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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Moral reasons"”.
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Moral Reasons Arbitrariness
… Seeman</p><p>Loyola University Chicago</p><p>MORAL REASONS ARBITRARINESS</p><p>The moral philosophies of Allan Gibbard, Christine Korsgaard, and John Post (following Ruth Garrett Millikan's "teleosemantics") each succumb to moral reasons arbitrariness. If a moral philosophy suffers from moral …
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Moral reasons of our own
… between two (or more) people: second-personal reasons are reasons given to a first person by a second. The idea of second-personality is gaining ground in contemporary Metaethics - as well as in Psychology and the Philosophy of Mind - and this thesis aims to give a novel presentation of …
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Chinese children's evaluation of authority's responses to social events
Chinese children's conceptualization of moral, conventional and personal events and their judgments of authority were examined by assessing their evaluation of authority's responses to these acts. Seventy-two Macau children from second, fifth and eighth grades made judgments of permissibility of …
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Not by reasons alone
… significance. More particularly, I defend reasons internalism - the claim that desires are a necessary condition on practical reasons - by developing a new version of this thesis. In this version, desires serve to veto practical reasons, which are in turn grounded in objective values. I …
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Diachronic Choice in Ethics
… ethics to discuss how a range of popular moral theories extend to decisions that unfold in a series of choices over time. We will see that such diachronic choices give us a good testing ground for moral theories. In some cases, I will argue that the implications of a given theory in the …
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A philosophical exploration of anger and forgiveness
… I argue that particular conceptions of anger are morally valuable responses to wrongdoing. The primary value of these forms of anger is linked, I argue, to their functional role in defending the self-respect of the victim of wrongdoing.<br/><br/>Chapter One amounts to a conceptual analysis of the …
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How moral knowledge motivates: a practical reason account
When we make moral judgements and act morally we recognise and respond to reasons that are there whether we recognise them or not. This is the claim defended in this thesis. It has two aspects. The first is that acts of moral judgement aspire, sometimes successfully, to moral knowledge. This is …
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Exploring Factors Influencing Employer Attitudes and Practices toward Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the New River Valley
… on the basis of economic efficiency or profit, moral obligation to fairness and justice, adherence to legal requirements, or leader influence. I addressed these concerns through population data analysis, key informant interviews, and a survey of major local employers. I found that New River …
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Knowing and doing, well and good
… threatens the existence and/or generality of moral reasons before suggesting some possible ways out.
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Doing Less Than Best
This thesis is about the moral reasons we have to do less than best. It consists of six chapters. Part I of the thesis proposes, extends, and defends reasons to do less than best. In Chapter One (“The Conditional Obligation”) I outline and reject two recent arguments from Joe Horton and Theron …
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Property Rights in Environmental Resources
… I argue that this conception better captures the moral reasons that justify property than does a traditional “full liberal” conception. The account is sensitive to a plurality of justifying principles and a range of object types and gives flexibility within a property regime. It rewards labour and …
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The Phenomenon of Amoralism: An Investigation of the Cognitive and Emotive Roots
<p>An amoralist is defined as a person who rejects the claims of moral reasons to special authority, and systematically acts without regard to the generally accepted moral standards. A psychopath can be seen as a paradigm case of an extreme amoralist, although the less severe cases of selective …
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The extension of liberalism beyond domestic boundaries : three problem cases
… Problem" challenges us to provide plausible moral reasons against pursuit of such public policies. I argue that the only adequate response to this problem comes from a liberal focus on the rights of future generations, and the moral status that this confers on them. Taking such seriously, …