Moral Enhancement and the Duty to Eliminate Evildoing
... the problem. First, what is the target of moral enhancement? More precisely, what is being enhanced and to what extent? I argue against the perfectionist view that we should create moral saints or at least maximally improve people morally. The argument rests on the moral imperative to respect the se ...
... the problem. First, what is the target of moral enhancement? More precisely, what is being enhanced and to what extent? I argue against the perfectionist view that we should create moral saints or at least maximally improve people morally. The argument rests on the moral imperative to respect the se ...
Online Privacy Issues Overview
... Question: Can a person in dire straits make a promise with the intention of breaking it later? Proposed rule: “I may make promises with the intention of later breaking them.” The person in trouble wants his promise to be believed so he can get what he needs. Universalize rule: Everyone may make & br ...
... Question: Can a person in dire straits make a promise with the intention of breaking it later? Proposed rule: “I may make promises with the intention of later breaking them.” The person in trouble wants his promise to be believed so he can get what he needs. Universalize rule: Everyone may make & br ...
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... Maintaining the species Prohibiting needless killing Promoting socialization through altruism and generosity Pursuit of knowledge and understanding about the universe Natural human rights Balance between personal rights and societal obligations Social contract – give up something to th ...
... Maintaining the species Prohibiting needless killing Promoting socialization through altruism and generosity Pursuit of knowledge and understanding about the universe Natural human rights Balance between personal rights and societal obligations Social contract – give up something to th ...
CHAPTER 8 The Basics of Catholic Morality
... helps us desire what is good and then choose it We are responsible – we are blameworthy for our actions ...
... helps us desire what is good and then choose it We are responsible – we are blameworthy for our actions ...
Sample Syllabus: Introduction to Ethics Course Description: This 10
... we are doing when we say that an action is wrong: are we expressing a negative emotional reaction to it, offering our personal opinion, or making an objective claim about the action that it is possible to be mistaken about? Second, we will ask what makes actions right or wrong: is it the consequence ...
... we are doing when we say that an action is wrong: are we expressing a negative emotional reaction to it, offering our personal opinion, or making an objective claim about the action that it is possible to be mistaken about? Second, we will ask what makes actions right or wrong: is it the consequence ...
Teaching Ethical Behavior
... a.m. All students must be on time.”) Principle – “The collectivity of moral or ethical standards or judgments”. (Example: Sometimes principles are simply stated in one word such as “liberty. Liberty means freedom of an individual from outside coercion - - force, bullying, cruelty). The American He ...
... a.m. All students must be on time.”) Principle – “The collectivity of moral or ethical standards or judgments”. (Example: Sometimes principles are simply stated in one word such as “liberty. Liberty means freedom of an individual from outside coercion - - force, bullying, cruelty). The American He ...
Ethical Theory Review Sheet
... Moral Agents (those capable of giving moral consideration) Those entities (humans for our purposes) who are actually free and "rational": can recognize the meaning of right and wrong and act accordingly. (Most philosophers would restrict to class of moral agents to a sub set of the class of humans.) ...
... Moral Agents (those capable of giving moral consideration) Those entities (humans for our purposes) who are actually free and "rational": can recognize the meaning of right and wrong and act accordingly. (Most philosophers would restrict to class of moral agents to a sub set of the class of humans.) ...
Judging the Ethics of Ethics Education
... young men are to blame for not instill ing proper values in their offspring, that the schools are to blame for not teaching right from wrong, and that the young men themselves are to blame and must, therefore, accept the consequences of their behavior. Hav ing acted unethically and illegally, they m ...
... young men are to blame for not instill ing proper values in their offspring, that the schools are to blame for not teaching right from wrong, and that the young men themselves are to blame and must, therefore, accept the consequences of their behavior. Hav ing acted unethically and illegally, they m ...
Ethics Glossary
... person alone and cannot be judged from the outside by any other person. Supererogatory. Literally, "above the call of duty." A supererogatory act is one that is morally good and that goes beyond what is required by duty. Some ethical theories, such as certain versions of utilitarianism, that demand ...
... person alone and cannot be judged from the outside by any other person. Supererogatory. Literally, "above the call of duty." A supererogatory act is one that is morally good and that goes beyond what is required by duty. Some ethical theories, such as certain versions of utilitarianism, that demand ...
What Makes Human Acts Good or Bad
... But they cannot change an evil act into a good one. 3. _______________________: or end or purpose of a human act Every act, no matter how ____________, is done for some ____________. (Ex: The Sunday driver who blocks traffic seems to be driving aimlessly has a purpose: joy of just driving around ...
... But they cannot change an evil act into a good one. 3. _______________________: or end or purpose of a human act Every act, no matter how ____________, is done for some ____________. (Ex: The Sunday driver who blocks traffic seems to be driving aimlessly has a purpose: joy of just driving around ...
ILA Powerpoint - Society for Personality and Social Psychology
... methods for the military? • Is a lie, told for a “right purpose” (say, by a researcher) morally permissible? • Should social psychologists fake their data? • Are we morally obligated to care for others? Answers Depend on your Individual Moral Philosophy ...
... methods for the military? • Is a lie, told for a “right purpose” (say, by a researcher) morally permissible? • Should social psychologists fake their data? • Are we morally obligated to care for others? Answers Depend on your Individual Moral Philosophy ...
ch01_wcr - University of Delaware
... (integrity=oneness, wholeness, unity) (tells the truth weather painful or not) 2. Ethical integrity: doing the morally right thing (issue is: not everyone will agree what is the right thing to be done) **everyone has a personal morality and is a part of a societal morality….no man is an island** ...
... (integrity=oneness, wholeness, unity) (tells the truth weather painful or not) 2. Ethical integrity: doing the morally right thing (issue is: not everyone will agree what is the right thing to be done) **everyone has a personal morality and is a part of a societal morality….no man is an island** ...
Name: OLADUJA BOLUWAJI Matric no: 14/ENG06/047 College
... the position of utilitarnism mediates between the previous two theories by stating “an action is morally right if it promotes the greatest number of pleasure or happiness for the greatest number of people”. Teleological ethical theories have some short comings such as , they require that we foresee ...
... the position of utilitarnism mediates between the previous two theories by stating “an action is morally right if it promotes the greatest number of pleasure or happiness for the greatest number of people”. Teleological ethical theories have some short comings such as , they require that we foresee ...
James Rachels: The Debate over Utilitarianism
... earthquake, which the ring can make the wearer invisible and enable him to go anywhere and do anything undetected. Gyges use the power of the ring to gain entry to the Royal Palace where he seduced the Queen and murdered the King and subsequently seized the throne. The questions about morality that ...
... earthquake, which the ring can make the wearer invisible and enable him to go anywhere and do anything undetected. Gyges use the power of the ring to gain entry to the Royal Palace where he seduced the Queen and murdered the King and subsequently seized the throne. The questions about morality that ...
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. ...
Is Morality Relative or are There Universal Standards?
... • Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. • Morality does not exist in a vacuum. • Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
... • Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. • Morality does not exist in a vacuum. • Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
www.gs.howard.edu
... expected to hold the pursuit of learning and the search for truth in the highest regard while displaying unquestionable integrity and honesty. There is no place for academic dishonesty, regardless of any seeming advantage or gain that may accrue from such dishonesty. Students will be disciplined ...
... expected to hold the pursuit of learning and the search for truth in the highest regard while displaying unquestionable integrity and honesty. There is no place for academic dishonesty, regardless of any seeming advantage or gain that may accrue from such dishonesty. Students will be disciplined ...
Theories of Morality - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... Kant believed that our actions were not as important as our intentions in morality Kant also believed all humans were capable, through reason, of figuring out right/wrong. Reason is an authority ‘in’ us but it transcends us Why be Moral?: “It is the rationale thing to do.” ...
... Kant believed that our actions were not as important as our intentions in morality Kant also believed all humans were capable, through reason, of figuring out right/wrong. Reason is an authority ‘in’ us but it transcends us Why be Moral?: “It is the rationale thing to do.” ...
Applied Ethics/Critical Thinking
... any standard other than how they affect my own self-interest? • Ethical Egoism: The pursuit and promotion of one’s own self-interest and well-being are the only criteria of right action. ...
... any standard other than how they affect my own self-interest? • Ethical Egoism: The pursuit and promotion of one’s own self-interest and well-being are the only criteria of right action. ...
Stages of Moral Development
... right action is a matter of personal values and opinions. It assumes a legal point of view, with the possibility of changing the law because of rational considerations. It is not a strict "law and order" approach. While rules are needed to maintain social order, they should not be blindly obeyed but ...
... right action is a matter of personal values and opinions. It assumes a legal point of view, with the possibility of changing the law because of rational considerations. It is not a strict "law and order" approach. While rules are needed to maintain social order, they should not be blindly obeyed but ...
Chapter 3 Rise of Modern Humanism
... version of humanism whose emphasis on progress and individual rights was distinctly modern. ...
... version of humanism whose emphasis on progress and individual rights was distinctly modern. ...
Ethical Relativism is Opposed to Absolutism.
... Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum. Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
... Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum. Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...