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Ethical Truth. Historically, it is through philosophy that the axiological has been rationally examined. The word ‘philosophy’ itself is derived from two Greek words, philia and sophia. Philia means ‘love’, sophia, ‘wisdom’, hence philosophy can be defined as ‘love of wisdom’.
Nov 10, 2022 · The nature of truth remains elusive, yet the way we treat it in our interpersonal lives is still as relevant as ever. Honesty is a useful and easier way of framing lots of conversations about truth, although it has its own complexities to be aware of, like the limits of its virtue. In everyday life, truth is often thought of as a simple concept.
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Jun 28, 2018 · Conclusion. Health professionals are expected to always tell the truth. This is based on the argument that, lying is wrong and disrespecting the person’s autonomy is not right. However, this may not necessarily be the case, as the ‘right not to know’ the truth, should as well be respected by them.
- Yusrita Zolkefli
- 2018
Jul 18, 2003 · Virtue Ethics. Virtue ethics is currently one of three major approaches in normative ethics. It may, initially, be identified as the one that emphasizes the virtues, or moral character, in contrast to the approach that emphasizes duties or rules (deontology) or that emphasizes the consequences of actions (consequentialism).
Realism is the view that there are ethical truths and they are made true by something other than convention. Conventionalism is the view that there are ethical truths and their truth is a matter of convention (God’s in the case of DCT, people’s conventions in the case of Moral Relativism). Subjectivism is the view that there are no ethical ...
Abstract. This chapter proposes that ethical statements or judgements are ‘capable of truth’. It outlines the three formal properties of truth and argues that although truth may be ascertained differently in ethics, and the obstacles to obtaining it may be greater or of a different dimension, its formal properties are the same regardless.
Moral Obligation to Tell the Truth. Commonsense morality recognizes a moral obligation each of us has to tell the truth. The justification given for this may be that it is a basic moral principle, rule, or value. Some ethicists call for basic principles or values of lucidity, veracity, and honesty.
