"The elements of moral philosophy" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 3 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Leadership /Command Philosophy and Interview Paper By Drew Spears Applied Leadership and Command Section 19 19 Apr 2017 This is the first of many papers that will be written in the Air Command Staff College that will be written. I will be covering topics as senior leadership states about themselves. The topics will cover three key elements: leadership philosophy‚ the commander’s interview and an analysis of the senior leadership philosophy as a guide. The senior leadership

    Premium Value system Leadership Sociology

    • 1084 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Arendt’s‚ and Mill’s Moral Philosophy  Immanuel Kant adheres to Deontological ethics. His theory offers a view of morality based on the principle of good will and duty. According to him‚ people can perform good actions solely by good intentions without any considerations to consequences. In addition‚ one must follow the laws and the categorical imperative in order to act in accordance with and from duty. Several other philosophers such as Hannah Arendt discuss Kant’s moral philosophy. In her case study:

    Premium Morality Immanuel Kant Ethics

    • 2820 Words
    • 12 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Moral Philosophy is arguably one of the most ambiguous forms of philosophy‚ but is also one of the most necessary. We‚ as humans‚ seek some moral reference point from which we can assign moral good and bad in everyday life. However‚ it is not clear exactly which moral standard‚ if any‚ is closest to this intangible moral ideal. The problem is that‚ when speaking of morality‚ there are so many factors and perspectives to consider. First there is the intention of the person which determines the desired

    Premium Morality Ethics Philosophy

    • 1643 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Socrates’ fundamental moral philosophy is to always examine your life in order to live life to the fullest. His epistemological view is that he knows he does not know everything‚ and he does not confuse ignorance for knowledge. This supports his moral philosophy because in order to know if you are living your life to fullest you need to know what the good life is. His metaphysical view is that he has a self-interested reason to be concerned with others. Bad citizens will eventually harm him and

    Premium Ethics Plato Philosophy

    • 849 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    appiness Rests on Luckiness Moral philosophers‚ beginning with Bernard Williams and Thomas Nagel‚ have recently broached the topic of moral luck in the philosophical literature. They limit their discussion however to considerations of how luck affects our ability to carry out actions or how it affects the consequences of our actions. I wish to suggest that luck is also an important factor in determining our actions as ends in themselves. What actions we may choose to perform for their own sake

    Premium Ethics Morality English-language films

    • 4454 Words
    • 18 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Metaphilosophy relies on the idea that it might be productive to distinguish some general pronouncements about philosophy from philosophy itself. Contrasting with many other cultural practices‚ for philosophy the distinction is rather questionable‚ but a similar case is presented by language: when speaking in English about the English language one might assume a split between English-as-object and English-as-metalanguage. Philosophers using the term metaphilosophy being still a minority‚ it might

    Premium Philosophy

    • 1998 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Sohaliya Kumar How Did Socrates’ Life Affect The Morals of His Philosophies? In the fifth century‚ following the Peloponnesian war‚ in the golden age with Pericles ruling over Athens‚ Greece Socrates impacted and altered many lives in different ways. With his wits‚ bravery‚ courage‚ and audacious attitude Socrates added many philosophical beliefs that created a foundation for many other philosophical people to build upon. Socrates had his own method called the “Socratic method”

    Premium Plato Socrates Philosophy

    • 335 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Morals

    • 2759 Words
    • 12 Pages

    MORALS Morals http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-hume-morality/ Growing up I always was told to tell the truth‚ treat everyone how you would want to be treated and not to lie‚ cheat‚ or steal because these are morals I should live by. The definition of morals is a principle or habit with respect to right or wrong conduct. What is right and wrong‚ and who decides these rights and wrongs? I will go back and explore Kant and Locke to hopefully answer my questions. • The values people

    Premium Morality Ethics Immanuel Kant

    • 2759 Words
    • 12 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Philosophy

    • 4208 Words
    • 17 Pages

    philosophy [fɪˈlɒsəfɪ] n pl -phies 1. (Philosophy) the academic discipline concerned with making explicit the nature and significance of ordinary and scientific beliefs and investigating the intelligibility of concepts by means of rational argument concerning their presuppositions‚ implications‚ and interrelationships; in particular‚ the rational investigation of the nature and structure of reality (metaphysics)‚ the resources and limits of knowledge (epistemology)‚ the principles and import of

    Premium Logic Philosophy

    • 4208 Words
    • 17 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Philosophy

    • 5930 Words
    • 24 Pages

    Unit 1 – Introduction to Philosophy Chapter 1: Introducing Philosophy Philosophy: thinking about thinking‚ or the love of wisdom Autonomy: the ability to freely make rational decisions Materialism (physicalism): a metaphysical theory‚ developed by the PreSocratic philosophers‚ that says that everything‚ including a person’s thoughts‚ consciousness‚ and personality‚ is composed of matter Philosophical System Builder: someone who tries to construct a complete system of knowledge First-Order

    Premium Morality Ethics Human

    • 5930 Words
    • 24 Pages
    Powerful Essays
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50