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Philosophy – Moral Philosophy

Philosophy – Moral Philosophy. ‘The Master said, The man of wisdom is never in two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.’ Confucius. NAB returns for Dyce Pupils (Resits arranged) Moral Stepping Stones – dilemmas

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Philosophy – Moral Philosophy

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  1. Philosophy – Moral Philosophy ‘The Master said, The man of wisdom is never in two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.’ Confucius

  2. NAB returns for Dyce Pupils • (Resits arranged) • Moral Stepping Stones – dilemmas • To the notes – a brief history of moral thought… Our Learning

  3. From the Greek ‘Philosophia’ meaning love of wisdom (ethics) the study of the concepts involved in practical reasoning – good, right, duty, obligation, virtue, freedom…. Intention, moral or goal that someone has for doing something Philosophy = Morality = Motive = Consequence = The results or after-effects of an action…

  4. Stepping Stones Game

  5. Moral Stepping Stones Dilemma One A pregnant woman leading a group of people out of a cave on a coast is stuck in the mouth of that cave. In a short time high tide will be upon them, and unless she is unstuck, they will all be drowned except the pregnant woman whose head is out of the cave. [But, fortunately, or unfortunately, someone has with them a stick of dynamite.] There seems no way to get the pregnant woman loose without using [that] dynamite which will inevitably kill her; but if they do not use it everyone will drown. What should they do? Dilemma Two Ronnie Smith, a quite competent swimmer, is out for a leisurely stroll. During the course of his walk he passes by a deserted pier from which a teenage boy who apparently cannot swim has fallen into the water. The boy is screaming for help.

  6. To the Notes

  7. There is no objective standard of morality, that right & wrong are relative to time, place and person A Moral Command or prohibition that’s true for all time, in all places and in all situations. Absolutist (Moral) Relativism v Absolutism Relativist

  8. ABSOLUTISM v RELATIVISM Hands up for RELATIVISM! If you thought that all morals were relative, what is your view on Thomas Hamilton, Harold Shipman, the Twin Towers attacks, even Adolf Hitler? Do you see the difficulty?

  9. ABSOLUTISM v RELATIVISM Hands up for Absolutism! If you thought that all morals were absolute (fixed), how do you explain that previously homosexuality was considered wrong, women voting wrong and slavery perfectly acceptable? We could add capital punishment, corporal punishment, child labour etc etc…. Do you see the difficulty?

  10. Teleological Theories look forward to the end of an act to decide what is right and wrong. Deontological Theories look backwards to decide right and wrong. TWO TYPES OF MORAL THEORY TELEOLOGICAL V DEONTOLOGICAL TELOS = END MOTIVES / RULES

  11. TELEOLOGICAL / CONSEQUENTIALIST ACT TWO TYPES OF MORAL THEORY DEONTOLOGICAL

  12. GLOSSARY STOP! (MORAL) RELATIVISM (MORAL) ABSOLUTISM HEDONISM TELEOLOGICAL DEONTOLOGICAL INTRINSIC EXTRINSIC

  13. NAB returns for Dyce Pupils • (Resits arranged) • Moral Stepping Stones – dilemmas • To the notes – a brief history of moral thought… Our Learning

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