Utilitarianism: objections
... Many of the things that we do to make people happy are aimed at specific other people, our family and friends. We do them favours, buy them presents, generally spend our time and money on them. But act utilitarianism argues that in our decisions, we need to consider the greatest happiness that our a ...
... Many of the things that we do to make people happy are aimed at specific other people, our family and friends. We do them favours, buy them presents, generally spend our time and money on them. But act utilitarianism argues that in our decisions, we need to consider the greatest happiness that our a ...
buddhist meta-ethics ethical theory, action
... the early treatises take descriptions of the buddha’s behaviour as their paradigm. These moral precepts, in turn, form the basis for the preceptual codes common to both the Theravāda and Mahāyanā traditions. “To observe the precepts, therefore, is to model one’s behaviour on that of the Buddha” (p. ...
... the early treatises take descriptions of the buddha’s behaviour as their paradigm. These moral precepts, in turn, form the basis for the preceptual codes common to both the Theravāda and Mahāyanā traditions. “To observe the precepts, therefore, is to model one’s behaviour on that of the Buddha” (p. ...
1 - PhilPapers
... Theravāda and Mahāyanā traditions. “To observe the precepts, therefore, is to model one’s behaviour on that of the Buddha” (31). More specifically, to pursue the goal of ethical perfection, on Keown’s account, is to pursue the goal of acting as the Buddha would act. “The Buddha’s śīla, or moral per ...
... Theravāda and Mahāyanā traditions. “To observe the precepts, therefore, is to model one’s behaviour on that of the Buddha” (31). More specifically, to pursue the goal of ethical perfection, on Keown’s account, is to pursue the goal of acting as the Buddha would act. “The Buddha’s śīla, or moral per ...
KAUSALITÄT UND MOTIVATION BEI EDITH STEIN
... moral experience, the unconditioned means here an inalienable guideline for acting, since it involves reason, whose judgements strive towards truth, and it does not mean a merely formal universale law with which the maximes of acting had to be measured. But if Husserl’s categorical imperative is not ...
... moral experience, the unconditioned means here an inalienable guideline for acting, since it involves reason, whose judgements strive towards truth, and it does not mean a merely formal universale law with which the maximes of acting had to be measured. But if Husserl’s categorical imperative is not ...
When Maxims Clash: Categorical Imperative and
... with both” of the pleasures in question insists on preferring one of them although the pleasure is less in quantity and greater in the amount of discontent, “we are justified in ascribing to the preferred enjoyment a superiority in quality, so far outweighing quantity as to render it, in comparison, ...
... with both” of the pleasures in question insists on preferring one of them although the pleasure is less in quantity and greater in the amount of discontent, “we are justified in ascribing to the preferred enjoyment a superiority in quality, so far outweighing quantity as to render it, in comparison, ...
Understanding Ethics - The Open University
... independent of its deliberative procedure (DP). So, says this response, there is no reason why a theory that has a very simple CR, as in fact all major moral theories do, should not also have a very complex DP (or suite of DPs) at its disposal. Once we separate out CR and DP (the response continues) ...
... independent of its deliberative procedure (DP). So, says this response, there is no reason why a theory that has a very simple CR, as in fact all major moral theories do, should not also have a very complex DP (or suite of DPs) at its disposal. Once we separate out CR and DP (the response continues) ...
Introducing Levinas to Undergraduate Philosophers
... unfounded: indeed, St. Thomas tells us that "harm should not be given to an other". Kant's Categorical Imperative indicates that the moral agent should "treat humanity, whether in his/her own person or the person of another, not only as a means but also as an end in itself." And Mill's "principle of ...
... unfounded: indeed, St. Thomas tells us that "harm should not be given to an other". Kant's Categorical Imperative indicates that the moral agent should "treat humanity, whether in his/her own person or the person of another, not only as a means but also as an end in itself." And Mill's "principle of ...
Good Will, Duty, and the Categorical Imperative
... • Thus, for Kant, the moral person does what is right because it is right, and does not do right because he or she is considering the likely effects of doing right for himself or for anyone likely to be effected by the action. • For Kant, the goodness of a good will “is a good which is already prese ...
... • Thus, for Kant, the moral person does what is right because it is right, and does not do right because he or she is considering the likely effects of doing right for himself or for anyone likely to be effected by the action. • For Kant, the goodness of a good will “is a good which is already prese ...
PDF version - The Menlo Roundtable
... any proper definition, ethical egoism would be greatly abused. The world would be one completely opposite from one with altruism: people would be greedy. Not only that, but their actions would be justified by morality. The accepted definition of a moral action would be doing whatever one feels like ...
... any proper definition, ethical egoism would be greatly abused. The world would be one completely opposite from one with altruism: people would be greedy. Not only that, but their actions would be justified by morality. The accepted definition of a moral action would be doing whatever one feels like ...
Document
... “In all our actions to transform the world . . . there is an inescapable moment of otherness, of resistance, of unexpected consequences and unanticipated side-effects—and we could call that moment ‘nature,’ which comes to stand precisely for our inevitable failure, and to appear as the intractable O ...
... “In all our actions to transform the world . . . there is an inescapable moment of otherness, of resistance, of unexpected consequences and unanticipated side-effects—and we could call that moment ‘nature,’ which comes to stand precisely for our inevitable failure, and to appear as the intractable O ...
Towards a Code of Cyberethics
... else's software for personal use) and by clarifying which stakeholder expectations are legitimate, codes of conduct can eliminate ignorance as an excuse. Furthermore, they can be an effective tool for sharpening business accountability and improving corporate governance. Also, instilling a sense of ...
... else's software for personal use) and by clarifying which stakeholder expectations are legitimate, codes of conduct can eliminate ignorance as an excuse. Furthermore, they can be an effective tool for sharpening business accountability and improving corporate governance. Also, instilling a sense of ...
What is morality and how does it work
... fidelity, obedience, courage, and sympathy, were always ready to aid one another, and to sacrifice themselves for the common good, would be victorious over most other tribes; and this would be natural selection. At all times throughout the world tribes have supplanted other tribes; and … morality is ...
... fidelity, obedience, courage, and sympathy, were always ready to aid one another, and to sacrifice themselves for the common good, would be victorious over most other tribes; and this would be natural selection. At all times throughout the world tribes have supplanted other tribes; and … morality is ...
The Possibility of Character Development
... ethics is grounded in the claim that a strong relationship exists between character traits and action, virtue ethics is grounded in an empirical mistake. In addition to its impact on virtue ethics, the situationist argument has clear implications for moral education. If character traits do not exist ...
... ethics is grounded in the claim that a strong relationship exists between character traits and action, virtue ethics is grounded in an empirical mistake. In addition to its impact on virtue ethics, the situationist argument has clear implications for moral education. If character traits do not exist ...
Sir William David Ross: (1877
... B. Infallible conscience theorists who subscribe to the view that we always have immediate or direct knowledge of our actual duty. Ross responds: 1. They fail to take into account the complexity of the situational setting and all that is involved therein. 2. They fail to face up to the fact that the ...
... B. Infallible conscience theorists who subscribe to the view that we always have immediate or direct knowledge of our actual duty. Ross responds: 1. They fail to take into account the complexity of the situational setting and all that is involved therein. 2. They fail to face up to the fact that the ...
Utilitarianism
... that is the criterion of right action. For this reason, we should organise society and raise children in such a way that each person feels that their own happiness is bound up with the happiness of others, that they are made happy by making others happy. 4. Utilitarianism is a godless theory. Reply: ...
... that is the criterion of right action. For this reason, we should organise society and raise children in such a way that each person feels that their own happiness is bound up with the happiness of others, that they are made happy by making others happy. 4. Utilitarianism is a godless theory. Reply: ...
The Good Qualitative Researcher
... reflection (e.g. Kantian theories) or aim to provide a (quantitative) calculus with which to determine the proper course of action in any situation (different forms of utilitarianism), then we can say that ethics, as the study of moral phenomena, is concerned with phenomena that are (1) practical, ( ...
... reflection (e.g. Kantian theories) or aim to provide a (quantitative) calculus with which to determine the proper course of action in any situation (different forms of utilitarianism), then we can say that ethics, as the study of moral phenomena, is concerned with phenomena that are (1) practical, ( ...
Moral Absolutism: a Response to Relativists
... While we may incorrectly reason that an immoral action is moral, this does not make it so. The existence of moral and immoral action, while perhaps only acknowledged by the human race, is not contingent upon it. Right and wrong are not human constructions. Since morality exists independently of us, ...
... While we may incorrectly reason that an immoral action is moral, this does not make it so. The existence of moral and immoral action, while perhaps only acknowledged by the human race, is not contingent upon it. Right and wrong are not human constructions. Since morality exists independently of us, ...
in defense of the primacy of the virtues
... actions to pick out those who possess the virtues, we can readily hold that these sorts of actions are seen as honest or benevolent simply insofar as they are actions that would be characteristic of virtuous agents. Put another way, we can use virtuous actions as a heuristic in identifying virtuous ...
... actions to pick out those who possess the virtues, we can readily hold that these sorts of actions are seen as honest or benevolent simply insofar as they are actions that would be characteristic of virtuous agents. Put another way, we can use virtuous actions as a heuristic in identifying virtuous ...
Applied Moral Philosophy
... what laws and public policies should be enacted and implemented, and what individual actions ought individual agents to choose and execute. More broadly, applied moral philosophy might encompass the assessment of particular social practices and social arrangements, social norms, and actual moral doc ...
... what laws and public policies should be enacted and implemented, and what individual actions ought individual agents to choose and execute. More broadly, applied moral philosophy might encompass the assessment of particular social practices and social arrangements, social norms, and actual moral doc ...
An Ethic of Care Critique
... of ethics. One suggestion is that total engrossment in another individual could be dangerous, as well as a crutch to one’s own morals. She gives the example of a woman supporting her Ku Klux Klan husband, thus displacing her own values by supporting his and becoming evil herself. This engrossment is ...
... of ethics. One suggestion is that total engrossment in another individual could be dangerous, as well as a crutch to one’s own morals. She gives the example of a woman supporting her Ku Klux Klan husband, thus displacing her own values by supporting his and becoming evil herself. This engrossment is ...
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... What Is Business Ethics? • Ethical or unethical behaviors by a manager or employer of an organization. ...
... What Is Business Ethics? • Ethical or unethical behaviors by a manager or employer of an organization. ...
Introduction
... (a) Natural law: morality is a function of human nature, and reason can discover valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish ...
... (a) Natural law: morality is a function of human nature, and reason can discover valid moral principles by looking at the nature of humanity and society (b) Three features of natural law theory 1. Human beings have an essential rational nature established by God, who designed us to live and flourish ...
Liberté, Égalité, Sororité: How Care Ethics Informs
... theorists no longer pit care and justice as purely oppositional, giving rise to new questions about how the two moral concepts relate to one another. As Annette Baier writes, “justice is a social value of very great importance, and injustice is an evil [however] other things matter [in moral theory] ...
... theorists no longer pit care and justice as purely oppositional, giving rise to new questions about how the two moral concepts relate to one another. As Annette Baier writes, “justice is a social value of very great importance, and injustice is an evil [however] other things matter [in moral theory] ...
Is Procreative Beneficence Obligatory?
... reason to eat breakfast than to forgo it. If morality requires him to act ...
... reason to eat breakfast than to forgo it. If morality requires him to act ...