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4 days ago · But if you’re into that sort of thing, Meehl briefly introduces some of the characters he’ll return to as examples of theory builders in psychology. In particular, his discussion of B. F. Skinner and Skinner’s dogmatism is helpful as it exemplifies the role of the psychology of the scientist in the philosophy of science.
2 days ago · Ethics is closely connected to value theory, which studies what value is and what types of value there are. Moral psychology is a related empirical field and investigates psychological processes involved in morality, such as moral reasoning and the formation of moral character.
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5 hours ago · 4.1.3 Rationalist Principles: Deontological and Consequentialist Theories. In the 1980s, early in the business ethics movement, people tended to propose deontological ethical theories, based on duties or obligations for businesses – with special emphasis on Kantian ethics – and consequentialist theories, which weighed good and bad effects (consequneces), generally assessed in terms of ...
5 days ago · Close this video player. Morality refers to the set of standards that enable people to live cooperatively in groups. It’s what societies determine to be “right” and “acceptable.”. Sometimes, acting in a moral manner means individuals must sacrifice their own short-term interests to benefit society. Individuals who go against these ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Abstract. This chapter focuses on the connection between moral disagreement and moral relativism. Moral relativists, generally speaking, think both (i) that there is no unique objectively correct moral standard and (ii) that the rightness and wrongness of an action depends in some way on a moral standard accepted by some group or an individual.
Apr 13, 2024 · Ethical relativism is a different approach to ethics that emphasizes the cultural and subjective nature of moral values and norms. According to ethical relativism, morality is not universal or objective but rather relative to individual beliefs, cultural traditions, and societal norms. Different cultures and individuals may have different ...
5 days ago · I joined the University of Edinburgh as a Lecturer in Philosophy in 2006. I was promoted to Reader in 2013, and I was made Professor of Ethics and Epistemology in 2017. My research and teaching focuses on social-ethical-political theory, epistemology, philosophy of language, and especially the intersections between these.
