Benard Mayo states virtue is Platonic ethics and that duty is Kantian ethics. He contrast rule-governed ethics with virtue ethics through Plato and Aristotle and Kant. Virtues make humans be better people and help people live a good happy life. Aristotle’s moral theory is focused on what good it’s to be and not what is right to do. Meaning what kind of traits are present in a human. For example Mayo uses courage. We say the man was courageous‚ but it isn’t the act that was courageous it was simply
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A maxim‚ or a statement of both the means and ends of any particular action‚ such as I will get my paints wet (the means) in order to save the drowning stranger in the lake (the ends)‚ is the input for the universal law formulation as described by Kant. Importantly‚ a maxim cares both about the motives of action and the results‚ which is the foundation for Kantian thought. To determine the moral validity of each maxim‚ the maxim must be thought about in the sense of what if everyone did such a thing
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teachings and beliefs of Immanuel Kant throughout these lectures. Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher‚ who contributed to ethics‚ aesthetics‚ and much more. He believed in acting autonomously‚ doing the right thing for the sake of duty‚ and categorical imperatives. Kant and Sandel go on further to say that categorical imperatives are always necessary to make decisions in order for them to be considered morally right. Professor Michael Sandel argues in support of Kant. As he introduces more ideas and
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Examine how utilitarian arguments might be applied to one issue of your choice? ACT UTILITARIANISM Act Utilitarian theories start with specific cases from which general principles can be deduced. Bentham’s Hedonic Calculus weighs up the following measures of the consequential pleasure/pain: CertaintyDurationExtentIntensityRemotenessRichnessPurity Situation 1 – Abortion would be morally right if the mother’s life is in danger. The period of the pain of the loss of the mother will be ongoing‚ the
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Cited: Kant. “Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals .” (1785). Mill‚ J.S. "On Liberty." (1859). Mill‚ J.S. "Utilitarianism." (1861). Prevention‚ American Foundation for Suicide. Facts and Figures. 2012. 2012 <http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=04ea1254-bd31-1fa3-c549d77e6ca6aa37>
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Cited: Kant‚ Immanuel. “What is Enlightenment?” Internet Modern History Sourcebook. 15 November 2012. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/kant-whatis.html. Merriman‚ John. A history of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the age of Napoleon. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. London: W.W.Norton and Company Inc.‚ 2010. N. pag. Print. "The Crime
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Midterm Paper (Week 4) I have decided to construct a dilemma that questions development vs. degradation. Do we continue to build commercialized industries‚ new homes‚ plants and factories to support the growing population of our economic development or do we cut down the natural habitat of many animals as well as pollute our air? Pollution is a very alarming problem that has been battled with for years. However‚ with the rise in economic development and rapid growth of industries it is inevitable
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forces that exist within the realms of right and wrong. This understanding of what right and wrong is is the back bone of moral philosophy‚ and its fundamental aim to decipher whether or not our actions lie on either side of these realms. Immanuel Kant states that these are not the only facets of morality (Lee). We must also further ask ourselves “what we ought to do‚” in our case‚ to follow the the good will. In question‚ I debate whether euthanasia is an act of true good will to end suffering or
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“In the realm of ends‚ everything has either a price or dignity. Whatever has a price can be replaced by something else its equivalent; on the other hand‚ whatever is above all price‚ and therefore admits of no equivalent‚ has a dignity” Immanuel Kant Abstract The relationship between an Employer and an Employee is important in the world of business and causes a considerable amount of stress and strain. There are employers who do not trust their employees‚ while some employees think of their
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Reflective Essay Kant ’s non-consequenlialist approach to ethics The name of Comm101 is Principle of Responsible Commerce. Before I enrolled the Comm101‚ I have no idea about principle of responsible commerce. At the lecture on week two‚ teacher had the presentation about this subject what the responsible commerce is. Generally speaking‚ the corporation has the responsible for animal‚ thing or person and so on. In my own understanding‚ to a person‚ if one person wants to have success on the commerce
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