embrace theory. The principles do not provide the answers to how one should behave‚ but rather “help to direct the thinking toward achieving a consensus on what ought to be done in difficult circumstances” (Tschundin‚ 2003‚ p.51) which was studied in health promotion (Cottrell‚ Girvan‚ & McKenzie‚ 2006). A principle is the value of life principle “Without living human being‚ there can be no ethic” (Cottrell‚ Girvan‚ & McKenzie‚ 2006). The principle of goodness is (rightness). “Good” and “right”
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In the most basic sense evidentialism focuses on the justifications‚ beliefs‚ conclusions‚ and the evidence for each of these for any given person. William Clifford’s work‚ The Ethics of Beliefs‚ presents his principle of evidentialism and how one must judge the beliefs and justifications rather than consequences. Given Clifford’s definition‚ counter arguments regarding the necessity of consequences towards an individual’s action arise to invalidate Clifford’s claim. I will argue that despite the
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Phaedrus believes that Quality cannot be real‚ but that it also can be. He’s caught in a trap of what quality is‚ and how you explain it. Somethings are better than other things‚ but when trying to distinguish why there’s no way of knowing. If everyone doesn’t know what quality is why it real? Phaedrus believes that quality is practical and that clearly somethings are better than others. We tend to impulsively split the world into smaller things and categories to better understand it. Quality is
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Title How is one to determine one’s moral obligation? What is one ought to do in a given situation and how exactly should we go about calculating and determining which actions we should do? The first principle that we will examine is the Simple Principle‚ which is a principle that says‚ of the available actions‚ one should do the action that will produce the best outcome. Liam B. Murphy in “The Demands of Beneficence” argue that the Simple Principle‚ requires too much from a person especially
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Ethical Egoism is the ethical theory which states that all actions ought to be done either solely/ultimately for the sake of self interest. The criterion of rightness is what is morally right is what is good for the agent. The decision procedure would be that the agent must determine‚ in some way‚ what is good for him/her‚ and then do that. So‚ an act is right if and only if it brings the best consequences for an individual. Therefore‚ the action that is to be done is the action that is only to
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The novelist Ayn Rand was born in 1905 in a place known as Alisa‚ Russia. Rand was American novelist philosopher‚ screenwriter and a playwright‚ well known for her best two selling novels‚ Atlas shrugged and fountainhead. Her work is primarily centered in developing the philosophical concept of Objectivism. Rand died on 6 March 1982 having influenced many writers and philosophers of her time. One of the philosophers greatly moved by the work of Rand was Leonard Peikoff (Deflem 223). According to
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Philosopher Robert Louden presented a criticism of virtue ethics. Rather than arguing that virtue ethics as a moral theory is wrong‚ Louden argues that the agent-centeredness of values ethics fails to provide adequate guidance for the action of the agent‚ thereby making the theory useless and disregardable. Louden’s first criticism is that virtue ethics does not allow for actions to be viewed separately from the agent (Louden‚ 228). This focus on virtues and not actions result poses a problem when
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Anthem Analysis essay; four parts of Objectivism Objectivism is shown in a number of ways throughout the novella‚ Anthem written by Ayn Rand‚ using reality‚ reason‚ capitalism‚ and self-interest. The entire novella is composed of these four subjects giving insight into the philosophical beliefs of Ayn Rand. Reality‚ the state of things and how they exist‚ is shown most when the main character‚ Equality 7-2521‚ begins to question the information the Council has been teaching. We all may believe
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Ethical objectivism is the idea that all individuals are correct within their own ideologies‚ if and only if they justly believe them to be truthful. This idea only applies when the individual has not been exposed with external foundations that prove the inexactness of their claim. Mackie debated that the importance of our moral views were the foundations of the existence of objective moral values within ourselves‚ meaning that whenever we make a moral judgement we assume that there is an element
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This example is successful in demonstrating that politicians are utility-maximisers because‚ as Downs (2011) explains‚ it perhaps explains why they choose to act‚ or in this case "formulate to win elections‚ rather than winning elections to formulate policies" (Downs‚ 1957: 28). A plausible reason is that the reward‚ or end benefits‚ provides an incentive to do something. Although the opposing scholarship does not seem to challenge the definition of rationality per se or the view that individuals
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