OCR Document - Francis Bennion
... It is a dangerous policy to trust social relations and conduct to the intelligence of individuals operating on their own resources and judgments. In so critical an art guidance is vital. Moral failure is very largely a failure of knowledge, a result of our inadequacy as moral knowers. Professor Jame ...
... It is a dangerous policy to trust social relations and conduct to the intelligence of individuals operating on their own resources and judgments. In so critical an art guidance is vital. Moral failure is very largely a failure of knowledge, a result of our inadequacy as moral knowers. Professor Jame ...
Kohlberg`s Theory of Moral Development
... • Stages can’t be skipped; progress occurs only one at a time • Some people go farther and faster than others • Once can only comprehend all stages up to and including his present stage. • Given the right circumstances, one can understand and operate at a moral level immediately above the present le ...
... • Stages can’t be skipped; progress occurs only one at a time • Some people go farther and faster than others • Once can only comprehend all stages up to and including his present stage. • Given the right circumstances, one can understand and operate at a moral level immediately above the present le ...
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... 3. Identify all moral dilemmas for each person involved. Be sure to identify relevant laws, agency regulations, professional codes and workplace standards. 4. Decide on the most immediate moral or ethical issue 5. Use an ethical system or other means to resolve the ethical or moral dilemma ...
... 3. Identify all moral dilemmas for each person involved. Be sure to identify relevant laws, agency regulations, professional codes and workplace standards. 4. Decide on the most immediate moral or ethical issue 5. Use an ethical system or other means to resolve the ethical or moral dilemma ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 9 The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
... – 1. All cultural groups must value protecting their infants. • 1. Human infants are helpless and cannot survive if they are not given extensive care for a period of years. • 2. Therefore, if a group did not care or its young, the young would not survive, and the older members of the group would not ...
... – 1. All cultural groups must value protecting their infants. • 1. Human infants are helpless and cannot survive if they are not given extensive care for a period of years. • 2. Therefore, if a group did not care or its young, the young would not survive, and the older members of the group would not ...
NAME: EMMANUEL EMMANUELA OLUWATOSIN. DEPARTMENT
... In full consideration and conclusion it means that all human have spiritual, political, social and all other goals to fulfil among the people around them or that dwell in their surroundings. In socializing with people there is a challenge one must face which is the code of conduct of the individual. ...
... In full consideration and conclusion it means that all human have spiritual, political, social and all other goals to fulfil among the people around them or that dwell in their surroundings. In socializing with people there is a challenge one must face which is the code of conduct of the individual. ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 9 The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
... 5. The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society; that is, if the moral code of a society says that a certain action is right, then that action is right, at least within that society. 6. It is mere arrogance for us to try to judge the conduct of other peoples. We should ad ...
... 5. The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society; that is, if the moral code of a society says that a certain action is right, then that action is right, at least within that society. 6. It is mere arrogance for us to try to judge the conduct of other peoples. We should ad ...
Williams - Interlude Relativism
... propositions provide no answers. Questions may arise whether a particular group is a society or just a subgroup within a society to which it is integrally related (eg. blacks in the US). The central confusion of relativism is that the fact of difference does not imply a non-relative principle of att ...
... propositions provide no answers. Questions may arise whether a particular group is a society or just a subgroup within a society to which it is integrally related (eg. blacks in the US). The central confusion of relativism is that the fact of difference does not imply a non-relative principle of att ...
Thou shalt not kill: does morality exist
... history2 - these moral statements don‟t seem as powerful as the one prohibiting murder. These statements can be loosely categorised as supporting human rights, but the concept of human rights is a relatively recent one in our nation. In short I would argue these less powerful moral statements are i ...
... history2 - these moral statements don‟t seem as powerful as the one prohibiting murder. These statements can be loosely categorised as supporting human rights, but the concept of human rights is a relatively recent one in our nation. In short I would argue these less powerful moral statements are i ...
360 Business Ethics
... moral duties, and that sometimes these duties conflict. • There appears to be no easy hierarchy of duties such that one duty always supersedes others. • W.D. Ross is the philosopher credited with proposing that we have a large set of duties that often conflict, and that when this occurs the more imp ...
... moral duties, and that sometimes these duties conflict. • There appears to be no easy hierarchy of duties such that one duty always supersedes others. • W.D. Ross is the philosopher credited with proposing that we have a large set of duties that often conflict, and that when this occurs the more imp ...
Introductory Lecture
... legitimate they must ultimately be ethically defensible. • Some legally prohibited things are clearly immoral (e.g., killing for fun), others only because the legal prohibition is broadly ethically defensible (e.g., driving when the light is ...
... legitimate they must ultimately be ethically defensible. • Some legally prohibited things are clearly immoral (e.g., killing for fun), others only because the legal prohibition is broadly ethically defensible (e.g., driving when the light is ...
Ethical Decision Making in Business
... not specific moral prescriptions (e.g., Ten Commandments). Laws and values of any particular society are somewhat arbitrary and particular to that society. Laws are seen as necessary to preserve social order and ensure basic rights of life and liberty. Right is defined in terms of general individual ...
... not specific moral prescriptions (e.g., Ten Commandments). Laws and values of any particular society are somewhat arbitrary and particular to that society. Laws are seen as necessary to preserve social order and ensure basic rights of life and liberty. Right is defined in terms of general individual ...
Alasdair MacIntyre
... • Failure to identify moral feelings or attitudes • Can’t explain impersonal force of moral reasons • Expression of feeling is a function of use not meaning ...
... • Failure to identify moral feelings or attitudes • Can’t explain impersonal force of moral reasons • Expression of feeling is a function of use not meaning ...
King’s College London
... express our beliefs about right and wrong. Why? If Ayer is right, what purpose do we have for using moral language? ...
... express our beliefs about right and wrong. Why? If Ayer is right, what purpose do we have for using moral language? ...
06 Moral argument
... • On atheism human beings are just animals and animals have no moral obligations to each other. • Certain actions such as rape may not be biologically and socially advantageous and become taboo but there is nothing to show they are really wrong. ...
... • On atheism human beings are just animals and animals have no moral obligations to each other. • Certain actions such as rape may not be biologically and socially advantageous and become taboo but there is nothing to show they are really wrong. ...
Moral Development
... Right action is defined in terms of universal principles chosen because of their logical comprehensiveness, their universality, and their consistency. These ethical principles are not concrete like the Ten Commandments but abstract universal principles dealing with justice, society’s welfare, the ...
... Right action is defined in terms of universal principles chosen because of their logical comprehensiveness, their universality, and their consistency. These ethical principles are not concrete like the Ten Commandments but abstract universal principles dealing with justice, society’s welfare, the ...
CONSENSUS MORALITY
... practice resulted in the execution of three and four hundred innocent persons. ...
... practice resulted in the execution of three and four hundred innocent persons. ...
Lecture Notes-- Applied Ethics
... -you can't say 'x' is right simply because people are doing 'x' -and if it ought to be the case, there's no reason to believe that it is! -in other words, you can't derive an 'ought' from an 'is',1 or vice versa ...
... -you can't say 'x' is right simply because people are doing 'x' -and if it ought to be the case, there's no reason to believe that it is! -in other words, you can't derive an 'ought' from an 'is',1 or vice versa ...
chapter 5. cultural relativism.
... imperative (see page 11) is the best independent, neutral guide and has been the foundation of the world wide accepted UN Declaration of Human Rights). 3. The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many. (See my comments to the other 5 claims stated here). 4. The ...
... imperative (see page 11) is the best independent, neutral guide and has been the foundation of the world wide accepted UN Declaration of Human Rights). 3. The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many. (See my comments to the other 5 claims stated here). 4. The ...
... and most importantly that one’s life is to be guided by and lived in a morally rational and responsible way even if making a morally correct decision is not in one’s immediate best interests. An example of this might be refusing to make a bribe to get a contract. Jesus makes it clear that if one is ...
Ethics in the Practice of Health Profession
... any medical intervention with competent patients EXCEPT in emergencies, low risk situations and when patient waive the right to adequate information” ...
... any medical intervention with competent patients EXCEPT in emergencies, low risk situations and when patient waive the right to adequate information” ...
What is Fundamental Moral Theology? Lecture Dr. Thomas B
... Fundamental moral theology—explains the why behind the judgments of concrete issues; examines the foundational concerns that underlie concrete judgments Traditional concerns of fundamental moral theology include the ultimate end of humans, the nature of human acts, the grounds for judging human acts ...
... Fundamental moral theology—explains the why behind the judgments of concrete issues; examines the foundational concerns that underlie concrete judgments Traditional concerns of fundamental moral theology include the ultimate end of humans, the nature of human acts, the grounds for judging human acts ...
6 African Ethics
... community, not just to individual members of it • Theft, adultery, lying, and backbiting are ordinary evils; they harm specific people, but do little to affect people not immediately connected to the act • Murder, rape, incest, cursing the chief, etc., affect the entire community, undermining a peop ...
... community, not just to individual members of it • Theft, adultery, lying, and backbiting are ordinary evils; they harm specific people, but do little to affect people not immediately connected to the act • Murder, rape, incest, cursing the chief, etc., affect the entire community, undermining a peop ...
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... • An act does not depend upon its consequences for its moral justification (an act can be considered ‘morally good’ even if it leads to suffering!) • NML can be used by anyone (even if they are not religious) because it is based on REASON not REVELATION. ...
... • An act does not depend upon its consequences for its moral justification (an act can be considered ‘morally good’ even if it leads to suffering!) • NML can be used by anyone (even if they are not religious) because it is based on REASON not REVELATION. ...
Ethics Lesson 1 - The Engquist Teachers
... • A person who believes that criminals should never be executed might hold some of these fundamental principles: – Murder is always wrong. Even when killing a criminal it would turn an innocent executioner into a murderer. – A person can be punished more by spending their life in prison. Living is m ...
... • A person who believes that criminals should never be executed might hold some of these fundamental principles: – Murder is always wrong. Even when killing a criminal it would turn an innocent executioner into a murderer. – A person can be punished more by spending their life in prison. Living is m ...