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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"ethical theory"”.
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Recasting Hegel's Ethical Theory
… of George Wilhelm Hegel to the modern ethical reflection in which the state is understood as an ethical institution. The goal of this study is to recast Hegel's ethical theory in order to enable his ethical thought to contribute to contemporary reflection on global ethical issues. At …
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A Care Ethical Theory of Political Obligation
… a discussion of the concept of care as a thick ethical concept by elucidating the descriptive and evaluative dimensions of the concept. This sets the foundation for the third chapter which analyses the scope, grounds, and content of our moral duties to care for one another. In the fourth and …
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Against Natural Teleology and its Application in Ethical Theory
Many ethical theories depend on the existence of natural teleology as a source of normativity. Natural Teleology, the purposive goal-directedness of non-conscious biological processes, is also embraced to some degree by a majority of philosophers of biology who agree that the teleological concepts …
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Prescriptions and universalizability: a defence of Harean ethical theory
… The project of this thesis is to defend Hare’s theory in its most ambitious form. This means not just showing how the expressivist, Kantian and utilitarian elements are consistent, or that the three are each correct, but also that they are interdependent. The only defensible form of expressivism …
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Scheler's Phenomenological Ontology of Value: Implications and Reflections for Ethical Theory
… of Value: Implications and Reflections for Ethical Theory MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Kenneth W. Stikkers My dissertation provides the first comprehensive account of what values are in Max Scheler's Formalism in Ethics (Formalism hereafter). As a phenomenologist, Scheler did not attempt to invent a …
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How to connect : applying Martha Nussbaum's literary ethical theory to E. M. Forster's Howards end
Ethics in literature, that is, an ethical reading of works of fiction, is seen by some critics today as a valuable supplement to traditional philosophical, analytical discourse on ethics. In examining issues such as correct choice or action in the face of uncontrolled happenings ethical discourse …
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The Ethical Theory of Enrique Dussel: An Investigation of Violence and Coercion in his Three Foundational Principles
… for the Christian community, including ethical-political dialogue, inclusion of opposing parties, and potential dehumanization, which need further exploration in light of Dussel’s use of Scripture in support of his proposals.</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>This dissertation aims to assess …
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A Critical Study of the Value and Ethical Theory of C. I. Lewis Made by Reference to Current Psychological Theories of Perception
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Rawlsian ethical act contractarianism
… is appropriate for developing an ethical theory, which contractarian ethical theory is best? My dissertation provides an answer to this question. Drawing on the work of Rawls, I provide an ethical theory which most importantly employs a veil of ignorance. My account contrasts with …
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Förhållandet mellan praxis och teori inom etiken
… practice is right because it is prescribed by an ethical theory, or if an ethical theory is right because it follows from certain practices? I propose the following definitions to illustrate the main alternatives: (1) if a practice is determined by an ethical theory and the ethical theory is not …
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Global Migration and the Ethics of Hospitality
The goal of this thesis is to use an ethical theory of hospitality to address the contemporary global backlash against immigration and forced migration. This thesis traces the development of an ethical theory of hospitality through the work of three major figures, Edmund Husserl, Emmanuel Levinas, …
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Kant's Change of Heart: Radical Evil and Moral Transformation
… not consider it to play an important role in his ethical theory, in particular. Contrary to this traditionally-held interpretation, I show in my project that the Religion in fact helps to clarify and justify major components of Kant's ethical theory, such as the question of the source of evil and …
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Religious Conviction, Respect, and the Doctrine of Restraint in the Exclusionist-Inclusionist Debate
… of respect will entail commitment to a broader ethical theory or set of ethical principles. Accordingly, in the final chapter, I suggest that Robert Audi's "value-based Kantian intuitionism," with its emphasis on respect and the dignity of persons as a grounding property, may constitute an …
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Kierkegaard's Ethics of Repetition: A Re-examining of the Ethical in the 1843 Authorship
Conventional interpretations of Kierkegaard's ethical theory during his 1843 authorship fall into two general categories: In the first, Kierkegaard's understanding of the ethical is reducible to some duty bound, Kantian reading of Judge William in Either/Or II; in the second, Kierkegaard is …
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An Examination of Uncertainty in Perinatal Palliative Care
Medical ethics is a field that blends ethical theory with practice in a very concrete way. Many commonly discussed ethical issues derive specifically from addressing medical care at the end of life, and these issues become particularly complicated when the patient in question is a neonate or a …
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Courage and the soul in Plato
… and thus faces difficulties with his moral theory. I will show that courage presents Plato with an acute difficulty when attempting to develop a consistent ethical theory. In Chapter 2 I look at the Protagoras where the main issues about courage that Plato will continue to discuss throughout …
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Uncanny valleys: sex, power, & the artificial person
… Through an examination of contemporary robotics theory as well as profiles on prospective clients for such dolls, the author outlines the highly gendered power dynamics inherent in their construction, marketing, and sale. Furthermore, this research utilizes three separate speculative fiction …
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Guidelines for the development of an ethical code for clinical psychologists in South Africa
… to propose guidelines for the development of an ethical code for South African clinical psychologists. A discussion of the philosophical basis of ethical codes and a critical examination of the most developed and useful existing ethical code for psychologists - the APA code - serve as background …
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Teaching Bioethics as a Stand-alone Subject in a New Zealand State Secondary School
… a lack of theoretical values education, that is, ethical thinking, ethical consideration and understanding of ethical theory, within New Zealand’s schools and communities at a time when societies globally are facing significant ethical, legal, social, environmental, economic and political …
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VirEthics and the Problem of Aging
It seems wrong that a theory of a good life, well-being, or flourishing would be unable to accommodate those normal changes that distinguish natural aging and dying processes from external forces which truly do impede life. I argue in this paper that several versions of contemporary virethics, …
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