Ethical Behaviour - Unit 2.3
... Utilitarian - greatest good to the greatest number of people Individualism - primary commitment is to one’s long term self-interests Moral-rights - respect the fundamental rights of people Justice - ethical decisions treat people fairly according to rules ...
... Utilitarian - greatest good to the greatest number of people Individualism - primary commitment is to one’s long term self-interests Moral-rights - respect the fundamental rights of people Justice - ethical decisions treat people fairly according to rules ...
THE COMBINATION OF KANTIAN, RELIGIOUS AND
... special duties. Nevertheless, there is still one problem working against global ethics: the issue of borders. Therefore, the importance of togetherness is examined in the next section in order to resolve the last problem. Communitarian Ethics as the Last Instrument of the Draft Togetherness is essen ...
... special duties. Nevertheless, there is still one problem working against global ethics: the issue of borders. Therefore, the importance of togetherness is examined in the next section in order to resolve the last problem. Communitarian Ethics as the Last Instrument of the Draft Togetherness is essen ...
Rival Philosophical Foundations of the Good Company
... Plato proves both Friedman and Paine wrong and explains that not only individual persons, but also communities of persons, can be good. In Book IV of The Republic, Socrates shows us that the most important virtues—wisdom, fortitude, temperance, and justice—are to be found in both the good person and ...
... Plato proves both Friedman and Paine wrong and explains that not only individual persons, but also communities of persons, can be good. In Book IV of The Republic, Socrates shows us that the most important virtues—wisdom, fortitude, temperance, and justice—are to be found in both the good person and ...
Ethics in Health Care - Philadelphia University
... consumers, clients and service providers, health care has to be based on sound ethical principles that reflect the reality and needs of contemporary society ...
... consumers, clients and service providers, health care has to be based on sound ethical principles that reflect the reality and needs of contemporary society ...
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... practice by health professionals like subjecting patients for unnecessary investigations and getting percentage of monetary benefit for sending the patients for CT scan and MRI etc has been observed and heard but not documented. So, this study focuses on knowledge and practice aspects of medical eth ...
... practice by health professionals like subjecting patients for unnecessary investigations and getting percentage of monetary benefit for sending the patients for CT scan and MRI etc has been observed and heard but not documented. So, this study focuses on knowledge and practice aspects of medical eth ...
Morality as a Value Criterion and a Social Fact
... from all other evaluations, and we may say that the difference is precisely in its specificity: normative universality. It has an objectivity comparable to mathematical statements, but at the same time is deeply subjective in recognition that its criterion is in full accordance with our freedom and ...
... from all other evaluations, and we may say that the difference is precisely in its specificity: normative universality. It has an objectivity comparable to mathematical statements, but at the same time is deeply subjective in recognition that its criterion is in full accordance with our freedom and ...
Ethical Relativism:
... Although cultural relativism may seem to be fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
... Although cultural relativism may seem to be fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
The Theory of Ethics - University of Hawaii Physics and Astronomy
... – A dilemma for rule-based theories. ...
... – A dilemma for rule-based theories. ...
Human Values and Virtues
... Evolution of Human Values The human values evolve because of the following factors: 1. The impact of norms of the society on the fulfillment of the individual’s needs or desires. 2. Developed or modified by one’s own awareness, choice, and judgment in fulfilling the needs. 3. By the teachings and ...
... Evolution of Human Values The human values evolve because of the following factors: 1. The impact of norms of the society on the fulfillment of the individual’s needs or desires. 2. Developed or modified by one’s own awareness, choice, and judgment in fulfilling the needs. 3. By the teachings and ...
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... One of my clients, a real estate developer, consulted me about a problem concerning a ten floor office building he was seeking to rent. He was negotiating with a potential client, A, about renting 7 floors of the building. They almost had reached a deal but the draft of the contract was at A’s offic ...
... One of my clients, a real estate developer, consulted me about a problem concerning a ten floor office building he was seeking to rent. He was negotiating with a potential client, A, about renting 7 floors of the building. They almost had reached a deal but the draft of the contract was at A’s offic ...
Lecture 5: Consequential and Deontological Ethics:
... assumes the predisposition that one wishes to be rational and will follow what rationally determined duty dictates (in contrast to hypothetical imperatives which means that the consequent depends upon the antecedent: If p, then q). Thus, morality is a function of human reason. Human reason is govern ...
... assumes the predisposition that one wishes to be rational and will follow what rationally determined duty dictates (in contrast to hypothetical imperatives which means that the consequent depends upon the antecedent: If p, then q). Thus, morality is a function of human reason. Human reason is govern ...
Ethics—The Basics by John Mizzoni
... observe ethical diversity among cultures, but ethical relativism could not be true, because some virtues are important in any culture. • Aristotle, then, is a ethical universalist who accepts cultural relativism ...
... observe ethical diversity among cultures, but ethical relativism could not be true, because some virtues are important in any culture. • Aristotle, then, is a ethical universalist who accepts cultural relativism ...
Nussbaum and Wolf Reading Study Guide Phil 240 Introduction to
... Martha Nussbaum, “Non-Relative Virtues: An Aristotelian Approach” Recent philosophy has seen a large resurgence of interest in theorizing about the virtues, but many virtue-oriented ethical theories have involved some version of relativism—the view that ethics can only articulate local ideals rather ...
... Martha Nussbaum, “Non-Relative Virtues: An Aristotelian Approach” Recent philosophy has seen a large resurgence of interest in theorizing about the virtues, but many virtue-oriented ethical theories have involved some version of relativism—the view that ethics can only articulate local ideals rather ...
hcc 2nd exam review
... Banishes mystery from realm of ethics (questions become engineering problems) ...
... Banishes mystery from realm of ethics (questions become engineering problems) ...
A New Kind of Dualism - David Banach Saint Anselm College
... train) from the judgment of the action itself and requires its own justification. It does not follow from “x is immoral” that “y is the most moral way of reacting to x,” where y is some particular act of praise, punishment, or force. ...
... train) from the judgment of the action itself and requires its own justification. It does not follow from “x is immoral” that “y is the most moral way of reacting to x,” where y is some particular act of praise, punishment, or force. ...
caring about ethics of care: a new dimension
... of the drug, and it might not be good. So they should really just talk it out and find some other way to make the money”. (Gilligan 1982: 26). The boy answered according to justice as equity, universal and rational principles (Heinz should steal the drug because life right is more important than pro ...
... of the drug, and it might not be good. So they should really just talk it out and find some other way to make the money”. (Gilligan 1982: 26). The boy answered according to justice as equity, universal and rational principles (Heinz should steal the drug because life right is more important than pro ...
YES Project Complete Draft
... The terms “moral” and “ethical” are used more or less interchangeably today. However, it may be useful for teachers and students to know that the term “ethics” is the wider notion. It comes from the Greek word “ethos” which translates roughly as character. This places emphasis on how decisions are ...
... The terms “moral” and “ethical” are used more or less interchangeably today. However, it may be useful for teachers and students to know that the term “ethics” is the wider notion. It comes from the Greek word “ethos” which translates roughly as character. This places emphasis on how decisions are ...
Ethics and Business
... new technologies and products that less developed countries do not, multinationals must decide when a particular country is ready to assimilate these new things. They are also faced with the different moral codes and laws of different countries. Even if a particular norm is not unethical, they must ...
... new technologies and products that less developed countries do not, multinationals must decide when a particular country is ready to assimilate these new things. They are also faced with the different moral codes and laws of different countries. Even if a particular norm is not unethical, they must ...
James Rachels: The Debate over Utilitarianism
... 1. Explain the legend of Gyges. What questions about morality are raised by the story? The Legend of Gyses is all about a shepherd who found a ring in a fissure cause by an earthquake, which the ring can make the wearer invisible and enable him to go anywhere and do anything undetected. Gyges use th ...
... 1. Explain the legend of Gyges. What questions about morality are raised by the story? The Legend of Gyses is all about a shepherd who found a ring in a fissure cause by an earthquake, which the ring can make the wearer invisible and enable him to go anywhere and do anything undetected. Gyges use th ...
Reason, Passion, and the possibility of objective ethics
... Murdering Phyllis’ husband was wrong/bad. Objective ethics o A = A is good/right ...
... Murdering Phyllis’ husband was wrong/bad. Objective ethics o A = A is good/right ...
Prescriptivism
... Prescriptive meaning works like commands, also known as imperatives. If I say ‘Leave the room’, I am telling you to do something. Hare argued that if I say ‘Eating meat is wrong’, I am saying ‘Don’t eat meat’. We use the idea of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ to command. We use the word ‘good’, says Hare, when ...
... Prescriptive meaning works like commands, also known as imperatives. If I say ‘Leave the room’, I am telling you to do something. Hare argued that if I say ‘Eating meat is wrong’, I am saying ‘Don’t eat meat’. We use the idea of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ to command. We use the word ‘good’, says Hare, when ...
Ethics Background on useful readings Asterisks below mark works
... the distinction between “act utilitarianism” and “rule utilitarianism”? Does rule utilitarianism collapse into act utilitarianism? Insofar as it doesn’t, is rule-utilitarianism at all plausible? What roles do moral rules (such as “don’t lie”) play in act utilitarianism? Should a utilitarian advocate ...
... the distinction between “act utilitarianism” and “rule utilitarianism”? Does rule utilitarianism collapse into act utilitarianism? Insofar as it doesn’t, is rule-utilitarianism at all plausible? What roles do moral rules (such as “don’t lie”) play in act utilitarianism? Should a utilitarian advocate ...