My personal code of ethics regarding society takes some cues from classic philosophers such as Socrates, because his mode of the participation of the individual in society seems to make a lot of rational sense to me. Therefore, my personal view of ethics regarding society would basically be Socratic ethics, in which I value people ...
The word deontology comes from the root “deon” meaning “duty.” By definition it suggests that we are obligated to live by certain rules that dictate what is right and what is wrong. Deontologists accept these rules freely and don’t look at the consequences of specific acts but the nature of the acts themselves. In accepting ...
Since the beginning of civilizations, there has been debate as to whether or not capital punishment is right, fair or just plain wrong. This argument is for the use of capital punishment and its necessity in civilizations for a variety of reasons. Capital punishment is the death penalty, when an imprisoned individual is sentenced and ...
When a choice is made, often the question is asked: “was it the right decision?”. For thousands of years, humans have struggled with the idea of the morality of their actions. This has resulted in a multitude of belief systems regarding the nature of actions. In the system of Utilitarianism, the ends justify the means, ...
Act as if the principle of your action were to become by your will a universal law of nature (Rohmann, 1999). This idea really sums up Immanuel Kant‘s view of ethics. Kant surmised that ethical decisions should be focused on the motive for the decision rather than the benefits or rewards of the action. In ...
David Hume discusses morality in his work, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. While many, including Hume, mistake his approach for morality as ethics, Hume is really describing behavior, which is a psychological task. Immanuel Kant observes the mis-classification, and discusses Hume and the matter in his work, Critique of Pure Reason. Hume and Kant’s views ...
Three objections John Stuart Mill cites that are commonly used against Utilitarianism are that it is overburdensome, makes one unsympathetic to where actions emanate and is an expedient ideology. Mill states that “They (objectors) say that it is exacting to much to require people should always act from the inducement of promoting the general interestsof ...
Egoism is the theory that ones self is, or should be, the motivation of ones actions. There are two main forms of egoism, ethical egoism and psychological egoism. Each approach has been argued amongst philosophers. Their studies describe what each theory is and apply them to real world situations. Psychological egoism is the belief that ...
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