Ethical Decision Making and Ethical Leadership
... the importance you (or the team or the organization) attach to a certain ethical issue. Are you concerned and anxious about lying or cheating. Two people have different levels of concern. Put a weight from 1 to 10 on the level of your concern to the issue of cheating. ...
... the importance you (or the team or the organization) attach to a certain ethical issue. Are you concerned and anxious about lying or cheating. Two people have different levels of concern. Put a weight from 1 to 10 on the level of your concern to the issue of cheating. ...
Dao, Harmony and Personhood: Towards a Confucian Ethics of
... It should be pointed out that the normative role of Heaven in Confucian thought is not merely negative but also positive and proactive, and that the worldview powered by Heaven is not deterministic. For Confucians, Heaven does not only sanction and rectify the wrongdoings; it also nourishes things. ...
... It should be pointed out that the normative role of Heaven in Confucian thought is not merely negative but also positive and proactive, and that the worldview powered by Heaven is not deterministic. For Confucians, Heaven does not only sanction and rectify the wrongdoings; it also nourishes things. ...
“Ethics Opposes the Biological Struggle for Existence” by T. H. Huxley
... other animals, multiplication goes on without cessation, and involves severe competition for the means of support. The struggle for existence tends to eliminate those less fitted to adapt themselves to the circumstances of their existence. The strongest, the most self-assertive, tend to tread down t ...
... other animals, multiplication goes on without cessation, and involves severe competition for the means of support. The struggle for existence tends to eliminate those less fitted to adapt themselves to the circumstances of their existence. The strongest, the most self-assertive, tend to tread down t ...
VALUES, MORALS AND ETHICS
... 4. Moral standards are preferred to other standards including even self-interest when choice is there. 5. Moral standards are impartial. They are based on impartial reasons that an impartial observer would accept. 6. Moral standards are associated with special emotions. When people act in violation ...
... 4. Moral standards are preferred to other standards including even self-interest when choice is there. 5. Moral standards are impartial. They are based on impartial reasons that an impartial observer would accept. 6. Moral standards are associated with special emotions. When people act in violation ...
Ethical Absolutism and Relativism
... “It’s Good Business” (Cont.) • Behaving ethical can be more costly in the short term • Example: adding safety equipment not required by law • Bears higher cost to do what the firm believes is right ...
... “It’s Good Business” (Cont.) • Behaving ethical can be more costly in the short term • Example: adding safety equipment not required by law • Bears higher cost to do what the firm believes is right ...
The goodness of pleasure: Epicurean ethics
... (it is impossible to be happy at one time and unhappy at another) ...
... (it is impossible to be happy at one time and unhappy at another) ...
Conscience-Egoism-Kant
... – What about the chain smoker? Is this person acting out of genuine self-interest? – In fact, the smoker may be acting selfishly (doing what he wants without regard to others) but not self-interestedly (doing what will ultimately benefit him). ...
... – What about the chain smoker? Is this person acting out of genuine self-interest? – In fact, the smoker may be acting selfishly (doing what he wants without regard to others) but not self-interestedly (doing what will ultimately benefit him). ...
Synthetic biology is an emergent technology. Emergent
... worthwhile choices. However, there is no guarantee that the divergence between the ethical standpoints arise only from a difference in specialised knowledge. I feel that these issues stem from what are essentially different stand-points in the attitude class. How people treat themselves and the envi ...
... worthwhile choices. However, there is no guarantee that the divergence between the ethical standpoints arise only from a difference in specialised knowledge. I feel that these issues stem from what are essentially different stand-points in the attitude class. How people treat themselves and the envi ...
IMMANUEL KANT AND THE CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
... then I am not accepting consequence over duty (i.e. the duty not to lie). Instead, I am preserving a "higher" duty to preserve human life. The former duty (the duty not to lie) is not being ignored but, rather, trumped by this greater need. This is why consequences are rarely considered. Therefore, ...
... then I am not accepting consequence over duty (i.e. the duty not to lie). Instead, I am preserving a "higher" duty to preserve human life. The former duty (the duty not to lie) is not being ignored but, rather, trumped by this greater need. This is why consequences are rarely considered. Therefore, ...
Euthanasia
... [I]f virtue theory is described as a moral right if the individual is acting in a manner which is in accordance with what a “good model citizen” would do then euthanasia can never be considered as the morally right thing to do. Aristotle also applied this concept to a manner of function. If the func ...
... [I]f virtue theory is described as a moral right if the individual is acting in a manner which is in accordance with what a “good model citizen” would do then euthanasia can never be considered as the morally right thing to do. Aristotle also applied this concept to a manner of function. If the func ...
The Moral Philosophy of Bernard Williams
... So it is with moral skepticism, the ethicist might claim. But I think that this analogy is misleading on several fronts. On one hand, moral skeptics raise a number of interesting philosophical issues, so should be willing to explain this error in reasoning that everyone else is supposed to commit wh ...
... So it is with moral skepticism, the ethicist might claim. But I think that this analogy is misleading on several fronts. On one hand, moral skeptics raise a number of interesting philosophical issues, so should be willing to explain this error in reasoning that everyone else is supposed to commit wh ...
IDENTITY: ETHICS OF DIGNITY
... Christians are reminded of their faith in physical and spiritual death and rebirth. Human dignity is also a strong value of Christians. Jesus used to eat with the outcasts of society- and calls his people to be humble and act as servants to each other. Peter Maurin, founder of the Catholic Worker Mo ...
... Christians are reminded of their faith in physical and spiritual death and rebirth. Human dignity is also a strong value of Christians. Jesus used to eat with the outcasts of society- and calls his people to be humble and act as servants to each other. Peter Maurin, founder of the Catholic Worker Mo ...
The Intercultural Ethics Agenda from an Objectivist Point of View
... and that individual thinks P is true. Intersubjective truth: a proposition or norm P is intersubjectively (or conventionally) true if and only if its truth-value depends on what some group of individuals thinks and members of the group converge in thinking P is true. Objective truth: a proposition o ...
... and that individual thinks P is true. Intersubjective truth: a proposition or norm P is intersubjectively (or conventionally) true if and only if its truth-value depends on what some group of individuals thinks and members of the group converge in thinking P is true. Objective truth: a proposition o ...
Why ethics is hard: or some of the reasons why
... moves—towards a conception of moral knowledge by thinking about the place of experiential knowledge in ethics. (If that sounds like a different topic from “the moral imagination”, read on to see the connections.) My way of approaching this begins with three cases of question and answer. First questi ...
... moves—towards a conception of moral knowledge by thinking about the place of experiential knowledge in ethics. (If that sounds like a different topic from “the moral imagination”, read on to see the connections.) My way of approaching this begins with three cases of question and answer. First questi ...
LaNdscaPe ethIcs a moral commitment to responsible regional
... our eyes to the senselessness of certain habits that were common in the past, as well as, for example, today’s urge for total control over nature, which only distinguishes between use and abuse very rarely. Nevertheless, many of the thinkers, scientists and activists who take part in today’s debate ...
... our eyes to the senselessness of certain habits that were common in the past, as well as, for example, today’s urge for total control over nature, which only distinguishes between use and abuse very rarely. Nevertheless, many of the thinkers, scientists and activists who take part in today’s debate ...
WHAT WE CHOOSE: ETHICS FOR UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS A
... Invite participants to consider an ethical or moral choice they made that concerned someone with whom they had some kind of relationship. Invite them to describe in their journals with writing or drawing the situation and the factors they weighed in their decision making. Allow five minutes for jour ...
... Invite participants to consider an ethical or moral choice they made that concerned someone with whom they had some kind of relationship. Invite them to describe in their journals with writing or drawing the situation and the factors they weighed in their decision making. Allow five minutes for jour ...
WHAT WE CHOOSE: ETHICS FOR UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS A
... Invite participants to consider an ethical or moral choice they made that concerned someone with whom they had some kind of relationship. Invite them to describe in their journals with writing or drawing the situation and the factors they weighed in their decision making. Allow five minutes for jour ...
... Invite participants to consider an ethical or moral choice they made that concerned someone with whom they had some kind of relationship. Invite them to describe in their journals with writing or drawing the situation and the factors they weighed in their decision making. Allow five minutes for jour ...
“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 ...
The Ethic of Care and the Dialectic of Enlightenment
... corpus, as enmeshed in a complex network of relations crucial for the existence of each one, they need to appeal to their self-interest so as to create abstract principles applicable to alike circumstances. ...
... corpus, as enmeshed in a complex network of relations crucial for the existence of each one, they need to appeal to their self-interest so as to create abstract principles applicable to alike circumstances. ...
As a Matter of Fact: Empirical Perspectives on Ethics
... spirit, ‘surrender of the ethical burden to psychology’. And so far as we know, neither is anyone else. Ethics must not—indeed cannot—be psychology, but it does not follow that ethics should ignore psychology. The most obvious, and most compelling, motivation for our perspective is simply this: It i ...
... spirit, ‘surrender of the ethical burden to psychology’. And so far as we know, neither is anyone else. Ethics must not—indeed cannot—be psychology, but it does not follow that ethics should ignore psychology. The most obvious, and most compelling, motivation for our perspective is simply this: It i ...
What is Ethical Relativism?
... can be explained objectively by a comprehensive moral theory, which will explain why certain goods may take presence over other goods, when they conflict. Hence, moral conflicts and situational differences do not lead to the conclusion that all norms are subjective and relative. 4. Toleration of Dif ...
... can be explained objectively by a comprehensive moral theory, which will explain why certain goods may take presence over other goods, when they conflict. Hence, moral conflicts and situational differences do not lead to the conclusion that all norms are subjective and relative. 4. Toleration of Dif ...
Subjectivism in Ethics
... and conduct. The view of reasons that naturally goes with this basic idea is that reasons are any considerations that will have the desired effect, that will influence attitudes and conduct in the desired way. But consider what this means. Suppose I am trying to convince you that Goldbloom is a bad ...
... and conduct. The view of reasons that naturally goes with this basic idea is that reasons are any considerations that will have the desired effect, that will influence attitudes and conduct in the desired way. But consider what this means. Suppose I am trying to convince you that Goldbloom is a bad ...
View essay as PDF - Bakersfield College
... Gilligan’s theory of moral development has come under attack for being no better than Kohlberg’s theory as she simply addresses women’s morality as opposed to human morality Although Gilligan argues care is not only strictly associated with females, in formulating her theory Gilligan based her findi ...
... Gilligan’s theory of moral development has come under attack for being no better than Kohlberg’s theory as she simply addresses women’s morality as opposed to human morality Although Gilligan argues care is not only strictly associated with females, in formulating her theory Gilligan based her findi ...
Our responsibility towards future generations
... • The contractual parties should be seen as without knowledge of their own specific life and interests (behind the “veil of ignorance”) - they are impartial. • Pro: Captures the idea of treating people equally and that we should not let our biases shape the rules of society. • Con: Can we even imagi ...
... • The contractual parties should be seen as without knowledge of their own specific life and interests (behind the “veil of ignorance”) - they are impartial. • Pro: Captures the idea of treating people equally and that we should not let our biases shape the rules of society. • Con: Can we even imagi ...
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV The Brothers Karamazov
... seen as a channel for loving people which is Alyosha’s distinguishing characteristic. It is this virtue of love that appears to be at the center of Dostoevsky’s ethical system and not religion. A second example of this is found in the character of Father Zosima. Zosima is a respected elder who is a ...
... seen as a channel for loving people which is Alyosha’s distinguishing characteristic. It is this virtue of love that appears to be at the center of Dostoevsky’s ethical system and not religion. A second example of this is found in the character of Father Zosima. Zosima is a respected elder who is a ...