PPT-Review: Utilitarian Moral Theory

利 害 lihai benefitharm standard selects social discourse 道 dao guide Everyones guiding rules attitudes norms Reform traditionshocking results moral reform impasse Partial solution Rule out collectively selfdefeating moralities. Are there moral truths?. Moral Character. Pick three individuals from the video and identify moral character traits they exhibited? Back up your trait with an example it.. Character, trait, example . Pekka . Sulkunen. Professor. of . Sociology. University. of Helsinki . Collegium. of . Advanced. . Studies. ASA 2011, Session 556 . Crime. . Law. and . Deviance. . Tuesday. 22 . Aug. 2.30 pm . 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 . Moral Theory: Introduction. 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.. The Social Construction of Reality. Peter Berger and Thomas . Luckman. , 1966. Knowledge is derived from and maintained by social interaction. The meanings of anything are the product of human interpretations and are not in nature. 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.. Conscience in the Teachings of the Catholic Church. The Catholic tradition believes that our conscience is much more than an ‘internal censor’ the regulates our conduct by using guilt. According to the Church our consciences acts in love, and responds to the call to commit ourselves to value.. 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.. Review the 9 ethical theories. /frameworks.. Morality and Ethics. What is the difference?. Ethical Frameworks. Different ways of studying what is moral.. Ethical frameworks should be based on reason. 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.. 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.