The Ontological Argument: An explanation and critical assessment Phil 361 Lec 01 Professor: Reid Buchanan Ryley Braun‚ 10013764 April 16‚ 2010 The ontological argument is an attempt to refute skepticism of God and prove His existence through reason alone. The philosopher‚ Saint Anselm‚ presented his work on the ontological argument‚ or argument from reason‚ in his text the Proslogium. The argument‚ on the surface‚ is very logically convincing and attempts to allure even the skeptic of
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Modern Ethical Theories Psychological Egoism vs. Ethical Egoism When we discuss modern ethics there are two theories that emerge above all others and although both are supported they are often controversial in nature. Ethical Egoism states that we should put ourselves and our interests before those of others leading to the conclusion that if we do things that are only in our own self interest then we have achieved morality. Psychological Egoism presumes that we always put ourselves and our interests
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compare contrasting ethical principles and theories and the legal issues surrounding this topic. The ethical principles outlined will be; autonomy‚ non-maleficence‚ benevolence and utility. Furthermore the ethical theories supporting these principles that will also be outlined are; utilitarianism‚ deontology (both Ross and Kant’s version)‚ Rawls’s theory of justice‚ natural law ethics‚ virtue ethics and care ethics (Schwartz‚ Preece and Hendry‚ 2002). Utilitarianism An ethical theory which falls into
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Ethical Theories- Pros and Cons Katherine Bryson ETH/316 October 15‚ 2012 Mark Cobia Ethical Theories- Pros and Cons The similarities between the virtue theory‚ the utilitarianism theory and deontological theory are that they all support good and responsibility. Virtue theory not only concentrates on how an individual acts but also what a person should strive to be‚ for example a religious figure may personify perfection when in the public when they really should strive for that perfection
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essay comparing the similarities and differences between virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. Include the following in your essay: o A description of the differences in how each theory addresses ethics and morality o A personal experience to explain the relationship between virtue‚ values‚ and moral concepts as they relate to one of the three theories Comparing and contrasting ethical theories helps one to understand ones guidance system which helps or aides
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been formed. Of all those ideas on the nature of ethics and what is ultimately most good and bad‚ emerged three major philosophical theories on ethics. The three major theories on ethics are ethical egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology. In this paper I will compare and contrast all three and show why ethical egoism is strongest argument for basing your ethical code on. The
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individual values. You may disagree with someone and believe your view is superior‚ relative to you as an individual; more often‚ relativism is described in terms of the values of the community in which one lives. The view of ethical relativism regards values as determined by one’s own ethical standards‚ often those provided by one’s own culture and background. Rather than insisting that there are moral absolutes‚ moral claims must be interpreted in terms of how they reflect a person’s viewpoint; moral claims
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this issue very carefully. This chapter talks about Workable Ethical Theories such as Kantianism‚ Act Utilitarianism‚ Rule Utilitarianism‚ Social Contrast Theory‚ and others. If I had to choose one of the workable ethical theories in chapter 2 and use it for all my personal ethical decision making‚ I would choose Kantianism. According to the book “Ethics for the information age” by Michael J. Quinn (2014)‚ Kantianism‚ an ethical theory of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant‚ is able to go beyond
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Kant’s Deontological Ethics Immanuel Kant is a German philosopher (1724-1804)‚ who had contributed on the arenas of philosophy‚ war‚ peace‚ science‚ beauty & geography. The word deontology is derived from the Greek word “Deon”‚ meaning duty and “tology” mean theory (Mackinnon & Fiala 2018). The base idea of Kant’s Deontological ethics is just to do our duty in any circumstances. Thus‚ a moral agent should act for the sake of good and motivated by obligation or duty‚ not for an ulterior motive. In
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relations with people of all social‚ financial and ethnic levels forms the basis of who I am professionally and personally. In this course‚ we learned about ethical theories and theories of justice as it relates to moral rights and social justice. These theories have exerted influence on my leadership style as a middle school principal. Theory of social justice is important to me as a leader. As a leader‚ I am cognizant and refuse to be oblivious to the fact equity in resources and opportunities
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