November 21, 2015 by

Summary: Ayer’s Emotivism

24.231 Ethics – Handout 3 Ayer’s Emotivism Emotivism: Moral judgments are not truth-apt, but rather, are expressions of sentiments of approval…

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November 21, 2015 by

Summary: Moore’s Open Question Argument

source  Moore on Goodness Moore’s Non-Naturalism Moore’s view is that moral judgments are true or false (and some are true), and…

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November 17, 2015 by

Roadmap: Aristotelean Virtue Ethics

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November 15, 2015 by

Advanced Article: Conscience – a Historical Perspective

Conscience: Reformation and After source I. Sequent Conscience. The aspect of conscience earliest noticed in literature and most frequently referred to…

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November 12, 2015 by

Film Clips Virtue Ethics

Blindside Sandra Bullock plays tough southern mum Touhy who is alerted to a homeless black teenager Mike. One night she invites…

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November 9, 2015 by

Handout: Meta-ethics

Meta-ethics Introduction Meta-ethics examines the language behind ethical theories and moral beliefs. Instead of asking “is stealing wrong?”, the meta-ethical philosopher…

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November 5, 2015 by

Extract 7: Aristotle’s Idea of the Soul

source Aristotle expands his notion of happiness through an analysis of the human soul which structures and animates a living human…

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November 5, 2015 by

Extract 5: The Meaning of Phronesis

source Practical wisdom (Greek phronesis; sometimes translated ‘prudence’), says Aristotle, is ‘a reasoned  capacity to act with regard to the things…

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November 5, 2015 by

Roadmap: Virtue Ethics

Aristotelean virtue ethics is different from MacIntyre’s in at least three ways. Aristotle starts with an idea of the soul –…

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October 15, 2015 by

Essay Guidelines: Environmental Ethics

To what extent are religious teachings on the environment and the Gaia hypothesis compatible? [35] OCR June 2013 Q1 This was…

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