they must try to give an account of what would have to go into answering Socrates’ question: what part might be played by knowledge of the sciences; how far purely rational inquiry can take us; how far the answer to the question might be expected to be different if it is asked ...
own nature (natural or divine). As a consequence, ethics combined the theory of man’s being, the study of the passions and affects of the psyche (or soul), and, at the same time, the doctrine of the ways to attain the good life (that is, the general welfare, happiness, or ...
Aristotle was one of the first great philosophers to study ethics. To him, ethics was more than a moral, religious, or legal concept. He believed that the most important element in ethical behavior is knowledge that actions are accomplished for the betterment of the common good. He asked ...
Definition Broadly speaking, ethics is the philosophical study of how we ought to live and what kinds of people and societies we ought to be or become. While the term sometimes refers to the systematic study of reasoning about how we ought to act often called moral philosophy, ethics is also...
Deontological ethics, in philosophy, ethical theories that place special emphasis on the relationship between duty and the morality of human actions. In deontological ethics an action is considered morally good because of some characteristic of the actio
Proponents of this theory broadly accept that one of the central concepts that help to explain sexual harassment is power (Cleveland & Kerst, 1993). The norms that define western societies suggest that there are powerful and powerless individuals, the relationship of which should be defined by hi...
people) as the one-caring and the cared-for may come to exhibitreciprocalcommitment to each other’s well-being. However, what is distinctive in all such relations is that the one-caring acts in response to a perceived need on the part of the cared-for. The act is motivated by an...
Which of the following branches of ethics draws on the relevant methods of philosophy, history, and logic to study people’s code of conduct, explore the nature, contents, and assessment criteria of moral principles and standards, and prescribe how people should act?
View the standards of expected ethical behaviour by all parties involved in the act of publishing: author, editor, reviewer, publisher, society
However, the long-term goal would always be to enable wildlife to be used for human purposes. A utilitarian perspective. Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism, an ethical theory based on the idea that we should aim to bring about the best outcome overall, taking into account ev...