Set 6: Kantian Ethics
... The Categorical Imperative offers a way to doing the right thing by asking, “What if everyone did it?” By universalizing moral reasoning, Kant thought we’d all do what’s best. The Humanitarian Principle underscored the importance of not just using others for our ends. Kant saw the individual more im ...
... The Categorical Imperative offers a way to doing the right thing by asking, “What if everyone did it?” By universalizing moral reasoning, Kant thought we’d all do what’s best. The Humanitarian Principle underscored the importance of not just using others for our ends. Kant saw the individual more im ...
Morals
... No theory-independent view on moral status • Regan: Kant > autonomy > cognitive abilities • Singer: utilitarians promote non-moral values, such as happiness > suffering • No answer to moral significance question • Why should moral status be central? • Does it admit of gradation? – Are we looking at ...
... No theory-independent view on moral status • Regan: Kant > autonomy > cognitive abilities • Singer: utilitarians promote non-moral values, such as happiness > suffering • No answer to moral significance question • Why should moral status be central? • Does it admit of gradation? – Are we looking at ...
Ethics
... effectively resolve “ethical dilemmas” in business Moral philosophy: tools for this process “Values:” principles that are important to individual, group ...
... effectively resolve “ethical dilemmas” in business Moral philosophy: tools for this process “Values:” principles that are important to individual, group ...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau remains an important figure in the history
... dominates Rousseau's work is to find a way of preserving human freedom in a world where human beings are increasingly dependent on one another for the satisfaction of their needs. This concern has two dimensions: material and psychological, of which the latter has greater importance. In the modern w ...
... dominates Rousseau's work is to find a way of preserving human freedom in a world where human beings are increasingly dependent on one another for the satisfaction of their needs. This concern has two dimensions: material and psychological, of which the latter has greater importance. In the modern w ...
The moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724
... (Kant assumed that only principles / maxims that are absolute in nature could be so ...
... (Kant assumed that only principles / maxims that are absolute in nature could be so ...
Session 15: Introduction to Utilitarianism
... John Rawls’ contractualism holds that the moral acts are those that we would all agree to if we were unbiased. ...
... John Rawls’ contractualism holds that the moral acts are those that we would all agree to if we were unbiased. ...
Emile Durkheim - faculty.rsu.edu
... Through socialization and education these rules become internalized in the consciousness of the individual. These constraints and guides become moral obligations to obey social rules. ...
... Through socialization and education these rules become internalized in the consciousness of the individual. These constraints and guides become moral obligations to obey social rules. ...
Emile Durkheim - faculty.rsu.edu
... Through socialization and education these rules become internalized in the consciousness of the individual. These constraints and guides become moral obligations to obey social rules. ...
... Through socialization and education these rules become internalized in the consciousness of the individual. These constraints and guides become moral obligations to obey social rules. ...
ch03_wcr - University of Delaware
... Moral agent: “person who acts for him or herself or in the place of another by the authority of that person and does so by conforming to a standard of right behavior” p.51 Activity: p. 51 reflection, each group oreports one example of a moral agent in a health setting and explains why that person wa ...
... Moral agent: “person who acts for him or herself or in the place of another by the authority of that person and does so by conforming to a standard of right behavior” p.51 Activity: p. 51 reflection, each group oreports one example of a moral agent in a health setting and explains why that person wa ...
ETHICAL THEORIES AND BIOETHICS
... general than a rule or value -Framework; skeleton of ethical decision making -Provides boundaries that should not be exceeded without justified reasons THEORY ...
... general than a rule or value -Framework; skeleton of ethical decision making -Provides boundaries that should not be exceeded without justified reasons THEORY ...
From Ethical Theory to Practice
... Attacked Kohlberg’s theory of moral development as biased toward a male perspective who prefer abstractness and universals over the concrete and relationships . While males prefer abstract principles (like utilitarianism and Kantian deontology), females show a preference for relationships with speci ...
... Attacked Kohlberg’s theory of moral development as biased toward a male perspective who prefer abstractness and universals over the concrete and relationships . While males prefer abstract principles (like utilitarianism and Kantian deontology), females show a preference for relationships with speci ...
Document
... A theory inspired by feminist approaches to morality, rejects traditional approaches to ethics on the grounds that they place too much emphasis on duties, rights, and justice. Such traditional theories are too abstract, legalistic, and uncaring, according to this view of feminist. The ethics of ...
... A theory inspired by feminist approaches to morality, rejects traditional approaches to ethics on the grounds that they place too much emphasis on duties, rights, and justice. Such traditional theories are too abstract, legalistic, and uncaring, according to this view of feminist. The ethics of ...
plekhanov: anarchism and socialism
... various phases of historical evolution, should be classed among the Utopians. And yet, look more closely at the historical ideas of Saint Simon, and you will find that we are not wrong in calling him a Utopian. The future is deducible from the past, the historical evolution of humanity is a process ...
... various phases of historical evolution, should be classed among the Utopians. And yet, look more closely at the historical ideas of Saint Simon, and you will find that we are not wrong in calling him a Utopian. The future is deducible from the past, the historical evolution of humanity is a process ...
Introductory Lecture
... in the society or culture we happen to be dealing with. • The ‘moral facts’ are relative to culture. • The ‘moral facts’ may change over time. • There’s no such thing as right or wrong period. ...
... in the society or culture we happen to be dealing with. • The ‘moral facts’ are relative to culture. • The ‘moral facts’ may change over time. • There’s no such thing as right or wrong period. ...
What is Ethical Relativism?
... can be explained objectively by a comprehensive moral theory, which will explain why certain goods may take presence over other goods, when they conflict. Hence, moral conflicts and situational differences do not lead to the conclusion that all norms are subjective and relative. 4. Toleration of Dif ...
... can be explained objectively by a comprehensive moral theory, which will explain why certain goods may take presence over other goods, when they conflict. Hence, moral conflicts and situational differences do not lead to the conclusion that all norms are subjective and relative. 4. Toleration of Dif ...
Lesson 14: Ethics
... • Big differences between a moral problem and an ethical dilemma. • Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. • Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). • Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. • Ethical situat ...
... • Big differences between a moral problem and an ethical dilemma. • Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. • Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). • Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. • Ethical situat ...
Lesson 14: Ethics
... • Big differences between a moral problem and an ethical dilemma. • Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. • Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). • Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. • Ethical situat ...
... • Big differences between a moral problem and an ethical dilemma. • Ascertaining the relevant facts can help solve many moral problems. • Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). • Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. • Ethical situat ...
Social Theory in Context: Relational Humanism
... ourselves with an empty vessel - unable even to conceptualize what it is to have a choice? Individual Liberty: For many humanists the concept of liberty serves as the critical component of the tradition. We must, it is extolled, value the liberty of each and every individual - endowed as we are with ...
... ourselves with an empty vessel - unable even to conceptualize what it is to have a choice? Individual Liberty: For many humanists the concept of liberty serves as the critical component of the tradition. We must, it is extolled, value the liberty of each and every individual - endowed as we are with ...
Morality and Ethics
... The Limitations of Conscience One last claim commonly offered by moral agents of all sorts, including business people, is that all we really need is our conscience. We all have good reason to doubt this if we reflect on our own moral failings. In addition, it’s easy enough to identify instanc ...
... The Limitations of Conscience One last claim commonly offered by moral agents of all sorts, including business people, is that all we really need is our conscience. We all have good reason to doubt this if we reflect on our own moral failings. In addition, it’s easy enough to identify instanc ...
Lesson 13: Ethics
... can help solve many moral problems. C. Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). D. Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. E. Ethical situations or dilemmas are conflicts in values (own values conflict with organization’s). ...
... can help solve many moral problems. C. Moral problems might not involve facts but simply will power (to steal, or not to steal). D. Ethical dilemma: Two mutually exclusive moral duties. E. Ethical situations or dilemmas are conflicts in values (own values conflict with organization’s). ...
Ethical Decision Making – Questions to help decide the ethical
... Consider the source, reliability, and accuracy of all relevant information. ...
... Consider the source, reliability, and accuracy of all relevant information. ...