The Terrain of Ethics
... 1.God commands us to do what is right, then: a) The actions are right because God commands them or b) God commands them because they are right. 2.If a) then, from moral perspective, God’s commands are arbitrary and the doctrine of goodness of God meaningless. 3.If b) then, admit standard of right a ...
... 1.God commands us to do what is right, then: a) The actions are right because God commands them or b) God commands them because they are right. 2.If a) then, from moral perspective, God’s commands are arbitrary and the doctrine of goodness of God meaningless. 3.If b) then, admit standard of right a ...
The Moral Argument Revision Notes File
... starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” He said that being moral was a case of following the Categorical Imperative, by utilising reason. This means that we should only do things that we could wish were universal laws. The outline of his argument goes: 1. We are all under obligation to ...
... starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” He said that being moral was a case of following the Categorical Imperative, by utilising reason. This means that we should only do things that we could wish were universal laws. The outline of his argument goes: 1. We are all under obligation to ...
Moral Saints
... • Though we would certainly praise each of these persons for their moral commitments, we would not necessarily want them as friends, nor would we want out loved ones to be moral saints. ...
... • Though we would certainly praise each of these persons for their moral commitments, we would not necessarily want them as friends, nor would we want out loved ones to be moral saints. ...
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... further argued that the female perspective and its ethic of responsibility which put relationship first had been ignored by others in her field. Highlighting Gender Difference Gilligan included in her book two interviews that were part of Lawrence Kohlberg's 1973 study of individual views on the rig ...
... further argued that the female perspective and its ethic of responsibility which put relationship first had been ignored by others in her field. Highlighting Gender Difference Gilligan included in her book two interviews that were part of Lawrence Kohlberg's 1973 study of individual views on the rig ...
The Terrain of Ethics
... 1.God commands us to do what is right, then: a) The actions are right because God commands them or b) God commands them because they are right. 2.If a) then, from moral perspective, God’s commands are arbitrary and the doctrine of goodness of God meaningless. 3.If b) then, admit standard of right a ...
... 1.God commands us to do what is right, then: a) The actions are right because God commands them or b) God commands them because they are right. 2.If a) then, from moral perspective, God’s commands are arbitrary and the doctrine of goodness of God meaningless. 3.If b) then, admit standard of right a ...
Freedom and the Moral Life _chap_ 3
... free will – allows for doing or omitting actions the intellect has determined to be good or bad ...
... free will – allows for doing or omitting actions the intellect has determined to be good or bad ...
moral values - Academic Home Page
... We must respect the wishes of others. How the other person feels about being lied to is more important than how the potential liar feels about lying. Immanuel Kant: “It is immoral to use other people solely and merely to achieve your own ends. We must recognize others as autonomous.” We may use a me ...
... We must respect the wishes of others. How the other person feels about being lied to is more important than how the potential liar feels about lying. Immanuel Kant: “It is immoral to use other people solely and merely to achieve your own ends. We must recognize others as autonomous.” We may use a me ...
Ethics
... Should our respect for different cultural traditions overrule our respect for human rights? Moral education! Can morality be taught? If the answer is “yes”, then how? If our moral beliefs are the results of a cultural conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intellig ...
... Should our respect for different cultural traditions overrule our respect for human rights? Moral education! Can morality be taught? If the answer is “yes”, then how? If our moral beliefs are the results of a cultural conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intellig ...
Types of Ethics
... A capacity to reason well about what is right and wrong is described as ‘right reason’. This rational capacity within human nature is seen as just as universal and as real as physical scientific laws such as the law of gravity. ...
... A capacity to reason well about what is right and wrong is described as ‘right reason’. This rational capacity within human nature is seen as just as universal and as real as physical scientific laws such as the law of gravity. ...
Moral Theory
... relations are not cold and abstract They suggest that moral emotions such as care and empathy should be included in the considerations about right action. (e.g., warm and cold doctors) ...
... relations are not cold and abstract They suggest that moral emotions such as care and empathy should be included in the considerations about right action. (e.g., warm and cold doctors) ...
PowerPoint 簡報
... societies, and for one half-century, apartheid was condoned within the moral community of white Afrikaner inhabitants of South Africa. ...
... societies, and for one half-century, apartheid was condoned within the moral community of white Afrikaner inhabitants of South Africa. ...
Humanist Discussion Group
... Our next meeting is January 28, 2013. It’s been a long time since we met last and I bet we didn’t give much thought to the Humanist Discussion during the Holidays. And, I hope everyone had a great Holiday. We had agreed that the January 28th meeting topic would be “Morality.” It certainly has been a ...
... Our next meeting is January 28, 2013. It’s been a long time since we met last and I bet we didn’t give much thought to the Humanist Discussion during the Holidays. And, I hope everyone had a great Holiday. We had agreed that the January 28th meeting topic would be “Morality.” It certainly has been a ...
Core Ethical Teachings
... Core Ethical Teachings Refer to page 77-80 of Living Religion Textbook Glossary: EthicsMorality ...
... Core Ethical Teachings Refer to page 77-80 of Living Religion Textbook Glossary: EthicsMorality ...
lecture5
... The Dialogue of Cultural Traditions: a global perspective Dialogue, Cultural Traditions and Ethics ...
... The Dialogue of Cultural Traditions: a global perspective Dialogue, Cultural Traditions and Ethics ...
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... 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.) ...
Principles of Morality Part II
... The best antidote to ethical lapses is to commit in advance to a set of ethical principles -- your personal ethical code. Your code defines your standards of right and wrong. It helps you resist temptation and becomes your basis for making ethically sensitive decisions. A personal code of ethics put ...
... The best antidote to ethical lapses is to commit in advance to a set of ethical principles -- your personal ethical code. Your code defines your standards of right and wrong. It helps you resist temptation and becomes your basis for making ethically sensitive decisions. A personal code of ethics put ...
Are There Objective Values and Ethics?
... The Diversity Thesis: What is considered morally right and wrong varies from society, so that there are no universal moral standards ...
... The Diversity Thesis: What is considered morally right and wrong varies from society, so that there are no universal moral standards ...
Moral Leadership
... Whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number is right Examine the possible results and pick the one that produces the most blessings over the greatest range Political Legislation ...
... Whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number is right Examine the possible results and pick the one that produces the most blessings over the greatest range Political Legislation ...
RM Kalbag - North East Humanists
... physical terms, rarely of what might be called the moral or ethical environment. This is the surrounding climate of ideas on how to live – our standards of behaviour. In the eyes of some thinkers, such as Hegel, it shapes our identities, whilst its workings can be strangely invisible. Whether one is ...
... physical terms, rarely of what might be called the moral or ethical environment. This is the surrounding climate of ideas on how to live – our standards of behaviour. In the eyes of some thinkers, such as Hegel, it shapes our identities, whilst its workings can be strangely invisible. Whether one is ...
Relativism-- who is to say
... Ruth Benedict: Did sociological research to show that cultures have opposite values (eskimos) Argument for tolerance 1. If morality is relative to culture, then there is no independent basis to judge 2. If there is no independent basis to judge, so ought to withhold judgment/ tolerate 3. Morality is ...
... Ruth Benedict: Did sociological research to show that cultures have opposite values (eskimos) Argument for tolerance 1. If morality is relative to culture, then there is no independent basis to judge 2. If there is no independent basis to judge, so ought to withhold judgment/ tolerate 3. Morality is ...
presentation source
... – From moral skepticism to common sense fallibilism as practical necessity. Previous ...
... – From moral skepticism to common sense fallibilism as practical necessity. Previous ...
moral luck
... partly or entirely by their intrinsic value • Consequentialist theory—Asserts that the rightness of actions depends solely on their consequences ...
... partly or entirely by their intrinsic value • Consequentialist theory—Asserts that the rightness of actions depends solely on their consequences ...
Utililitarianism
... There are acts which, in and of themselves, independently of circumstances and intentions, are always gravely illicit by reason of their object; such as blasphemy and perjury, murder and adultery. One may not do evil so that good may result from it. ...
... There are acts which, in and of themselves, independently of circumstances and intentions, are always gravely illicit by reason of their object; such as blasphemy and perjury, murder and adultery. One may not do evil so that good may result from it. ...