PHIL110B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Categorical Imperative, Reflective Equilibrium, Applied Ethics
24 Aug 2016
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Substantial questions of what we morally ought to do. How we measure success or failure of ethical behavior. Attempt to explain what we should be ethically and how we measure the ethics of conduct. Concrete issues that show how normative issues can be applied to show how these situations could be resolved. Thinking about the application of general ethical principles to specific cases. How is ethics related to the organization of society. Social contract theory the adoption of ethical principles allows for a smooth running society. How a given organization within society might come to have an influence on common ethical principles. Feminine ethics ethics that focus on a women"s perspectives and experiences. Meta-ethical issues questions about the nature, the meaning and justification or moral judgements. They are not statements of personal opinion or preference. Ethics are an expression of a cultures code of conduct and can not be applied beyond the realm of that culture.
