Relativism—Descriptive and Normative
... Descriptive relativism—This is the view that different cultures have different moral codes. The moral codes of traditional Eskimos, of feudal Japanese, of modern Western Europeans, of ancient Greeks, of New Guinea headhunters, etc. differ in some fairly significant ways. The ancient Greeks thought i ...
... Descriptive relativism—This is the view that different cultures have different moral codes. The moral codes of traditional Eskimos, of feudal Japanese, of modern Western Europeans, of ancient Greeks, of New Guinea headhunters, etc. differ in some fairly significant ways. The ancient Greeks thought i ...
types+of+moral+theories
... Always act on that maxim or principle (or rule) which can be universally binding, without exception, for all human beings. ...
... Always act on that maxim or principle (or rule) which can be universally binding, without exception, for all human beings. ...
Utilitarianism - Welcome to the UC Davis Philosophy
... The Possibility of Happiness • The greatest happiness principle makes the ultimate end happiness, extended as much as possible to all humans or sentient creatures • Is happiness possible in human beings? – Mitigation of pain at least is possible – Happiness is not a life of rapture, but a varied li ...
... The Possibility of Happiness • The greatest happiness principle makes the ultimate end happiness, extended as much as possible to all humans or sentient creatures • Is happiness possible in human beings? – Mitigation of pain at least is possible – Happiness is not a life of rapture, but a varied li ...
Study Guide A Answer Key
... Complete the chart below by filling in the left column with the names of the introduced species that are causing the ecosystem impacts described in the right column. ...
... Complete the chart below by filling in the left column with the names of the introduced species that are causing the ecosystem impacts described in the right column. ...
Ethics – Handout 3 Ayer`s Emotivism
... Emotivism: Moral judgments are not truth-apt, but rather, are expressions of sentiments of approval or disapproval: e.g., saying “Murder is wrong” amounts to saying “Boo to murder!”: “[I]f I say to someone ‘You acted wrongly in stealing that money’, I am not stating anything more than if I had simpl ...
... Emotivism: Moral judgments are not truth-apt, but rather, are expressions of sentiments of approval or disapproval: e.g., saying “Murder is wrong” amounts to saying “Boo to murder!”: “[I]f I say to someone ‘You acted wrongly in stealing that money’, I am not stating anything more than if I had simpl ...
Ethical Relativism is Opposed to Absolutism.
... This view recognizes the social nature of morality In this view, what is right or wrong in a society can change ...
... This view recognizes the social nature of morality In this view, what is right or wrong in a society can change ...
What is an animal? Part 1
... Some Facts and Figures on Coral Reefs as a Fishery Resource • Healthy coral reefs can produce more than 20 metric tons of fish and other edible marine products per square kilometer per year. Unfortunately, 95% of the country's coral reefs are various stages of deterioration due to destructive and il ...
... Some Facts and Figures on Coral Reefs as a Fishery Resource • Healthy coral reefs can produce more than 20 metric tons of fish and other edible marine products per square kilometer per year. Unfortunately, 95% of the country's coral reefs are various stages of deterioration due to destructive and il ...
252518ethicsofcare2k10
... `My son is gay. Or he`s not. I don`t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you. ...
... `My son is gay. Or he`s not. I don`t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you. ...
ii. Ethical Egoism and Social Contract Theory (A coagulation of
... Normative is the adjectival form of norm, which is described by the University of Montana ethics department as. “concepts or forms thereof that deal with practical and action-oriented imports”. Basically means that norms imply an obligatory action, and establish what we “ought to do” Ethics is a bra ...
... Normative is the adjectival form of norm, which is described by the University of Montana ethics department as. “concepts or forms thereof that deal with practical and action-oriented imports”. Basically means that norms imply an obligatory action, and establish what we “ought to do” Ethics is a bra ...
Lec 18 PowerPoint
... `My son is gay. Or he`s not. I don`t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you. ...
... `My son is gay. Or he`s not. I don`t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you. ...
Marine Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory Procedures
... The life cycle of Plasmodium is complex and includes several generations with both sexual and asexual reproduction. The life cycle can best be understood by starting with the zygote in the gut of a mosquito, one of the two hosts necessary for the completion of the life cycle. The zygote becomes moti ...
... The life cycle of Plasmodium is complex and includes several generations with both sexual and asexual reproduction. The life cycle can best be understood by starting with the zygote in the gut of a mosquito, one of the two hosts necessary for the completion of the life cycle. The zygote becomes moti ...
Philosophy 323
... by thinking about the consequences of Mill’s identification of the good as happiness. Mill’s TRA is called the Greatest Happiness Principle, and it states, “Actions are right…in proportion to their tendency to promote happiness or the absence of pain, and wrong insofar as the tend to produce pain ...
... by thinking about the consequences of Mill’s identification of the good as happiness. Mill’s TRA is called the Greatest Happiness Principle, and it states, “Actions are right…in proportion to their tendency to promote happiness or the absence of pain, and wrong insofar as the tend to produce pain ...
Kant, first set of notes, Fall 2014
... -- but if someone does not have a desire to help others, if in fact this gives them pain, but they do it anyway…then we can more easily see that they’re acting from the motive of duty (so long as there isn’t some other motive for why they’re doing it!) 4. Does this mean acting merely in conformity t ...
... -- but if someone does not have a desire to help others, if in fact this gives them pain, but they do it anyway…then we can more easily see that they’re acting from the motive of duty (so long as there isn’t some other motive for why they’re doing it!) 4. Does this mean acting merely in conformity t ...
ch.14 platyhelminthes notes powerpoint
... S.E. Asia. Other animals that are also infected by this fluke are Cats, Dogs, and Pigs. Vary in length from 10mm to 30mm. Usually found in bile passageways of humans and other fish eating mammals. Eggs are shed into water with feces but do not hatch until they are eaten by certain snails. Cercariae ...
... S.E. Asia. Other animals that are also infected by this fluke are Cats, Dogs, and Pigs. Vary in length from 10mm to 30mm. Usually found in bile passageways of humans and other fish eating mammals. Eggs are shed into water with feces but do not hatch until they are eaten by certain snails. Cercariae ...
Ch9 Notes (7th) - Stephanie Dietterle Webpage
... • Earthworms tunnel for a living. On damp nights or rainy days, they come up out of their burrows. They crawl on the surface of the ground, seeking leaves and other decaying matter that they will drag underground and eat. This keeps the worm’s skin moist being able to obtain oxygen through the moist ...
... • Earthworms tunnel for a living. On damp nights or rainy days, they come up out of their burrows. They crawl on the surface of the ground, seeking leaves and other decaying matter that they will drag underground and eat. This keeps the worm’s skin moist being able to obtain oxygen through the moist ...
biology - Board of Studies
... In garden peas, the allele for purple flowers (P ) is dominant over the allele for white flowers ( p). The allele for smooth seeds (S ) is dominant over the allele for wrinkled seeds (s). A plant that is pure breeding for purple flowers and wrinkled seeds is crossed with a plant that is pure breedin ...
... In garden peas, the allele for purple flowers (P ) is dominant over the allele for white flowers ( p). The allele for smooth seeds (S ) is dominant over the allele for wrinkled seeds (s). A plant that is pure breeding for purple flowers and wrinkled seeds is crossed with a plant that is pure breedin ...
Animals - Austin Community College
... ! only members of the animal kingdom have an additional systems of control ...
... ! only members of the animal kingdom have an additional systems of control ...
Ethical Dilemmas in Leadership
... conversely, that others have a duty or responsibility to leave me alone ...
... conversely, that others have a duty or responsibility to leave me alone ...
PowerPoint
... necessary in using energy. Vitamins aid the animal’s body by assisting to regulate body functions, keeping the body healthy, and developing resistance to diseases. The deficiency of a vitamin can lead to ...
... necessary in using energy. Vitamins aid the animal’s body by assisting to regulate body functions, keeping the body healthy, and developing resistance to diseases. The deficiency of a vitamin can lead to ...
Lesson Overview - Marvelous Ms. M`s Science Page
... Animal phyla are typically defined according to adult body plans and patterns of embryological development. The evolutionary history presented in a cladogram represents a set of evolutionary hypotheses based on characteristics of living species, evidence from the fossil record, and comparative genom ...
... Animal phyla are typically defined according to adult body plans and patterns of embryological development. The evolutionary history presented in a cladogram represents a set of evolutionary hypotheses based on characteristics of living species, evidence from the fossil record, and comparative genom ...
PHYLUM COELENTERATA
... Phylum Coelenterata shows primary radial symmetry. A Radially symmetrical organism is one that can be divided into similar halves across several planes passing through the diameter. In phylum coelenterata, the body of the animal may be cylindrical, globular or spherical. The symmetry is primarily ra ...
... Phylum Coelenterata shows primary radial symmetry. A Radially symmetrical organism is one that can be divided into similar halves across several planes passing through the diameter. In phylum coelenterata, the body of the animal may be cylindrical, globular or spherical. The symmetry is primarily ra ...
Pathetic Fallacy
... Pathetic Fallacy • A term coined by English critic John Ruskin to identify writing that falsely endows nonhuman things with human intentions and feelings, such as "angry clouds" and "sad trees". The pathetic fallacy is a required convention in the classical poetic form of the pastoral elegy, and it ...
... Pathetic Fallacy • A term coined by English critic John Ruskin to identify writing that falsely endows nonhuman things with human intentions and feelings, such as "angry clouds" and "sad trees". The pathetic fallacy is a required convention in the classical poetic form of the pastoral elegy, and it ...
Ethical theorists: A comparison of main ideas
... happiness within community To be happy is to live well and to do well Human activity aims at achieving the good Since the highest capacity of humans is to be rational, the highest form of happiness is based on rational behaviour Be moderate in all things ...
... happiness within community To be happy is to live well and to do well Human activity aims at achieving the good Since the highest capacity of humans is to be rational, the highest form of happiness is based on rational behaviour Be moderate in all things ...
Subjectivism in Ethics
... Values are not tangible things like planets, trees, and spoons. However, this does not mean that ethics has no objective basis. People have not only feelings but also reason, and these two are fundamentally distinct. ...
... Values are not tangible things like planets, trees, and spoons. However, this does not mean that ethics has no objective basis. People have not only feelings but also reason, and these two are fundamentally distinct. ...
CHAPTER 33
... infecting the final hosts (usually a vertebrate) where the adult worm lives. The blood fluke Schistosoma infects 200 million people, leading to body pains and dysentery. The intermediate host for Schistosoma is a snail. ...
... infecting the final hosts (usually a vertebrate) where the adult worm lives. The blood fluke Schistosoma infects 200 million people, leading to body pains and dysentery. The intermediate host for Schistosoma is a snail. ...