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 ...
Ethics & Values
... and relationships – Standards of right and wrong • Morality – Private, personal standards of right and wrong • Laws reflect moral values of society • Nurses have ethical responsibility to be client advocates ...
... and relationships – Standards of right and wrong • Morality – Private, personal standards of right and wrong • Laws reflect moral values of society • Nurses have ethical responsibility to be client advocates ...
Chapter 3: Clinical Judgment: Applying Critical Thinking and Ethical
... Characteristics of a Critical Thinker include being open-minded, ability to consider alternatives, and ability to recognize gaps in available information. They recognize priorities change, requiring constant assessment. Barriers include attitudes such as “my way is better”, which interfere with em ...
... Characteristics of a Critical Thinker include being open-minded, ability to consider alternatives, and ability to recognize gaps in available information. They recognize priorities change, requiring constant assessment. Barriers include attitudes such as “my way is better”, which interfere with em ...
is there a moral code regardless of time and place?
... In the Critique of Practical Reason, he says: "The method then takes the following course: At first we are only concerned to make the judging of actions by moral laws a natural employment accompanying all our own free actions, as well as the observation of those of others, and to make it as it were ...
... In the Critique of Practical Reason, he says: "The method then takes the following course: At first we are only concerned to make the judging of actions by moral laws a natural employment accompanying all our own free actions, as well as the observation of those of others, and to make it as it were ...
Ethics – Handout 8 Foot, “What Is Moral Relativism?”
... true-by-ancient-mexican-standards and false-by-our-standards. We should interpret MR as making the same kind of claim: we can’t emply two sets of standards in one breath. (8) Stace’s second claim: a relativist is committed to the conclusion that if someone things something is right, then it’s right ...
... true-by-ancient-mexican-standards and false-by-our-standards. We should interpret MR as making the same kind of claim: we can’t emply two sets of standards in one breath. (8) Stace’s second claim: a relativist is committed to the conclusion that if someone things something is right, then it’s right ...
1. The Fairness and Justice Approach to cyber ethics originated with
... The fairness or justice approach to ethics has its roots in the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle who said that “equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally”. The basic moral question in this approach is: How fair is an action? Does it treat everyone in the same way, o ...
... The fairness or justice approach to ethics has its roots in the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle who said that “equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally”. The basic moral question in this approach is: How fair is an action? Does it treat everyone in the same way, o ...
What follows is a brief summary of the material on Kant
... 1) Perform only those actions that you can will as universally binding on all people at all times. 2) always treat people as ends in themselves and not JUST as means to an end. (moral respect for persons) Act/Rule Deontology: As with utilitarianism, there are two general forms of deontology – act an ...
... 1) Perform only those actions that you can will as universally binding on all people at all times. 2) always treat people as ends in themselves and not JUST as means to an end. (moral respect for persons) Act/Rule Deontology: As with utilitarianism, there are two general forms of deontology – act an ...
Kant
... 2. It is also possible that someone does something out of good intention, but ends up bringing about bad consequences. 3. The consequences of an action are not under our control. 4. We can only control our motives when acting as a moral person. 5. Therefore the moral worth of an action is given by o ...
... 2. It is also possible that someone does something out of good intention, but ends up bringing about bad consequences. 3. The consequences of an action are not under our control. 4. We can only control our motives when acting as a moral person. 5. Therefore the moral worth of an action is given by o ...
Introduction to Ethics
... be of much help. For example, is it morally right for me to put my mother in a nursing home? Religion does not give us a specific answer to this dilemma. That is not to say that religion should not be considered when we have a decision to make. It should, as the law should, if it is relevant. But it ...
... be of much help. For example, is it morally right for me to put my mother in a nursing home? Religion does not give us a specific answer to this dilemma. That is not to say that religion should not be considered when we have a decision to make. It should, as the law should, if it is relevant. But it ...
Ethics
... favour an African American female over a Caucasian male, given all else being equal Counterexample: Imprison someone who is Jewish. E.g. in Nazi Germany you were supposed to report a Jew hiding from the authorities/Gestapo Counterexample: Buy slaves, if you need labour! I.e. holding slaves and tradi ...
... favour an African American female over a Caucasian male, given all else being equal Counterexample: Imprison someone who is Jewish. E.g. in Nazi Germany you were supposed to report a Jew hiding from the authorities/Gestapo Counterexample: Buy slaves, if you need labour! I.e. holding slaves and tradi ...
MCRTP Responsible Conduct of Research
... Birth of Louise Brown, 1978 – first child born as a result of IVF. ...
... Birth of Louise Brown, 1978 – first child born as a result of IVF. ...
File
... ‘Principle of Universalisability’ • The right rules to follow are those which can be applied to all people. That is, can a rule be universalised or not? Would it make sense for others to act in this way? All immoral actions are contradictory! Always accept help but never give it! ...
... ‘Principle of Universalisability’ • The right rules to follow are those which can be applied to all people. That is, can a rule be universalised or not? Would it make sense for others to act in this way? All immoral actions are contradictory! Always accept help but never give it! ...
Minimal Ethics
... spontaneous convictions (whether it is hedonistic utilitarianism, the morality of categorical duty, or the ethics of virtue), the author varies the scenarios of the initial experiments in such a way as to lead us to express contradictory convictions. On one occasion we are utilitarian when, in a pi ...
... spontaneous convictions (whether it is hedonistic utilitarianism, the morality of categorical duty, or the ethics of virtue), the author varies the scenarios of the initial experiments in such a way as to lead us to express contradictory convictions. On one occasion we are utilitarian when, in a pi ...
An ethical question that arose with special force during the Gulf War
... before it began. Opinion polls just before the war showed the United States about evenly split between people who favored going to war and those who opposed it. Those who opposed the war were faced with the problem of what to do when the shooting started. There seemed to be three options for such pe ...
... before it began. Opinion polls just before the war showed the United States about evenly split between people who favored going to war and those who opposed it. Those who opposed the war were faced with the problem of what to do when the shooting started. There seemed to be three options for such pe ...
Electrode Placement for Chest Leads, V1 to V6
... • Modeling or observational learning: Learning by watching what others do (or do not do) ...
... • Modeling or observational learning: Learning by watching what others do (or do not do) ...
Ethics and Leadership
... The preservation of our government depends on the faithful discharge of this duty; if the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompete ...
... The preservation of our government depends on the faithful discharge of this duty; if the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompete ...
2525022k9 - Ursula Stange
... if the form can be valid, but the conclusion false? • The deductive argument is important because if the premises can be shown to be true, and the form is valid, then the conclusion must be accepted… ...
... if the form can be valid, but the conclusion false? • The deductive argument is important because if the premises can be shown to be true, and the form is valid, then the conclusion must be accepted… ...
Major Theories in Moral Philosophy
... deontology all belong to the type of moral philosophy called Ethics of Conduct, focusing on ”What to Do.” Virtue Ethics, going back to the time of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, and further back in time, focuses on developing a good character: “How to Be.” Virtues, which the Greeks thought of as ...
... deontology all belong to the type of moral philosophy called Ethics of Conduct, focusing on ”What to Do.” Virtue Ethics, going back to the time of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, and further back in time, focuses on developing a good character: “How to Be.” Virtues, which the Greeks thought of as ...
Come Hell and High Water by Paul Keeling According to Plato
... The scientific community has reached wide consensus on the factual premise—the information is in. Moral Ground makes the case for the moral premise. The conclusion follows from the premises, which means that we cannot escape the obligation to act and at the same time profess to be a moral person. W ...
... The scientific community has reached wide consensus on the factual premise—the information is in. Moral Ground makes the case for the moral premise. The conclusion follows from the premises, which means that we cannot escape the obligation to act and at the same time profess to be a moral person. W ...
Teaching Ethical Behavior
... light of moral feelings). Recognize a dilemma. Dilemmas are good-good conflicts. That is, there is a choice between two equally acceptable (or good) choices of action. A true moral dilemma requires that one rejects, or turns away from, one moral choice for the sake of another. ...
... light of moral feelings). Recognize a dilemma. Dilemmas are good-good conflicts. That is, there is a choice between two equally acceptable (or good) choices of action. A true moral dilemma requires that one rejects, or turns away from, one moral choice for the sake of another. ...
SEEING THE LIGHT
... Teleological Ethics puts the emphasis on ends or goals (consequences) Deontological Ethics emphasizes duties or intentions. ...
... Teleological Ethics puts the emphasis on ends or goals (consequences) Deontological Ethics emphasizes duties or intentions. ...
Ethics & Social Responsibility - Mark
... – Peer pressure – everyone else does it – [Greedy #@%$(#s] ...
... – Peer pressure – everyone else does it – [Greedy #@%$(#s] ...
Management Communication About Ethics
... – Could I defend my position before the Board of Directors, the CEO, or the media? – What would ______________________ do? (Fill in the name of the best role model you know.) – Will this seem to be the right decision a year from now? Five years from mow? – Do I have the moral courage to take the mor ...
... – Could I defend my position before the Board of Directors, the CEO, or the media? – What would ______________________ do? (Fill in the name of the best role model you know.) – Will this seem to be the right decision a year from now? Five years from mow? – Do I have the moral courage to take the mor ...