PHIL215 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Robert Nozick, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Deontological Ethics
6 Dec 2014
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Ethics: the study of theoretical foundations of moral principles which govern individual behaviour and the application of those principles: ethics is not only a matter of rules, customs culture or complying simply complying with laws and etiquette. Important source of motivation and guidance in human conduct: ethical reasoning is more subtle than applying the appropriate algorithm to a situation and mechanically calculating correct results. Involves reasoned application of moral theories to a given situation. Moral opinion: moral opinion are impartial, they can be defended with reasons, they are not voted on and so are no-negotiable, they are action guiding. That you should address them: what it means to address moral concerns. Many think they can choose whatever moral principle they want and so appeal to a form of moral pluralism- the view that there are different, perhaps incompatible, moral principles.
