PPT-Moral Theory: Introduction

Philosophy 224 The Role of Reasons A fundamental feature of philosophy s contribution to our understanding of the contested character of our moral lives is the insistence that our responses to moral concerns must be justified. Week Six: The Virtue of Virtue Ethics?. Aristotle. Recap. Man is a ‘type’ of thing.. A thing is measured by how well it performs its function.. If a thing performs its function well, it is said to flourish ‘as that thing’ (it flourishes . Starter – Disentanglement – identify the parts that are or might be . Aristotilean. .. Reading – Puzzle of Ethics p34-35. Higher Reading – . MacIntyre. p94. Bring this next lesson . LO s . To recap knowledge about the life and works of Aristotle. By Lindsey Busker and Sydney Thomson. Lawrence Kohlberg . Born in Bronxville, New York on October 25, 1927. Attended high school at Phillips Academy and then served in the Merchant Marine at the end of World War II. Moral/onventional Distinctionmoral/conventional distinction (e.g., Levy 2005Kelly et al. 2007; Stich et al. 2009Quintelier, Fesslerand De Smet 2012In turn, these criticisms have raised countercritic An . explanation. . of why an action is right or wrong or why a person or a person’s character is good or bad. Tells us what it is about an action that . makes it right. Moral Theory cont.. Moral theories alone are . Philosophy 224. Consequentialism: The Basics. Consequentialism. is the name given to a family of more specific normative ethical position all of which share the conviction that it is the consequences of actions which determine their moral worth.. Consequentialism, Natural Law Theory, Kantian Moral Theory. Consequentialism: The Basics. Consequentialism. is the name given to a family of more specific normative . moral theories. . all of which share the conviction that it is the consequences of actions which determine their moral worth.. 利 害 . li-hai. benefit-harm. standard selects social discourse . 道. . dao. guide. . Everyone's guiding rules, attitudes norms. Reform tradition--shocking results. . moral reform impasse. Partial solution: Rule out collectively self-defeating moralities. in . Service Members . and . Veterans. Chaplain Kerry Haynes. D.Min. ., M.Div., BCC/MH. Mental Health Chaplain. San Antonio VA. Objectives. Describe moral injury. Differentiate moral . i. njury from PTSD. OBJETIVO . En esta unidad trataremos sobre los conceptos de derecho, moral, . religión . y convencionalismos sociales sus grandes similitudes y a su ves las diferencias que tienen con los . demás así . Ethics Across the Curriculum . Two Approaches to Using Case Studies. Two Approaches to Using Case Studies. Values Clarification. Presenting students cases and asking: “What do you think?”. Two Approaches to Using Case Studies. Dr. Bill Myers. Basic Concepts and Problems. Morality and Ethical Theory. :. Morality. : A social institution, concerned with social practices defining right and wrong. It’s composed of a set of standards which is pervasively acknowledged by a culture or a people.. James Rachels. &. Stuart Rachels. The Presumed Connection Between Morality and Religion. In popular thinking, morality and religion are inseparable. People commonly believe that morality can be understood only in the context of religion.. Social and Political Philosophy. Our subject matter this semester has traditionally been associated with practical philosophy.. There are clearly theoretical elements involved (the nature of power, the sources of authority) but the aim of inquiring into these matters is ultimately to make choices about our life together..