Ethics - Courses
... greatest good for the greatest number of people affected by X. – Rule Utilitarianism: An act, X, is morally permissible if the consequences of following the general rule Y of which X is an instance, would bring about the greatest good for the greatest number. ...
... greatest good for the greatest number of people affected by X. – Rule Utilitarianism: An act, X, is morally permissible if the consequences of following the general rule Y of which X is an instance, would bring about the greatest good for the greatest number. ...
What is Situation Ethics?
... The study above blamed many things on the fact that many people were turning away from the Church’s rules (legalism) and more towards antinomianism (the abandonment of any rules). The world was becoming more secular (non-religious) and people had stopped listening to the Church and their teachings o ...
... The study above blamed many things on the fact that many people were turning away from the Church’s rules (legalism) and more towards antinomianism (the abandonment of any rules). The world was becoming more secular (non-religious) and people had stopped listening to the Church and their teachings o ...
Situation Ethics Revision pp
... The study above blamed many things on the fact that many people were turning away from the Church’s rules (legalism) and more towards antinomianism (the abandonment of any rules). The world was becoming more secular (non-religious) and people had stopped listening to the Church and their teachings o ...
... The study above blamed many things on the fact that many people were turning away from the Church’s rules (legalism) and more towards antinomianism (the abandonment of any rules). The world was becoming more secular (non-religious) and people had stopped listening to the Church and their teachings o ...
Introduction
... the king, seduce the queen and become king himself (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’ ...
... the king, seduce the queen and become king himself (b) Point: If I can break moral rules when they benefit me without getting caught, what motivation is there for me to accept the moral viewpoint at all ii) Plato’s first answer: we should choose the life of the “unsuccessful” just person because it’ ...
Unit 6-Ethics Desision Making
... supposed to provide us with a guide for moral living, and to do so it must be rational, and to be rational it must be free of contradictions. • Ethics requires consistency in the sense that our moral standards, actions, and values should not be contradictory. Examining our lives to uncover inconsist ...
... supposed to provide us with a guide for moral living, and to do so it must be rational, and to be rational it must be free of contradictions. • Ethics requires consistency in the sense that our moral standards, actions, and values should not be contradictory. Examining our lives to uncover inconsist ...
Justice Powerpoint
... But we must decide what to do so we adopt another method We use emotions, passions, self interest, … Since we have incompatible desires our politics has become civil war carried on by other means’ ...
... But we must decide what to do so we adopt another method We use emotions, passions, self interest, … Since we have incompatible desires our politics has become civil war carried on by other means’ ...
Why Ethics?
... means to secure an advantage. Even if one has the high moral ground, ethics dictates that it should be abandoned. Good ethics might be good for business, but that does not make business success its measure or mean that ethics can be abandoned if it is bad for business. ...
... means to secure an advantage. Even if one has the high moral ground, ethics dictates that it should be abandoned. Good ethics might be good for business, but that does not make business success its measure or mean that ethics can be abandoned if it is bad for business. ...
Political Theory Working Paper - e
... Here we shall focus on what I believe is the centre of gravity of this new intellectual “music”: value pluralism. The most important point of Berlin’s pluralism is the “rational” conviction that there cannot be a single correct, unitary vision of good or morality. His criticism of “monist” theoretic ...
... Here we shall focus on what I believe is the centre of gravity of this new intellectual “music”: value pluralism. The most important point of Berlin’s pluralism is the “rational” conviction that there cannot be a single correct, unitary vision of good or morality. His criticism of “monist” theoretic ...
File - Mr. Cardinal
... The ethical is a part of what it means to be human; in other words, human beings tend towards the good. The ethical is the education of our freedom; it is the fulfillment or wholeness of human life by way of our actions. The ethical presumes that we can be held responsible for what we do. Ethical th ...
... The ethical is a part of what it means to be human; in other words, human beings tend towards the good. The ethical is the education of our freedom; it is the fulfillment or wholeness of human life by way of our actions. The ethical presumes that we can be held responsible for what we do. Ethical th ...
Ethics as a Contributor to a Culture of Quality
... broader society that cannot be ignored.” Often not considered its own theory but rather a subset of deontology or rule utilitarianism Expands traditional rule/duty systems by making society as a whole a primary moral agent – communitarianism – with emphasis on “rights” ...
... broader society that cannot be ignored.” Often not considered its own theory but rather a subset of deontology or rule utilitarianism Expands traditional rule/duty systems by making society as a whole a primary moral agent – communitarianism – with emphasis on “rights” ...
Virtue Ethics Intro
... • Good actions from from good character • Good character is essential to human happiness ...
... • Good actions from from good character • Good character is essential to human happiness ...
Definitions in Ethics, by Michael Josephson
... wrong. As a practical matter, ethics is about how we meet the challenge of doing the right thing when that will cost more than we want to pay. Aspects of Ethics There are two aspects to ethics: The first involves the ability to discern right from wrong, good from evil, and propriety from impropriety ...
... wrong. As a practical matter, ethics is about how we meet the challenge of doing the right thing when that will cost more than we want to pay. Aspects of Ethics There are two aspects to ethics: The first involves the ability to discern right from wrong, good from evil, and propriety from impropriety ...
Session 15: Introduction to Utilitarianism
... that it does not focus on what sorts of actions are morally permitted and which ones are not, but rather on what sort of qualities someone ought to foster in order to become a good person. This particular feature of the ...
... that it does not focus on what sorts of actions are morally permitted and which ones are not, but rather on what sort of qualities someone ought to foster in order to become a good person. This particular feature of the ...
Ethics in Field Education
... Field instructors play multiple, significant roles in the preparation of the next generation of social work professionals. They are teachers, mentors, evaluators, supervisors, and also learners, as students expose them to novel problems and questions. This session is designed to help participants co ...
... Field instructors play multiple, significant roles in the preparation of the next generation of social work professionals. They are teachers, mentors, evaluators, supervisors, and also learners, as students expose them to novel problems and questions. This session is designed to help participants co ...
THEORIES ABOUT RIGHT ACTION (ETHICAL THEORIES)
... persons. In analyzing an issue in this approach, we have to: (a) Identify the various courses of action available to us. ...
... persons. In analyzing an issue in this approach, we have to: (a) Identify the various courses of action available to us. ...
ethics2016-A
... Moral – of or pertaining to, or concerned with right conduct or its principles, conforming to these principles rather than to just law or custom, that is a moral obligation, to be a good citizen and have a good character Where does ethics or morality come from? - family, your faith or religion or cu ...
... Moral – of or pertaining to, or concerned with right conduct or its principles, conforming to these principles rather than to just law or custom, that is a moral obligation, to be a good citizen and have a good character Where does ethics or morality come from? - family, your faith or religion or cu ...
Developing an Effective Ethics Program
... formal structural restraints and guidance on ethical issues ...
... formal structural restraints and guidance on ethical issues ...
Ethical Decision-Making Guidelines and Tools
... promote happiness and wrong to the extent that they tend to promote the reverse of happiness Judges the rightness and wrongness of an action by its consequences Advantages ...
... promote happiness and wrong to the extent that they tend to promote the reverse of happiness Judges the rightness and wrongness of an action by its consequences Advantages ...
Chapter 1: Welcome to Ethics
... 3. Provide an example of a time when you had to make a difficult ethical decision. How did the concept of the ethical standard apply to your situation? A. ethical principles ...
... 3. Provide an example of a time when you had to make a difficult ethical decision. How did the concept of the ethical standard apply to your situation? A. ethical principles ...
The Great Balancing Act Ethics in the EA Professional Oct 2014
... information or simply your observations) Your impressions/conclusions resulting from review of data/information Treatment needs, direction, plan, goals, etc. ...
... information or simply your observations) Your impressions/conclusions resulting from review of data/information Treatment needs, direction, plan, goals, etc. ...
Collective Good
... “It is possible to measure progress because of the persistence throughout the whole course of human history of certain identical interests and purposes. When such an interest or purpose is sufficiently broad in scope, and gets itself permanently embodied, it is called an institution. Thus government ...
... “It is possible to measure progress because of the persistence throughout the whole course of human history of certain identical interests and purposes. When such an interest or purpose is sufficiently broad in scope, and gets itself permanently embodied, it is called an institution. Thus government ...
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... Problem for both cultural and individual relativism Both seem to imply that relativism is more tolerant than objectivism, but in neither case is this true. A cultural relativist can hold that tolerance is good only insofar as tolerance is already a virtue in a given society. There is no reason for ...
... Problem for both cultural and individual relativism Both seem to imply that relativism is more tolerant than objectivism, but in neither case is this true. A cultural relativist can hold that tolerance is good only insofar as tolerance is already a virtue in a given society. There is no reason for ...
Chapter Outline (continued)
... pleasure gained from a fair and hard-fought contest, refusal to take unfair advantage of a situation or of an opponent, courtesy toward one’s opponent, and graciousness in both winning and losing. ...
... pleasure gained from a fair and hard-fought contest, refusal to take unfair advantage of a situation or of an opponent, courtesy toward one’s opponent, and graciousness in both winning and losing. ...
Kant and Duty
... Never tell the truth = Irrational: world in which no one would believe you. Lies would be the norm. ‘‘On one hand Kant say consequences tell us nothing about ethics. On the other hand, consequences are consulted in determining whether a proposed rule is rational.’’ ...
... Never tell the truth = Irrational: world in which no one would believe you. Lies would be the norm. ‘‘On one hand Kant say consequences tell us nothing about ethics. On the other hand, consequences are consulted in determining whether a proposed rule is rational.’’ ...