvestigations.co.uk ...
Moral Theory and Experience
... something that we could get to if we were just to divest ourselves of our conceptual and cultural "baggage."11 There is pre-theoretical selectivity because as social and cultural organisms we always confront a situation with a character (set of habits, emotions, beliefs) that to a certain extent det ...
... something that we could get to if we were just to divest ourselves of our conceptual and cultural "baggage."11 There is pre-theoretical selectivity because as social and cultural organisms we always confront a situation with a character (set of habits, emotions, beliefs) that to a certain extent det ...
thical Egoism - Joel Velasco
... we can conclude that Psychological Egoism must be true. This argument, however, is flawed. There are things that we do, not because we want to, but because we feel that we oughl to. For example, I may write my grandmother a letter because I promised my mother I would, even though I don't want to do ...
... we can conclude that Psychological Egoism must be true. This argument, however, is flawed. There are things that we do, not because we want to, but because we feel that we oughl to. For example, I may write my grandmother a letter because I promised my mother I would, even though I don't want to do ...
Document
... Given that legal and moral justifications are related, but distinct, the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 could, after the fact, be deemed illegal but could also be deemed moral or even obligatory on different grounds One reason the U.N. was established after WWII was to keep despots like Hitler and St ...
... Given that legal and moral justifications are related, but distinct, the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 could, after the fact, be deemed illegal but could also be deemed moral or even obligatory on different grounds One reason the U.N. was established after WWII was to keep despots like Hitler and St ...
Note - Cara Gillis
... o Tension: It seems like I must at least want everyone else to adopt this particular code as well, but for ethical egoism to work, I’d need to not judge others badly for failing to promote my self-interest instead of their own (even though I would like it if they did). ...
... o Tension: It seems like I must at least want everyone else to adopt this particular code as well, but for ethical egoism to work, I’d need to not judge others badly for failing to promote my self-interest instead of their own (even though I would like it if they did). ...
Virtue Ethics - Which Character Traits are Good?
... Is it helpful to think in terms of virtue/vice? Is character or action more important in I I ...
... Is it helpful to think in terms of virtue/vice? Is character or action more important in I I ...
Extreme and Restricted Utilitarianism Author(s)
... Utilitarianism is the doctrine that the rightness of actions is to be judged by their consequences. What do we mean by 'actions ' here ? Do we mean particular actions or do we mean classes of actions ? According to which way we interpret the word 'actions ' we get two different theories, both of whi ...
... Utilitarianism is the doctrine that the rightness of actions is to be judged by their consequences. What do we mean by 'actions ' here ? Do we mean particular actions or do we mean classes of actions ? According to which way we interpret the word 'actions ' we get two different theories, both of whi ...