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Ethics and Morality Theory

Ethics and Morality Theory. Part 1 23 January 2008. Questions about Term Project. Summary and bibliography due Monday. Before we get into the heavy stuff. Look Like My Dog Contest. What is ethics ?. Ethics – “philosophical study of morality”

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Ethics and Morality Theory

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  1. Ethics and Morality Theory Part 1 23 January 2008

  2. Questions about Term Project • Summary and bibliography due Monday

  3. Before we get into the heavy stuff • Look Like My Dog Contest

  4. What is ethics? Ethics – “philosophical study of morality” Philosophy -- Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.

  5. What is ethics? Ethics – “philosophical study of morality” Morality – rules of conduct describing what people in a society should and should not do What is society?

  6. Society Association of people organized under a system of rules designed to advance the good of its members over time Rawls, A Theory of Justice

  7. Ethics • What choices that people make are part of ethics? • Must be voluntary • Must relate to morality • What is the fundamental purpose of any moral system? • To advance the common good • What rules of conduct did you learn growing up?

  8. What is the common good? • James Moor’s core values • Life • Happiness • Ability to accomplish goals

  9. Ethical Dilemma • Apparent conflict between moral imperatives • New technologies can open up new social problems and new ethical dilemmas • Examples? • Can new technologies change morality?

  10. Conceptual Muddles • Result of the same action in virtual and real space may differ • Do our standards need to differ?

  11. Studying Ethics • Three Approaches • Descriptive ethics: what people believe to be right and wrong • Normative ethics: what people should believe is right and wrong • Philosophical ethics (meta-ethics): looks at the logic behind the decisions • Relationship between normative and philosophical ethics? • Examples where descriptive and normative ethics differ?

  12. Theories that we will look at • Ethical relativism • Individual (or subjective) • Cultural • Normative ethical theories • Deontological • Kantianism • Contractualism • Teleological • Utilitarianism • Are there other broad categories that you can think of?

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