MHR 741 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Advantageous, Misgivings, Interpersonal Relationship

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 741
• Professor: David Chalmers

Document Summary

I told you the truth about breaking the lamp, because that was the right thing to do. It is good to help a friend in need: a good person doesn"t cheat in sports, discrimination based on race or gender or sexual orientation is unethical. It"s wrong to take things that aren"t yours. Principles & values: when we give reasons: principles & values, value, something good that we ought to promote, examples: bravery, integrity, principle, a rule, usually grounded in a value, that tells you what you should do, example: You should do what you can to fight injustice: you should stand up for what you believe in. Balancing principles & values: sometimes different reasons point in the same direction, ex. When telling the truth to the police helps them catch a criminal: but sometimes, the relevant principles & values are in tension, pointing in different directions, ex. Reading a friend"s e-mail might let you figure out why they seem depressed.