The Reconciliation between Rationalism and Empiricism
... Immanuel Kant formulated his ethical theory based on categories of thought, which he believed were programmed by nature into the consciousness of every rational being. A major implication of this type of formulation is that moral laws hold universally for all rational beings. Emile Durkheim, wishing ...
... Immanuel Kant formulated his ethical theory based on categories of thought, which he believed were programmed by nature into the consciousness of every rational being. A major implication of this type of formulation is that moral laws hold universally for all rational beings. Emile Durkheim, wishing ...
The Case for Cultural Diversity
... “Alaska is landlocked,” and you were to say, “No, it is not landlocked; it has a border on the sea,” we would disagree in a way in which at least one of us must be wrong: we have said of one thing, Alaska, that it has and does not have some feature at the same time and in the same respect So, if cul ...
... “Alaska is landlocked,” and you were to say, “No, it is not landlocked; it has a border on the sea,” we would disagree in a way in which at least one of us must be wrong: we have said of one thing, Alaska, that it has and does not have some feature at the same time and in the same respect So, if cul ...
Ethics - David Kelsey`s Philosophy Home Page
... Some related concepts that we don’t study when we study Morality: Religion: – Religion: stories, supernatural beings – A guide to conduct vs. more than this… ...
... Some related concepts that we don’t study when we study Morality: Religion: – Religion: stories, supernatural beings – A guide to conduct vs. more than this… ...
Ethics Theories
... Moral act that is unconditional and universally binding, as opposed to hypothetical imperative where it is only applicable under certain circumstances. First form: “Act only on the maxim that you can will as a universal law”. Second form: “Always treat humanity, whether in your own person or that of ...
... Moral act that is unconditional and universally binding, as opposed to hypothetical imperative where it is only applicable under certain circumstances. First form: “Act only on the maxim that you can will as a universal law”. Second form: “Always treat humanity, whether in your own person or that of ...
Meta-Ethics
... Linguistic questions look at the nature of moral language An example of a linguistic ethical question could be: “what are we doing when we make a moral claim such as ‘killing is wrong’ Language performs many functions such as stating a fact, expressing an emotion or giving a command Does ethical lan ...
... Linguistic questions look at the nature of moral language An example of a linguistic ethical question could be: “what are we doing when we make a moral claim such as ‘killing is wrong’ Language performs many functions such as stating a fact, expressing an emotion or giving a command Does ethical lan ...
Moral Theory
... Assuming morality is objective, how do you determine what is right or wrong? The goal of moral theory is to develop a systematic way of determining what makes an action right or wrong. ...
... Assuming morality is objective, how do you determine what is right or wrong? The goal of moral theory is to develop a systematic way of determining what makes an action right or wrong. ...
International Relations and the First Great Debate edited by Brian
... discipline that are frequently outside the topics covered by these theories such as class-based analyses (p.28). Ashworth was also unable to find historical evidence of a realist-idealist contest, but instead found that during the 1920s and the 1930s there was a debate in the discipline over whether ...
... discipline that are frequently outside the topics covered by these theories such as class-based analyses (p.28). Ashworth was also unable to find historical evidence of a realist-idealist contest, but instead found that during the 1920s and the 1930s there was a debate in the discipline over whether ...
Theories of the Development of Moral Reasoning
... of Moral Development: • Kohlberg experimented on this theory by interviewing boys aged 10 to 16. They were presented moral dilemmas and where made to decide whether to respect and follow the authority, obey the rules or ignore the rules, and respond to the needs and welfare of other people. ...
... of Moral Development: • Kohlberg experimented on this theory by interviewing boys aged 10 to 16. They were presented moral dilemmas and where made to decide whether to respect and follow the authority, obey the rules or ignore the rules, and respond to the needs and welfare of other people. ...
The charge of ethnocentrism TJ purported to offer a neutral and
... subject” namely “the basic structure of society” i.e. its main social, political and economic institutions. ...
... subject” namely “the basic structure of society” i.e. its main social, political and economic institutions. ...
pragmatism and relativism
... settle the issue of what is right and wrong by evoking such standards. Does this mean that everything goes? That there is no difference between right and wrong? Some absolutists are eager to attack relativism by claiming this. They might argue as follows: 1. If relativism is true, then there is no m ...
... settle the issue of what is right and wrong by evoking such standards. Does this mean that everything goes? That there is no difference between right and wrong? Some absolutists are eager to attack relativism by claiming this. They might argue as follows: 1. If relativism is true, then there is no m ...
Ethics of Administration
... Ethical decisions are not just a matter of preference Ethical decisions can be based on reasons that others can understand Ethical decisions are often made under complex and ambiguous circumstances ...
... Ethical decisions are not just a matter of preference Ethical decisions can be based on reasons that others can understand Ethical decisions are often made under complex and ambiguous circumstances ...
Stace on ethical absolutism
... “The ethical absolutist is not indeed committed to the opinion that his own, or our own, moral code is the true one….All that he is actually committed to is the opinion that, whatever the true moral code may be, it is always the same for all men in all ages.” [It’s also consistent with ethical abs ...
... “The ethical absolutist is not indeed committed to the opinion that his own, or our own, moral code is the true one….All that he is actually committed to is the opinion that, whatever the true moral code may be, it is always the same for all men in all ages.” [It’s also consistent with ethical abs ...
Ethical and unethical bargaining tactics: An empirical study
... business is a practice. - People do business that they transact or trade. - Acquiring other property rights by means of exchange 2) Ethics: - Ethics are moral guidelines, which govern good behavior. So behaving ethically is doing what is morally right. An important distinction behaving ethically ...
... business is a practice. - People do business that they transact or trade. - Acquiring other property rights by means of exchange 2) Ethics: - Ethics are moral guidelines, which govern good behavior. So behaving ethically is doing what is morally right. An important distinction behaving ethically ...
Moral Reasoning
... theoretically allows individuals freedom to believe as they will and to live according to their beliefs The question for modern/post-modern society is whether American pluralism depends on certain fundamental beliefs to survive. Could relativism kill American ...
... theoretically allows individuals freedom to believe as they will and to live according to their beliefs The question for modern/post-modern society is whether American pluralism depends on certain fundamental beliefs to survive. Could relativism kill American ...
Deontological ethics
... as imposing binding obligation on human beings to behave in a particular way. They see morality as the response of human communities to issues of how to behave in relation to each other. There are no absolute rules, but there are norms of behaviour that promote good will and happiness or some other ...
... as imposing binding obligation on human beings to behave in a particular way. They see morality as the response of human communities to issues of how to behave in relation to each other. There are no absolute rules, but there are norms of behaviour that promote good will and happiness or some other ...
Ethical Relativism - University of Notre Dame
... If one culture eats the dead to pay their respects, and another culture burns the body to pay there respects, there seems to be a sense in which the underlying ethics of respecting the dead is the same, even if the way they respect the dead is different. Likewise, one could reasonably say that there ...
... If one culture eats the dead to pay their respects, and another culture burns the body to pay there respects, there seems to be a sense in which the underlying ethics of respecting the dead is the same, even if the way they respect the dead is different. Likewise, one could reasonably say that there ...
Andrew Baker - Georgetown Commons
... Although the concepts of tolerance and diversity are noble in personal relations, they need not be incorporated into the realm of ethics and morality. Merely stating that cultural relativism exists does not make ethical relativism a necessity. Although many values may be left to cultural preference, ...
... Although the concepts of tolerance and diversity are noble in personal relations, they need not be incorporated into the realm of ethics and morality. Merely stating that cultural relativism exists does not make ethical relativism a necessity. Although many values may be left to cultural preference, ...
Chapter 3: How Can I Know What is Right?
... Good will is the only thing that can be conceived as good without qualification Action of duty has moral worth not in the purpose to be attained, but by the principle of volition irrespective of desire Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law ...
... Good will is the only thing that can be conceived as good without qualification Action of duty has moral worth not in the purpose to be attained, but by the principle of volition irrespective of desire Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law ...
Lord of the Flies Introduction
... Are people innately good or innately evil? What does it mean to be “civilized”? Can a “good” person do bad things? What might cause this? What rules would you NOT follow if no punishment existed? Without enforcement, how long would it take for the trappings of society to fall away? ...
... Are people innately good or innately evil? What does it mean to be “civilized”? Can a “good” person do bad things? What might cause this? What rules would you NOT follow if no punishment existed? Without enforcement, how long would it take for the trappings of society to fall away? ...
Contemporary Moral Issues
... moral systems Ethical Relativism : There is no universal moral standard for right and wrong Cultural Ethical Realism : Morality is dependent on collective practice and preference Individual Ethical Relativism : Morality is dependent on a person’s own experiences and value systems Moral Isolationism ...
... moral systems Ethical Relativism : There is no universal moral standard for right and wrong Cultural Ethical Realism : Morality is dependent on collective practice and preference Individual Ethical Relativism : Morality is dependent on a person’s own experiences and value systems Moral Isolationism ...
Moral altruism - Este blog no existe
... was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000 for a smal ...
... was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000 for a smal ...