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Authority. Instinct. Individuals and institutions use more than one approach to decision-making. They use a combination or hybrid of theories because moral stances often overlap and dictate differing approaches or perspectives and their use.
Feb 27, 2017 · The sources considered include personal autonomy as informed by personal and social experience, the nature of conscience, intuition, care and relationships.
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Jul 2, 2004 · There are three basic types of conceptual account of legitimate political authority: legitimate political authority as justified coercion, legitimate political authority as the capacity to impose duties, and legitimate political authority as the right to rule.
Apr 16, 2012 · Despite this, philosophers have yearned for a different source of absolute ethical authority, substituting the dictates of reason for any divine imperative, seeking, with Kant, the "moral law within."
Five Sources of Ethical Standards . The Utilitarian Approach. Some ethicists emphasize that the ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm, or, to put it...
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This document discusses three potential sources of authority in ethics: law, religion, and culture. It examines the view that ethics is simply following what the law commands, but notes issues with this view like laws being prohibitive rather than prescriptive.
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Religion and politics served as sources of moral authority for centuries, but are limited as such, especially in modern, diverse societies like the United States. Many people feel as though they are not understood, and that their traditional beliefs are not considered when moral decisions are made.
