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  • Difference Between Justice And Care Perspectives
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    While ethics theories often focus on justice, care, an "equally valid moral perspective", is usually disregarded because of male bias (Sterba, p. 52). The two perspectives are often harmonious, but a need for care point of view precedence exists. While truth is evident in both these statements, the problem of distinguishing between them becomes apparent soon after. Many feminist look to psychologist Carol Gilligan's research for evidence to confirm the difference between characteristically male ...
  • Correctness Of Particular Moral Judgments
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    On the Need for Normative Ethics: A study of Subjectivist thought Foremost is a brief description of Subjectivism, particularly Emotivism. Subjectivist thought rests on the idea that morality is a function of one's individual emotions, and that is all. The strength of Emotivism over other avenues of Subjectivism lies in its awareness of the other purposes of language. Rather than statements designed to convey information, Emotivism relies on utterances that can be deemed neither true nor false. ...
  • Examples Of Moral Issues
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    Morality is a hard term to define and decipher because there are so many things that have to be taken into account. If you line up a group of ten people and bring up a morality issue, you will mostly likely get different answers. People all over the world have many different beliefs and are raised to stand by those beliefs. Abortion is one of the hot topics in our country and a big moral issue. There are people who believe abortion is murder and completely, morally wrong. Then there are other pe...
  • Moral Reasoning Happening In Stages
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    A Reaction Paper to: "How Moral Are You?" by Kohlberg, L. (1963); The Development of children's orientation... of moral thought & "Telling The Truth" by Barasch, Douglas S. (Family Life) I read both of these articles and found them to be interesting. In the first article, "How Moral Are You?" published in Forty Studies that changed Psychology IV by Roger R. Hock, what is discussed is Lawrence Kohlberg's research on the formation of morality. Kohlberg believed the ability to moralize situations e...
  • Kohlberg's Theory Of Moral Development
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    Assignment 2: The Theories of Piaget and Kohlberg Many researchers have written about child development, but none are quite as well known as Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg. Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory and Lawrence Kohlberg's moral development theory have been essential for researchers to gain a better understanding of child development. While these theories are unique in explaining different types of child development, they have many similarities and differences as well. Jean P...
  • Kant's Theory Of Morality
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    Kantian Morality Kant's theory of morality seems to function as the most feasible in determining one's duty in a moral situation. The basis for his theory is perhaps the most noble of any -- acting morally because doing so is morally right. His ideas, no matter how occasionally vague or overly rigid, work easily and efficiently in most situations. Some exceptions do exist, but the strength of those exceptions may be somewhat diminished by looking at the way the actual situations are presented an...
  • Hume's Ethical Theory
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    Hume vs. Kant Many different philosophers have their own way of looking at not only the world, but society as a whole. This is clearly seen with the two philosopher's Kant and Hume. Though totally different styles of philosophizing and looking at an ethical theory, it is not to say that one's theory is better or more justified than the other. It is perhaps a different point of view or another opinion to take in. We must not directly rule out either Hume or Kant because both of their ethical theo...
  • De Ontological Moral Theories
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    Kant / Mill The basic differences between de ontological moral theories and consequential ist moral theories are right in the names. The consequential ist moral theory states that the worth of a moral act is based on the consequence of that act. Deontology broken from its greek roots means ethical theory by obligation. Say you are at a restaurant and a women begins to choke on her dinner and lets assume that you are the only one there that knows CPR. The de ontologist believe that it is your mor...
  • Common Sense Morality To Life
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    Applying Common-Sense Morality to Life I believe that I could and do "live with" W.D. Ross's theory of common-sense morality as my own moral code. I agree with some of the principles that Kant and Utilitarianism follow, but I believe they are too strict. I agree with the system of moral dilemmas and priorities that common-sense morality uses. It allows a person to prioritize moral obligations and choose which obligation is more important based on a particular situation. I believe common-sense mo...
  • One Objection To De Ontological Moral Theory
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    De ontological moral theory is a Non-Consequentialism moral theory. While believe the ends always justify the means, assert that the rightness of an action is not simply dependent on maximizing the good, if that action goes against what is considered moral. It is the inherent nature of the act alone that determines its ethical standing. For example, imagine a situation where there are four critical condition patients in a hospital who each need a different organ in order to survive. Then, a heal...
  • Beitzs Possibility Of A Cosmopolitan International Morality
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    To What Extent Can Beitz's Claim For A 'cosmopolitan International Morality' Be Sustained The main difference between Beitz and other moral cosmopolitan ists such as John Rawls (whos work Beitz based much of his theory on) is that he extends the moral cosmopolitan theory (previously confined to the domestic realm) to that of an international realm. Beitz argues that a suitable principle can be justified by analogy with the justification given by Rawls in a Theory of Justice for an intrastate dis...
  • Moral Agent Concept
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    Philosophy 324 Case 9 Is a good lawyer just considered good if they keep their confidences with their clients and win their cases? Or is their more to a good lawyer? I think there should be much more. Lawyers should be obligated to doing the morally right action even if it means losing the case. This is what the moral agent concept suggests. Considering this concept, we may no longer believe that a good lawyer is simply an effective legal advocate. Rather, a good attorney should be effective mor...
  • Positivism's Theory Of Society
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    Positivism is the belief that 'scientific naturalism' is the foundation of knowledge and truth. Leszek Kolakowski wrote 'Positivism is a normative attitude, regulating how we are to use such terms as 'knowledge','s cience',' cognition', and 'information'. Positivism rejects the theories of theology and metaphysics because they don't have proof that they are true. Positivism is a philosophy that has many theories for the whole spectrum of life. They include the theory of knowledge as discussed ab...
  • Moral Judgments
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    'Moral judgments are nothing more than expressions of personal preference. While there is some point to arguing about questions of fact, moral arguments are a waste of time. The only thing at issue is what people like or don't like'. I have probably read this statement about a million times and still do not have any qualms against it. Moral judgments are typically based on your upbringing, your likes, your religion (or non-religion), and numerous other aspects that make up your personality. Thos...
  • Sub Category Of Ethical Theories
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    ETHICS Deontological Theory Student: Professor: Course: Ethics and Society Date: February 09, 2002 Historically ethics was studied from a philosophical aspect and viewed as the science of morals. Ethics had been defined as the principles of moral conduct that govern our behavior. Our ethical behavior is developed from various factors, to include our environment, family and beliefs. The origins of ethics can be traced back to the fifth century, BC (Banner, 1968, pg. 67). Plato, Socrates and Arist...
  • Levels Of Moral Development
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    LAWRENCE KOHLBERG S THE PHILOSOPHY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT Born: 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Raised in Bronxville, New York) Died: January 19, 1987 he committed suicide by drowning himself in The Boston Harbor. Family Life: Born to a wealthy family. Married & divorced - Had two sons. Education: Attended Phillips Academy, then The University of Chicago (Because he scored so high on his admissions test, he quizzed out of many courses and received his bachelors degree in one year). He also attende...
  • Universal Morality Without God
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    The belief that morality requires God remains a widely held moral maxim. In particular, it serves as the basic assumption of the Christian fundamentalist's social theory. Fundamentalists claim that all of society's troubles - everything from AIDS to out-of-wedlock pregnancies - are the result of a breakdown in morality and that this breakdown is due to a decline in the belief of God. This paper will look at different examples of how a god could be a bad thing and show that humans can create rule...
  • Gender Does The Separation In Moral Perspective
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    Gender and Morality A study on the possible relation between sex, gender, and moral behavior Our history is an account of changes, struggles and progress. It mostly contains writings and deeds of great 'men'. However, in this century, many nations' talent pools have been doubled by the introduction of Women's Suffrage. With that event women in many societies have been able to elevate themselves to a point where they can work towards gaining recognition in domains in which they used to be viewed ...
  • High Morale Employees
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    Motivation Theories Companies try to gauge a locale's 'work-ethic'. It means they are looking to find high-morale, loyal workers who would be thrilled to work for a company like Boeing. Employers are really trying to find a work force that's capable of responding with high morale and loyalty to professional managers. This statement of Jim Bruce, president of Business Facility planning Consultants is relevant to the Boeing case. Boeing is searching for high-morale employees who will be proud to w...
  • Theory Of Ethical Egoism
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    The ability to think critically and reasonably are key components in the development of ethical codes. At the core of every theory is a place of "minimal conception". [R. pg. 1] "Minimal conception", as defined by Rachels, is the starting point of every moral theory. The purpose of a moral theory is to set forth a systematically developed posture which attempts to identify the characteristics of morality and elaborately define them. In my essay I will explicate one theory, Ethical Egoism. By pro...

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