ACCTG 1 Lecture 18:
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Iv. (political) history of norms and values: war and consequences, john locke (1632-1704, tolerance and subjectivism. Ethics: the systematic reflection on the norms and values that we hold ourselves and others bound to, In discussing normative claims, rules of logic apply, e. g. consistency of: norms and values, one"s norms, values, and one"s deeds, norms and facts, e. g. what we know about what harms people. Theme of apollo & dionysus; the foundation of our values and norms a meta-ethical question, that is metaethics is the attempt to understand the metaphysical, epistemological, semantic, and psychological, presuppositions and commitments of moral. Facts, norms, values, thought, talk, and practice. Metaethics explores as well the connection between values, reasons for action, and human motivation. ( ) (stanford. edu) in the history of western thought. Veneer theory: theory of thomas henry huxley, an english biologist. A cultural overlay, a thin veneer (vernis) hiding an otherwise selfish and brutish nature . (de.
