PHIL 103 (2012) Ethics TPQ Forum

Hooker states that, "in holding that general moral considerations do not come in a strict order

I also found Little's piece very interesting. However, I do not believe that because Little is

While I do believe that each moral dilemma is highly context sensitive, I still find it too simple to

It is important to recognize that reactive attitudes are critical in regarding other beings as beings

When we commonly address morality, we address beliefs or actions that stand within the guidelines of

I believe that it is realistic to entertain the idea that Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin should

If the advantaged brings about happiness for others then that is good, if it doesn't its bad or

To what degree can we say that human enhancement as a categorical imperative has any value? Is human

I think that our attitude of respect for nature is manifested so long as we find value in things

I think that the Virtue Ethicist would say that having a personal stake in the slaughter and

Does Schmidtz' interpretation of anthropocentrism suffice as reason for abiding to natural

In Shafer-Landau's paper, Virtue Ethics, the author introduces the question: Is the action

Does Hill indicate that it is problematic to treat nature as a mere means or simply as a means? How

Hursthouse's argument does not seem to be that if 'there is no right action for either of

Rachels' description and analysis of Virtue Theory presents what I believe to be the most

If we develop and obtain the virtues through practice, (these virtues that direct us toward happiness

Many wars have been called on with the intention of land or resource seizure. While is may seem

Many including Onora O'Neill share the belief that Kantianism has less scope than Utilitarianism.

There certainly would be some situations in which paternalism would be permitted and even preferable

I think that The Formula of Universal law builds a foundation for determining all moral action, while

According to O'Neill's, "Kant on Treating People as Ends in Themselves," she states

Kant states that a good will is good in and of itself, "and considered by itself is to be

Williams criticizes utilitarianism for three reasons: 1) It opposes moral common sense in many

Still nothing to respond to...so I'll just make some observations about Singer's Rich and

Singer's argument is that the equality of consequences of action (such as levels of pain felt) is

Shaw describes actions as being right or wrong if the agent pursues the action which is, as certain

I agree that the harm-benefit system is not morally intuitive. Even if you gave teddy bears to every

In reading Bentham's argument for Principle of Utility, I could not help but receive a

That sound exactly right.

Response To Plato's "The Myth of Gyges": I was struggling with this question as well. I