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Ethics

Thanks to Richard van de Lagemaat , Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma, Cambridge University Press. Ethics. ‘Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience.’ Albert Einstein.

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Ethics

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  1. Thanks to Richard van de Lagemaat, Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma, Cambridge University Press Ethics ‘Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience.’ Albert Einstein

  2. How do we know what’s right or wrong?

  3. How do we know what’s right or wrong? • Is abortion ever justified? • Should drugs be legalised? • Are there limits to free speech? • Should Euthanasia be legalised? • What is the ethical age difference between (sexual) partners? • Is homosexuality wrong? • Is incest wrong? Which way of knowing do you resort to when making your moral judgment? Are you affected by the knowledge community you belong to?

  4. How can we justify our moral judgement? Moral taste? Emotions and moral judgment. moral reasoning (value judgments) http://www.ted.com/talks/david_pizarro_the_strange_politics_of_disgust.html Based on assumptions? Is their such thing as moral knowledge?

  5. Moral relativism?

  6. Theories of ethics Religious ethics Duty ethics Kant’s approach to ethics Utilitarianism

  7. Key points and terms • Justification of moral principles • Moral relativism versus universal core values • Altruism • Moral values and religion (versus Plato and atheist points of view) • Kant’s notion of duty • Kant’s limitations of solving moral dilemmas • Utilitarianism: the greatest happiness for the greatest number • Objections and limitations of utilitarianism • Good judgement

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