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Paying Attention to Moral Values

Paying Attention to Moral Values. Weston, chapters 3 & 4. Chapter 3: Paying Attention to Values. What are values? “Our values are those things we care about, that matter to us; those goals and ideals we aspire to and measure ourselves or others or our society by” (p.49)

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Paying Attention to Moral Values

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  1. Paying Attention to Moral Values Weston, chapters 3 & 4

  2. Chapter 3: Paying Attention to Values • What are values? • “Our values are those things we care about, that matter to us; those goals and ideals we aspire to and measure ourselves or others or our society by” (p.49) • What are “moral values” • “Moral values are those values that give voice to the needs and legitimate expectations of others as well as ourselves” (p.50)

  3. Guidelines for engaging moral values • Expect diversity • The newspaper: 3 issues, 14 values • Look in depth • Amish funeral photo (drunk driving) • Be fair • Zero tolerance? Youth-only? • Explain and clarify • Molly’s markers • Don’t downgrade emotion • Facts vs. emotions in environmental debate

  4. Chapter 4: Families of Moral Values • Goods • Rights • Virtues Goods Moral Values Virtues Rights Weston, p.68

  5. Good vs. good: Welfare & Poverty It is good to relieve the burden of poverty; it is good to give people a chance It is not good to perpetuate poverty; It is not good to dampen the economy

  6. Right vs. right: Welfare & Poverty It is right to correct radical disparity and help meet basic needs by taxing everyone People have the right to do as they wish With their money

  7. Virtue vs. virtue: Welfare & Poverty Benevolence, compassion, and charity are virtues Self-reliance is a virtue

  8. It is right to correct radical disparity and help meet basic needs by taxing everyone Benevolence, compassion, and charity are virtues People have the right to do as they wish With their money Self-reliance is a virtue Mapping Moral Debates GOODS RIGHTS VIRTUES It is good to relieve the burden of poverty; it is good to give people a chance It is not good to perpetuate poverty; It is not good to dampen the economy

  9. It is right to correct radical disparity and help meet basic needs by taxing everyone Benevolence, compassion, and charity are virtues People have the right to do as they wish With their money Self-reliance is a virtue Parallel Debates GOODS RIGHTS VIRTUES It is good to relieve the burden of poverty; it is good to give people a chance It is not good to perpetuate poverty; It is not good to dampen the economy

  10. Cross-Family Debates GOODS RIGHTS VIRTUES It is good to relieve the burden of poverty; it is good to give people a chance Benevolence, compassion, and charity are virtues It is right to correct radical disparity and help meet basic needs by taxing everyone It is not good to perpetuate poverty; It is not good to dampen the economy Self-reliance is a virtue People have the right to do as they wish With their money

  11. Conflicts Among Allied Sets of Values GOODS RIGHTS VIRTUES It is good to relieve the burden of poverty; it is good to give people a chance Benevolence, compassion, and charity are virtues It is right to correct radical disparity and help meet basic needs by taxing everyone It is not good to perpetuate poverty; It is not good to dampen the economy Self-reliance is a virtue People have the right to do as they wish With their money

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