Ethics part 2
... I did something spectacular; I just saw someone who needed help. I did what I felt was right.” ...
... I did something spectacular; I just saw someone who needed help. I did what I felt was right.” ...
Ethics - Handout 22 Susan Wolf, "Moral Saints"
... On a reading of Kantianism that emphasizes the requirement to take up the ends of others as our own, and to perfect ourselves, the Kantian saint will also have too little room to develop her own talents, relationships, and projects, and will have “one thought too many.” On an alternate, minimalist r ...
... On a reading of Kantianism that emphasizes the requirement to take up the ends of others as our own, and to perfect ourselves, the Kantian saint will also have too little room to develop her own talents, relationships, and projects, and will have “one thought too many.” On an alternate, minimalist r ...
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 ...
The Science of Morality
... I did something spectacular; I just saw someone who needed help. I did what I felt was right.” ...
... I did something spectacular; I just saw someone who needed help. I did what I felt was right.” ...
The moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724
... for doing our duties is the sense of duty itself. „The good will’ is the will motivated by duty and duty alone (“duty for duty‟s sake”). Emotions and consequences do not constitute truly moral motives of action. Kant‟s key moral concept was ‘the categorical imperative.‟ The form of our moral obligat ...
... for doing our duties is the sense of duty itself. „The good will’ is the will motivated by duty and duty alone (“duty for duty‟s sake”). Emotions and consequences do not constitute truly moral motives of action. Kant‟s key moral concept was ‘the categorical imperative.‟ The form of our moral obligat ...
Power Point Presentation
... order to have moral worth.” “An action’s moral value is due to the maxim from which it is performed, rather than to its success in realizing some desired end or purpose.” – motive of benevolence is rejected as morally unworthy “Obligation is the necessity of an action performed from respect for law. ...
... order to have moral worth.” “An action’s moral value is due to the maxim from which it is performed, rather than to its success in realizing some desired end or purpose.” – motive of benevolence is rejected as morally unworthy “Obligation is the necessity of an action performed from respect for law. ...
moral philosophy
... which the Hellenes say that the Scythians do, is not in fact done by the Scythians but by the Massagetai, that is to say, whatever woman a man of the Massagetai may desire he hangs up his quiver in front of the waggon and has commerce with her freely. They have no precise limit of age laid down for ...
... which the Hellenes say that the Scythians do, is not in fact done by the Scythians but by the Massagetai, that is to say, whatever woman a man of the Massagetai may desire he hangs up his quiver in front of the waggon and has commerce with her freely. They have no precise limit of age laid down for ...
Document
... Seminar Question 1 What is the “Ring of Gyges”? The tale of a shepherd named Gyges, who discovers that a ring he has removed from a corpse has the power to make him invisible. (Think Frodo in Lord of the Rings.) ...
... Seminar Question 1 What is the “Ring of Gyges”? The tale of a shepherd named Gyges, who discovers that a ring he has removed from a corpse has the power to make him invisible. (Think Frodo in Lord of the Rings.) ...
Mores, Morality, Ethics
... Mores and Morality • Mores are the moral customs and moral rules that a group or society do as a matter of fact have. • “No shoes, no shirt, no entry.” “Do not spit in public.” • Moral, =principles of right and wrong and standards of conduct which are universally advocated, that is, are put forth a ...
... Mores and Morality • Mores are the moral customs and moral rules that a group or society do as a matter of fact have. • “No shoes, no shirt, no entry.” “Do not spit in public.” • Moral, =principles of right and wrong and standards of conduct which are universally advocated, that is, are put forth a ...
Beginning to Understand Ethics
... to get the basic information you need to answer this question. Be careful not to copy text from the internet or any other source without citing it. If you write an answer in an assignment or a test, you must be able to explain it to me in person. ...
... to get the basic information you need to answer this question. Be careful not to copy text from the internet or any other source without citing it. If you write an answer in an assignment or a test, you must be able to explain it to me in person. ...
Ethical Theory
... During WWII, Dutch fisherman smuggled Jewish refugees in their boats. Nazi patrol boats would stop them and ask where they were going and who was aboard. It appears that we have a genuine moral conflict between two rules. ...
... During WWII, Dutch fisherman smuggled Jewish refugees in their boats. Nazi patrol boats would stop them and ask where they were going and who was aboard. It appears that we have a genuine moral conflict between two rules. ...
How the numbers count_handout_Lund
... uncontroversial that one can have sufficient or decisive reasons to φ without having any particular reason to φ that is on its own sufficient or decisive. It is plausible that at least some moral reasons allow for intrapersonal aggregation. Suppose I have given two promises to a friend that I cannot ...
... uncontroversial that one can have sufficient or decisive reasons to φ without having any particular reason to φ that is on its own sufficient or decisive. It is plausible that at least some moral reasons allow for intrapersonal aggregation. Suppose I have given two promises to a friend that I cannot ...
Morals
... Theoretical frameworks No theory-independent view on moral status • Regan: Kant > autonomy > cognitive abilities • Singer: utilitarians promote non-moral values, such as happiness > suffering • No answer to moral significance question • Why should moral status be central? • Does it admit of gradati ...
... Theoretical frameworks No theory-independent view on moral status • Regan: Kant > autonomy > cognitive abilities • Singer: utilitarians promote non-moral values, such as happiness > suffering • No answer to moral significance question • Why should moral status be central? • Does it admit of gradati ...
Moral Enhancement and the Duty to Eliminate Evildoing
... enhancement and selective enhancement of specific groups like public officeholders and violent criminals. The question of who should be morally enhanced cannot be addressed without considering the ethical implications of different technological interventions. This is the third issue to be addressed. ...
... enhancement and selective enhancement of specific groups like public officeholders and violent criminals. The question of who should be morally enhanced cannot be addressed without considering the ethical implications of different technological interventions. This is the third issue to be addressed. ...
Come Hell and High Water by Paul Keeling According to Plato
... The scientific community has reached wide consensus on the factual premise—the information is in. Moral Ground makes the case for the moral premise. The conclusion follows from the premises, which means that we cannot escape the obligation to act and at the same time profess to be a moral person. W ...
... The scientific community has reached wide consensus on the factual premise—the information is in. Moral Ground makes the case for the moral premise. The conclusion follows from the premises, which means that we cannot escape the obligation to act and at the same time profess to be a moral person. W ...
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 ...
Contemporary Moral Issues
... no loyalties, and no purpose other than, perhaps, an impulse to destroy.) (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) ...
... no loyalties, and no purpose other than, perhaps, an impulse to destroy.) (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) ...
Character vs. Actions
... person can then be defined as someone who typically does what is morally right. The two main groups of such philosophers are the consequentialists (including utilitarians) and deontologists (e.g. Kant). They often ascribe to such theses as the following about moral rules: (a) the rule(s) would amoun ...
... person can then be defined as someone who typically does what is morally right. The two main groups of such philosophers are the consequentialists (including utilitarians) and deontologists (e.g. Kant). They often ascribe to such theses as the following about moral rules: (a) the rule(s) would amoun ...
What is Ethics?
... • With this and other examples, Harris argues that there are, in fact, right and wrong answers to moral questions that rational people can agree on. ...
... • With this and other examples, Harris argues that there are, in fact, right and wrong answers to moral questions that rational people can agree on. ...
Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action
... among participants (i.e., concern for the well-being of both one's fellow human beings and of the community at large) "Justice conceived in postconventional terms [a Kohlbergian reference] can converge with solidarity, as its other side, only when solidarity has been transformed in the light of the ...
... among participants (i.e., concern for the well-being of both one's fellow human beings and of the community at large) "Justice conceived in postconventional terms [a Kohlbergian reference] can converge with solidarity, as its other side, only when solidarity has been transformed in the light of the ...
Chapter 6
... • Economic value orientation: Associated with values that can be quantified by monetary means • Idealism: A moral philosophy that places special value on ideas and ideals as products of the mind • Realism: The view that an external world exists independent of our perception of it ...
... • Economic value orientation: Associated with values that can be quantified by monetary means • Idealism: A moral philosophy that places special value on ideas and ideals as products of the mind • Realism: The view that an external world exists independent of our perception of it ...
Prescriptivism
... But I can say ‘If you weren’t so honest, we could have got away with that!’ This is an expression of annoyance, not praise. Likewise, I can agree that a ‘good person’ is one who is honest, kind, just, etc. But I can still think that good people are not to be commended, because, as Woody Allen said, ...
... But I can say ‘If you weren’t so honest, we could have got away with that!’ This is an expression of annoyance, not praise. Likewise, I can agree that a ‘good person’ is one who is honest, kind, just, etc. But I can still think that good people are not to be commended, because, as Woody Allen said, ...
1 TRUTH AND MEANING Ian Rumfitt C.E.M. Joad`s catchphrase—`It
... a paradox about what we can say as it is about truth. Ways out: Appeal to the change in context between (20) and (25). Context is crucial to many versions of the Liar, but it does not get to the heart of this one. For suppose ‘δP’ means ‘Epimenides utters a sentence or formula which Rumfitt ...
... a paradox about what we can say as it is about truth. Ways out: Appeal to the change in context between (20) and (25). Context is crucial to many versions of the Liar, but it does not get to the heart of this one. For suppose ‘δP’ means ‘Epimenides utters a sentence or formula which Rumfitt ...
Session 18
... 2. Alternative claim: It is wrong to judge other cultures by the standards of your own. • Again asserts a universal principle • What about a culture that believes in human sacrifice? 3. Ethical relativism does not provide much help in making moral ...
... 2. Alternative claim: It is wrong to judge other cultures by the standards of your own. • Again asserts a universal principle • What about a culture that believes in human sacrifice? 3. Ethical relativism does not provide much help in making moral ...