Ethics - Greensburg Salem School District
... “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is the right thing to do.” - Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart ...
... “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is the right thing to do.” - Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart ...
Making Ethical Decis.. - Personal web pages for people of Metropolia
... The more we remove ourselves from regarding others as human beings, the more we will be willing to do outrageous things to them. ...
... The more we remove ourselves from regarding others as human beings, the more we will be willing to do outrageous things to them. ...
Religious Morality 1
... Using reason to make a moral decision is seen by many as the best way – because you take account of as many things as possible and make your decision based on all the facts while staying flexible about the choice you make. ...
... Using reason to make a moral decision is seen by many as the best way – because you take account of as many things as possible and make your decision based on all the facts while staying flexible about the choice you make. ...
Biology and Society Unit Three: Ethics Branches of Philosophy
... set of rules given to them by moral agents. The crucial difference is that moral followers, as opposed to moral agents, are unable to make moral decisions about novel moral problems not covered by the code of behavior in which they have been indoctrinated. Being a moral agent requires an individual ...
... set of rules given to them by moral agents. The crucial difference is that moral followers, as opposed to moral agents, are unable to make moral decisions about novel moral problems not covered by the code of behavior in which they have been indoctrinated. Being a moral agent requires an individual ...
Chapter_3_Weston
... expectations of others as well as ourselves Ourselves and our needs are built into the definition of morality. However, your own needs cannot be the whole story. Contrary to the bumper sticker: “It is all about me, so deal with it.” Pure egoism, not a moral position ...
... expectations of others as well as ourselves Ourselves and our needs are built into the definition of morality. However, your own needs cannot be the whole story. Contrary to the bumper sticker: “It is all about me, so deal with it.” Pure egoism, not a moral position ...
Ethical subjectivism, also called moral subjectivism, is a
... wrong' can't be objectively true. Emotivism also holds that moral judgments of right or wrong behaviour are a function of the positive or negative feelings evoked by the behaviour. ...
... wrong' can't be objectively true. Emotivism also holds that moral judgments of right or wrong behaviour are a function of the positive or negative feelings evoked by the behaviour. ...
Morality and US Foreign Policy
... leader who does not pay heed to this credo does so at his or her peril. For this vision has informed American foreign policy almost literally from the beginning. ...
... leader who does not pay heed to this credo does so at his or her peril. For this vision has informed American foreign policy almost literally from the beginning. ...
24 Character Development and Good Sporting
... • These findings confirm and extend adult perspectives on moral issues in sport. They also show that issues of rightness and wrongness occur in practices, before and after games, and at home, not just during the game. ...
... • These findings confirm and extend adult perspectives on moral issues in sport. They also show that issues of rightness and wrongness occur in practices, before and after games, and at home, not just during the game. ...
Social Ethics continued
... hypothetical Original Position of humanity, before we are born, we exist behind a Veil of Ignorance which keeps us from knowing who we will be and what will become of us when we exit the Original Position and enter the world ...
... hypothetical Original Position of humanity, before we are born, we exist behind a Veil of Ignorance which keeps us from knowing who we will be and what will become of us when we exit the Original Position and enter the world ...
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... Paul Voakes: The process of making rational choices between what is morally justifiable and unjustifiable ...
... Paul Voakes: The process of making rational choices between what is morally justifiable and unjustifiable ...
Virtue ethics
... 3. Therefore, a virtue-oriented approach is the way moral philosophy ought to be ...
... 3. Therefore, a virtue-oriented approach is the way moral philosophy ought to be ...
Same-Sex Relationships and Issues of Moral Obligation
... see on what internal grounds a biblical prohibition of same-sex relationships can be maintained as absolute. Medieval arguments that homosexuality is “against nature” are equally problematic for Norris (although he seems reluctant to let them go). Less ambiguous, they are also less convincing in an ...
... see on what internal grounds a biblical prohibition of same-sex relationships can be maintained as absolute. Medieval arguments that homosexuality is “against nature” are equally problematic for Norris (although he seems reluctant to let them go). Less ambiguous, they are also less convincing in an ...
docx RELIGION AND MORALITY
... since moral codes are derived from religion and that the moral standards are judged using a marking scheme set by religion, morality is judged as either wrong or right on the basis of conformity or contradiction of biblical teachings or any other religious tradition, Muslims uses Quran to judge whet ...
... since moral codes are derived from religion and that the moral standards are judged using a marking scheme set by religion, morality is judged as either wrong or right on the basis of conformity or contradiction of biblical teachings or any other religious tradition, Muslims uses Quran to judge whet ...
PersonsTheoreticalEthics
... whether an action is right or wrong but only whether it tends to be right or wrong according to a certain kind of moral duty such as beneficence, fidelity, or justice (he called this concept of partial rightness prima facie duty). Subsequently, philosophers have been questioned whether even prima fa ...
... whether an action is right or wrong but only whether it tends to be right or wrong according to a certain kind of moral duty such as beneficence, fidelity, or justice (he called this concept of partial rightness prima facie duty). Subsequently, philosophers have been questioned whether even prima fa ...
James Rachels: The Debate over Utilitarianism
... 1. Explain the legend of Gyges. What questions about morality are raised by the story? The Legend of Gyses is all about a shepherd who found a ring in a fissure cause by an earthquake, which the ring can make the wearer invisible and enable him to go anywhere and do anything undetected. Gyges use th ...
... 1. Explain the legend of Gyges. What questions about morality are raised by the story? The Legend of Gyses is all about a shepherd who found a ring in a fissure cause by an earthquake, which the ring can make the wearer invisible and enable him to go anywhere and do anything undetected. Gyges use th ...
What is Ethical Relativism?
... Is there real moral disagreement? 1st premise: If people disagree about X then X is subjective and relative, both sides are equally correct. True or False? Against: The fact of disagreement can prove nothing about the matter in dispute. This is certainly the case in factual matters. Disagreement doe ...
... Is there real moral disagreement? 1st premise: If people disagree about X then X is subjective and relative, both sides are equally correct. True or False? Against: The fact of disagreement can prove nothing about the matter in dispute. This is certainly the case in factual matters. Disagreement doe ...
Ethics and Business
... • According to the Integrative Social Contracts Theory (ISCT), there are two kinds of moral standards: – Hypernorms: those moral standards that should be applied to people in all societies. – Microsocial norms: those norms that differ from one community to another and that should be applied to peopl ...
... • According to the Integrative Social Contracts Theory (ISCT), there are two kinds of moral standards: – Hypernorms: those moral standards that should be applied to people in all societies. – Microsocial norms: those norms that differ from one community to another and that should be applied to peopl ...
Notes on James Garvey, The Ethics of Climate Change
... the moral status of our lives as such. Instead, at least some of the time, we go with the flow of life, drift along until we bump into something which calls for a thought or two. Sometimes what we bump into is a moral question or dilemma or problem, a worry about the rightness or wrongness of a part ...
... the moral status of our lives as such. Instead, at least some of the time, we go with the flow of life, drift along until we bump into something which calls for a thought or two. Sometimes what we bump into is a moral question or dilemma or problem, a worry about the rightness or wrongness of a part ...
Do unto others…
... Immanuel Kant’s Ethical Theory History 1724-1804: Age of Enlightenment (Reason) Era of science, physics, astronomy (not authority) Reason is more useful than religious authority (Galileo) ...
... Immanuel Kant’s Ethical Theory History 1724-1804: Age of Enlightenment (Reason) Era of science, physics, astronomy (not authority) Reason is more useful than religious authority (Galileo) ...
Ethics - Pennsylvania State University
... • What would a person of “good moral character” do? • Exercise appropriate virtue in every case – e.g. honesty, respect, generosity ...
... • What would a person of “good moral character” do? • Exercise appropriate virtue in every case – e.g. honesty, respect, generosity ...
The Intercultural Ethics Agenda from an Objectivist Point of View
... producing agreement: Gert’s “common morality” + Rawls “reflective equilibrium” – Much disagreement that appears moral is not about fundamental moral principles at all: much disagreement involves disagreement about how to apply shared principles or disagreement about factual matters that condition ap ...
... producing agreement: Gert’s “common morality” + Rawls “reflective equilibrium” – Much disagreement that appears moral is not about fundamental moral principles at all: much disagreement involves disagreement about how to apply shared principles or disagreement about factual matters that condition ap ...