the ethics of obligation
... general, put their lives at risk, in an attempt to come to the aid of another. • Heroes are people who do not only “not kill” (moral precept) but go beyond that, risking their lives to prevent killing (moral ideal.) • This introduces the subject of “altruism.” ...
... general, put their lives at risk, in an attempt to come to the aid of another. • Heroes are people who do not only “not kill” (moral precept) but go beyond that, risking their lives to prevent killing (moral ideal.) • This introduces the subject of “altruism.” ...
Meta-ethics - That Marcus Family Home
... 4. Socrates says, "I certainly did not ask you to tell me what action is both holy and unholy: but now it would seem that what is loved by the gods is also hated by them." Why is this a problem for Euthyphro? How does he respond to this observation? 5. What is the final definition of holy (and unhol ...
... 4. Socrates says, "I certainly did not ask you to tell me what action is both holy and unholy: but now it would seem that what is loved by the gods is also hated by them." Why is this a problem for Euthyphro? How does he respond to this observation? 5. What is the final definition of holy (and unhol ...
Understanding Morality and Ethics:
... Since people cannot be separated from their social context, their morality is therefore developed in relation to the norms, values and patterns of action with the social contexts of which they are a part. In this regard, the key point is that members of any social community have a wide range of mora ...
... Since people cannot be separated from their social context, their morality is therefore developed in relation to the norms, values and patterns of action with the social contexts of which they are a part. In this regard, the key point is that members of any social community have a wide range of mora ...
Is Morality Relative or are There Universal Standards?
... • People think the moral perspective of their culture is correct • The “abnormals” of one society are the norms of another society. • Cultural attitudes towards trances, polygamy, and homosexuality • Cultural diversity forces us to accept moral relativism ...
... • People think the moral perspective of their culture is correct • The “abnormals” of one society are the norms of another society. • Cultural attitudes towards trances, polygamy, and homosexuality • Cultural diversity forces us to accept moral relativism ...
Some different views.. - Personal web pages for people of Metropolia
... associated (often) with religious and humanist schools of thought ...
... associated (often) with religious and humanist schools of thought ...
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. ...
Beginning to Understand Ethics
... 4. Describe ethics as subjectivism. ANS: what ethical subjectivism is compatible with moral absolutism, in that the individual or society to whose attitudes moral propositions refer can hold some moral principle to apply regardless of circumstances? (That is, a moral principle can be relative to an ...
... 4. Describe ethics as subjectivism. ANS: what ethical subjectivism is compatible with moral absolutism, in that the individual or society to whose attitudes moral propositions refer can hold some moral principle to apply regardless of circumstances? (That is, a moral principle can be relative to an ...
Ethics 160
... • The fact that people disagree about morality does not indicate in any way whether there are or are not moral facts. • On the contrary, if two people are to have a substantive moral disagreement, there has to be some fact of the matter with respect to morality, or else the moral dispute is just so ...
... • The fact that people disagree about morality does not indicate in any way whether there are or are not moral facts. • On the contrary, if two people are to have a substantive moral disagreement, there has to be some fact of the matter with respect to morality, or else the moral dispute is just so ...
Ethical Theory and Business
... that person’s benefit and are connected to what is good for the person • Right are so important to well being of the individual that they should not be sacrificed to increase the overall good. • Right override the collective will ...
... that person’s benefit and are connected to what is good for the person • Right are so important to well being of the individual that they should not be sacrificed to increase the overall good. • Right override the collective will ...
Today`s 1st Topic: The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
... them, of independent origin, and brought to test them. In the folkways, whatever is, is right….When we come to the folkways we are at the end of our analysis. William Graham Sumner, Folkways (1906) ...
... them, of independent origin, and brought to test them. In the folkways, whatever is, is right….When we come to the folkways we are at the end of our analysis. William Graham Sumner, Folkways (1906) ...
moral philosophy
... 3. These theories maintain that morality is founded upon characteristics that human share; moral rights and obligations are determined by the limitations and possibilities that are inherent to the human nature. ...
... 3. These theories maintain that morality is founded upon characteristics that human share; moral rights and obligations are determined by the limitations and possibilities that are inherent to the human nature. ...
BUSINESS ETHICS
... In late 1983 there was a great public controversy over an infant known to the public only as Baby Jane Doe. This unfortunate baby, born in New York State, suffered from multiple defects including spina bifida (a broken and protruding spine), hydrocephaly (excess fluid on the brain), and perhaps wors ...
... In late 1983 there was a great public controversy over an infant known to the public only as Baby Jane Doe. This unfortunate baby, born in New York State, suffered from multiple defects including spina bifida (a broken and protruding spine), hydrocephaly (excess fluid on the brain), and perhaps wors ...
Andrew Baker - Georgetown Commons
... their own culture. Adolf Hitler’s genocidal actions, so long as they are culturally accepted, are as morally legitimate as Mother Teresa’s works of mercy” (Pojman, 1994, p. 245). Ethical relativists can in no way criticize actions committed by individuals outside of their cultural group. One cannot ...
... their own culture. Adolf Hitler’s genocidal actions, so long as they are culturally accepted, are as morally legitimate as Mother Teresa’s works of mercy” (Pojman, 1994, p. 245). Ethical relativists can in no way criticize actions committed by individuals outside of their cultural group. One cannot ...
Just Business
... – Proponent of animal rights who developed a Kantian theory to defend animal rights: • In order to possess inherent worth, you need only be a “subject of a life,” not necessarily a rational lawmaker • You must be conscious of having a life (have selfawareness) that can go well or poorly – Reagan’s m ...
... – Proponent of animal rights who developed a Kantian theory to defend animal rights: • In order to possess inherent worth, you need only be a “subject of a life,” not necessarily a rational lawmaker • You must be conscious of having a life (have selfawareness) that can go well or poorly – Reagan’s m ...
ppt
... • “Consider a normal day in the street. You are walking down the sidewalk thinking about what you need to say in an upcoming meeting and you hear the noise of an accident. You immediately see if you can help. You are in your office. The conversation is lively and a topic comes up that embarrasses yo ...
... • “Consider a normal day in the street. You are walking down the sidewalk thinking about what you need to say in an upcoming meeting and you hear the noise of an accident. You immediately see if you can help. You are in your office. The conversation is lively and a topic comes up that embarrasses yo ...
Subjectivism in Ethics
... opinions are based on our feelings and nothing more. On this view, there is no such thing as “objective” right and wrong. ...
... opinions are based on our feelings and nothing more. On this view, there is no such thing as “objective” right and wrong. ...
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
... Basic moral principles are imprinted in humans and can be discovered through use of REASON. “The demands of the law are written on their hearts.” (Romans 2) These natural laws are self-evident and are the same for everywhere—independent of what humans may feel, desire, believe. Which “-ism” does thi ...
... Basic moral principles are imprinted in humans and can be discovered through use of REASON. “The demands of the law are written on their hearts.” (Romans 2) These natural laws are self-evident and are the same for everywhere—independent of what humans may feel, desire, believe. Which “-ism” does thi ...
Kant`s Moral Theory
... (2) Causing this particular effect is right or wrong Therefore (3) People should / should not do the action in question ...
... (2) Causing this particular effect is right or wrong Therefore (3) People should / should not do the action in question ...
Philosophy 148
... but the fact that some, or even most, are of a certain opinion is only descriptive, and not normative. We will examine prevailing attitudes, but we will keep in mind that the popularity of a view is no evidence of its normative truth. ...
... but the fact that some, or even most, are of a certain opinion is only descriptive, and not normative. We will examine prevailing attitudes, but we will keep in mind that the popularity of a view is no evidence of its normative truth. ...
Ethical Pluralism and Relativism
... power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.’ ‘The only part of conduct of anyone for which he is amenable to society is that which concerns others.’ ‘In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of ...
... power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.’ ‘The only part of conduct of anyone for which he is amenable to society is that which concerns others.’ ‘In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of ...
Lecture Notes URL
... Camus and Existentialism Camus’s ethical system. Human beings inhabit a moral universe in which there are no absolute guidelines Nonetheless, we have an ethical sense that we try to live ...
... Camus and Existentialism Camus’s ethical system. Human beings inhabit a moral universe in which there are no absolute guidelines Nonetheless, we have an ethical sense that we try to live ...
What is morality and how does it work
... fidelity, obedience, courage, and sympathy, were always ready to aid one another, and to sacrifice themselves for the common good, would be victorious over most other tribes; and this would be natural selection. At all times throughout the world tribes have supplanted other tribes; and … morality is ...
... fidelity, obedience, courage, and sympathy, were always ready to aid one another, and to sacrifice themselves for the common good, would be victorious over most other tribes; and this would be natural selection. At all times throughout the world tribes have supplanted other tribes; and … morality is ...
Lecture Presentation Chapter 5
... Interpreting the Differences • Cultural relativity, derives from observation of cultural differences and two important realizations: • 1) that a culture’s values, rituals, and customs reflect its geography, history, and socioeconomic circumstances and • 2) that hasty or facile comparison of other c ...
... Interpreting the Differences • Cultural relativity, derives from observation of cultural differences and two important realizations: • 1) that a culture’s values, rituals, and customs reflect its geography, history, and socioeconomic circumstances and • 2) that hasty or facile comparison of other c ...
Kant and the force of duty - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... dependence. To treat finite creatures like myself as ends requires not just that I adopt maxims which respect their capacity to act as freely determining agents, but that I support their limited and fragile capacity to act. However, what limits are there to the possible assistance required by others ...
... dependence. To treat finite creatures like myself as ends requires not just that I adopt maxims which respect their capacity to act as freely determining agents, but that I support their limited and fragile capacity to act. However, what limits are there to the possible assistance required by others ...