Slide 1
... like then there would be no people left! Lying cannot be universalized – if everybody lied then nobody would believe what anybody says, and lying would be pointless! ...
... like then there would be no people left! Lying cannot be universalized – if everybody lied then nobody would believe what anybody says, and lying would be pointless! ...
Subjectivism in Ethics
... Values are not tangible things like planets, trees, and spoons. However, this does not mean that ethics has no objective basis. People have not only feelings but also reason, and these two are fundamentally distinct. ...
... Values are not tangible things like planets, trees, and spoons. However, this does not mean that ethics has no objective basis. People have not only feelings but also reason, and these two are fundamentally distinct. ...
Document
... mountains of Afghanistan while treating the wounded and pulling others to safety. He continued to treat 10 wounded men until he died, more than 7 hrs later 22nd recipient of AF Cross ...
... mountains of Afghanistan while treating the wounded and pulling others to safety. He continued to treat 10 wounded men until he died, more than 7 hrs later 22nd recipient of AF Cross ...
Meta-Ethics
... Intuitionism - Cognitive H.A Prichard No definition can be given to the word ‘ought’ however everyone can recognise when we ought to do a certain action. Two types of thinking – reason (looks at the facts if a situation) and intuition (decides what to do). However, due to the fact we have different ...
... Intuitionism - Cognitive H.A Prichard No definition can be given to the word ‘ought’ however everyone can recognise when we ought to do a certain action. Two types of thinking – reason (looks at the facts if a situation) and intuition (decides what to do). However, due to the fact we have different ...
Ethics Glossary
... each capture part of truth of the moral life, but none of those theories has the entire answer. Positive Rights. See Rights, Positive. Prima Facie. In the original Latin, this phrase means "at first glance." In ethics, it usually occurs in discussions of duties. A prima facie duty is one which appea ...
... each capture part of truth of the moral life, but none of those theories has the entire answer. Positive Rights. See Rights, Positive. Prima Facie. In the original Latin, this phrase means "at first glance." In ethics, it usually occurs in discussions of duties. A prima facie duty is one which appea ...
PersonsTheoreticalEthics
... about the question “how ought one act morally speaking?” Normative ethics is distinct from meta-ethics because it examines standards for the rightness and wrongness of actions, while meta-ethics studies the meaning of moral language and the metaphysics of moral facts. Normative ethics is also distin ...
... about the question “how ought one act morally speaking?” Normative ethics is distinct from meta-ethics because it examines standards for the rightness and wrongness of actions, while meta-ethics studies the meaning of moral language and the metaphysics of moral facts. Normative ethics is also distin ...
Slide 1
... unselfish? Egoism – two kinds - Descriptive (psychological) - Normative (ethical) • Psychological Egoism - People are basically selfish - People act in their own interest ...
... unselfish? Egoism – two kinds - Descriptive (psychological) - Normative (ethical) • Psychological Egoism - People are basically selfish - People act in their own interest ...
natural law questions
... 5) Does it matter if I do a good thing for a wrong reason, such as giving to charity for the admiration and praise that I’ll receive? Why might some say that this isn’t the best way to act? ...
... 5) Does it matter if I do a good thing for a wrong reason, such as giving to charity for the admiration and praise that I’ll receive? Why might some say that this isn’t the best way to act? ...
Epistemic Reasons II: Basing
... Factualists will respond by rejecting (2) and saying that the facts that are objects of certain mental states are the relevant causal factors. This picture is attractive in some cases. “John believes it rained because the streets are wet” sounds like it could be literally true. Life is harder, howev ...
... Factualists will respond by rejecting (2) and saying that the facts that are objects of certain mental states are the relevant causal factors. This picture is attractive in some cases. “John believes it rained because the streets are wet” sounds like it could be literally true. Life is harder, howev ...
Stace on ethical absolutism
... [It’s also consistent with ethical absolutism that no one has ever known or done the Good.] for the ethical absolutist, ethics is comparable to science, the Good comparable to the laws of nature. Moral law part of the “fundamental structure of the universe.” ethical absolutism is not necessari ...
... [It’s also consistent with ethical absolutism that no one has ever known or done the Good.] for the ethical absolutist, ethics is comparable to science, the Good comparable to the laws of nature. Moral law part of the “fundamental structure of the universe.” ethical absolutism is not necessari ...
Lecture Notes-- Applied Ethics
... A. What is Ethics? -definition #1: Ethics is a branch of philosophy -not much help, huh? There's an obvious question here: What is Philosophy? -a good question! There are various competing answers, but I will only sketch for you a basic idea-- one that will hopefully give you insight into why anyone ...
... A. What is Ethics? -definition #1: Ethics is a branch of philosophy -not much help, huh? There's an obvious question here: What is Philosophy? -a good question! There are various competing answers, but I will only sketch for you a basic idea-- one that will hopefully give you insight into why anyone ...
presentation source
... • Objectivism also holds that moral statements have truth value, but denies the existence of independent moral reality. Objectivism holds that although cultures differ in their morality, morality can be objective, that is capable of assessment and advance by reason, and that some moral principles ha ...
... • Objectivism also holds that moral statements have truth value, but denies the existence of independent moral reality. Objectivism holds that although cultures differ in their morality, morality can be objective, that is capable of assessment and advance by reason, and that some moral principles ha ...
Ethical and unethical bargaining tactics: An empirical study
... - Law is about what is lawful and what is unlawful. 3) Business ethis: - Ethics concern an individual's moral judgments about right and wrong. - Decisions taken within an organization may be made by individuals or groups, but whoever makes them will be influenced by the culture of the company. - The ...
... - Law is about what is lawful and what is unlawful. 3) Business ethis: - Ethics concern an individual's moral judgments about right and wrong. - Decisions taken within an organization may be made by individuals or groups, but whoever makes them will be influenced by the culture of the company. - The ...
MORAL AND NONMORAL JUDGMENTS
... It is a judgment of etiquette, intended to instruct the child in good table manners. Out of the sentences listed below, only the second is a plausible candidate for a moral judgment, even though both the first and second are normative.1)This is a good car. ...
... It is a judgment of etiquette, intended to instruct the child in good table manners. Out of the sentences listed below, only the second is a plausible candidate for a moral judgment, even though both the first and second are normative.1)This is a good car. ...
A Psychological Approach to Ethics
... carry it out. But if others know that the costs of retaliation are prohibitive, they will realize the threat is empty. Unless, of course, they believe they are dealing with someone who simply likes to retaliate. Such a person may strike back even when it is not in his material interests to do so. Bu ...
... carry it out. But if others know that the costs of retaliation are prohibitive, they will realize the threat is empty. Unless, of course, they believe they are dealing with someone who simply likes to retaliate. Such a person may strike back even when it is not in his material interests to do so. Bu ...
What`s So Queer About Morality? One of the currently available
... Another move open to the realist is to grant for the sake of argument that he or she must embrace reasons internalism but argue that doing so does not have any ontologically queer implications. Recall that according to Garner, the thing that is supposedly so queer about morality in this context is t ...
... Another move open to the realist is to grant for the sake of argument that he or she must embrace reasons internalism but argue that doing so does not have any ontologically queer implications. Recall that according to Garner, the thing that is supposedly so queer about morality in this context is t ...
Zeros, theme vowels, and construction morphology
... little work has been done to elaborate what follows from that fact. Drawing on data from English, Latin, and Native American languages, I will show that a typology of morphemes reveals that syntactic properties — either construction internal or external — are the only necessary part of a morpheme. G ...
... little work has been done to elaborate what follows from that fact. Drawing on data from English, Latin, and Native American languages, I will show that a typology of morphemes reveals that syntactic properties — either construction internal or external — are the only necessary part of a morpheme. G ...
... It is the Christian belief in the existence of objective moral principles and the ability to reason morally, which clashes with some aspects of popular secular culture. For example a popular, contemporary moral principal is the idea of tolerance. In this regard it is fascinating that what modern sec ...
PHIL 2525 Contemporary Moral Issues
... But if you like torturing cats, you should have a reason ...
... But if you like torturing cats, you should have a reason ...
Kant and the force of duty - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... the embeddedness of moral relations in context. Can we separate what we ought to do from how we are, from those values and practices in which our lives gain value, purpose and cohesion? Conflicts between duties - what do I tell the murderer seeking you? Insufficient role for inclinations, attitu ...
... the embeddedness of moral relations in context. Can we separate what we ought to do from how we are, from those values and practices in which our lives gain value, purpose and cohesion? Conflicts between duties - what do I tell the murderer seeking you? Insufficient role for inclinations, attitu ...
The Moral Point of View - Seattle Preparatory School
... Compassion Other philosophers have seen the origin of the moral life to be in compassion, feeling for the suffering of other sentient beings. Josiah Royce: “Such as that is for me, so is it for him, nothing less.” ...
... Compassion Other philosophers have seen the origin of the moral life to be in compassion, feeling for the suffering of other sentient beings. Josiah Royce: “Such as that is for me, so is it for him, nothing less.” ...
Meta-Ethics - Este blog no existe
... Morals: morality is the set of behaviors, attitudes and values transmited by tradition within a particular human group and which binds its members. Ethics: ethics is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending and critizicing concepts of right and wrong behavior, and the oportunity ...
... Morals: morality is the set of behaviors, attitudes and values transmited by tradition within a particular human group and which binds its members. Ethics: ethics is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending and critizicing concepts of right and wrong behavior, and the oportunity ...
the ethics of obligation
... • We can do this because others in society have agreed to do the same thing, because it is in their enlightened (ultimate) self-interest as well. • The social contract is how we create an ordered society, escaping anarchy. ...
... • We can do this because others in society have agreed to do the same thing, because it is in their enlightened (ultimate) self-interest as well. • The social contract is how we create an ordered society, escaping anarchy. ...