Ethical Theory and Applied Ethics

1989 ◽  
pp. 101-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Macklin
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Applied Ethics

scholarly journals The paradox of imperfect duty in Kant's moral philosophy: A problem in 'applying' ethics'

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 540-564
Author(s):  
Phillip Richter
Keyword(s):  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Discourse Ethics ◽  
Kantian Ethics ◽  
Imperfect Duty ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Metaphysics Of Morals

The Applied Ethics debate has not yet sufficiently clarified what application of ethics exactly is. The issue of application is considered to be especially problematic in Kantian ethics or in discourse ethics. This article describes the concept of applying ethics in Kant. In discussing the duty of helping others and the theory of its application in Metaphysics of Morals it is shown that a strict separation of justification and application in ethical theory results in the paradox of imperfect duty. The paradox says that the duty to help others would be fulfilled without ever being fulfilled in action. To overcome the paradox it is necessary to form submaximes of helping, which are not arbitrarily but instructed by a theory of casuistry. This casuistry, if it is considered as a doctrine of application in Kantian ethics, can overcome the paradox of imperfect duty. However, the casuistry can overcome this paradox only if it is understood as a philosophy of prudence, which can be found in Aristotle or Descartes.

Applied Ethics

Philosophy ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Søbirk Petersen ◽  
Jesper Ryberg
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
General Criterion ◽  
Moral Problems ◽  
Point Of Departure

Applied ethics is a branch of ethics devoted to the treatment of moral problems, practices, and policies in personal life, professions, technology, and government. In contrast to traditional ethical theory—concerned with purely theoretical problems such as, for example, the development of a general criterion of rightness—applied ethics takes its point of departure in practical normative challenges. Along with general overviews and journals, nine central branches of applied ethics are added, with six to eight references in connection to each branch. It should be noted that these branches constitute only a selection among the plethora of disciplines within applied ethics. Moreover, some overlap is found among the different areas.

A Dictionary of Ethics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terence Cuneo
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Normative Ethics ◽  
Key Terms

This authoritative dictionary contains clear, concise definitions of key terms from ethical theory and touches upon a variety of relevant subfields including metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics. A Dictionary of Ethics is a valuable reference resource for academics, practitioners, and students of moral philosophy, applied ethics, and public policy. It will also be of interest to readers looking to familiarize themselves with ethical terms and the concepts they express.

scholarly journals Sandu Frunză: „Advertising and Administration under the Pressure of Ethics” - Book Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 90-92
Author(s):  
Ştefan Vlăduţescu
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
High Expression ◽  
The Public

„Advertising and Administration under the Pressure of Ethics” (2014) is a book of intellectual elevation and high expression of ideas of Professor Sandu Frunză from Babeş-Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), published to a French publisher, Les Arcs, Editions de la Suers. The zetetic core (inquiry core) is one of ethical theory and applied ethics. It is an ethical theory of the public space and the ethical inflections in the administration, in the advertising area and Bioethics. Overall, the book has cohesion and consistency. Therefore, it is a pleasant and instructive reading.

Computer Ethics and Neoplatonic Virtue

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giannis Stamatellos
Keyword(s):  
Virtue Ethics ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Computer Ethics ◽  
Intellectual Autonomy ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Moral Problems ◽  
Ict Industry

In normative ethical theory, computer ethics belongs to the area of applied ethics dealing with practical and everyday moral problems arising from the use of computers and computer networks in the information society. Modern scholarship usually approves deontological and utilitarian ethics as appropriate to computer ethics, while classical theories of ethics, such as virtue ethics, are usually neglected as anachronistic and unsuitable to the information era and ICT industry. During past decades, an Aristotelian form of virtue ethics has been revived in modern philosophical enquiries with serious attempts for application to computer ethics and cyberethics. In this paper, the author argues that current trends and behaviours in online communication require an ethics of self-care found in Plotinus’ self-centred virtue ethics theory. The paper supports the position that Plotinus’ virtue ethics of intellectual autonomy and self-determination is relevant to cyberethics discussions involved in computer education and online communication.

Value Lexicality and Human Enhancement

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Hainz
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Human Enhancement ◽  
Life Extension

One idea discussed in ethical theory is that values can be put in a lexical ordering. One value that ranks higher in a lexical ordering always outweighs a lower-ranked value, regardless of the amount or intensity of both values. An account of value lexicality that focuses on the practical applicability of this concept will be developed and subsequently applied to the debate about life extension technologies and human enhancement in general. Finally, a sketch of a heuristic will be provided that shows how the concept of value lexicality could be of assistance when assessing the quality of arguments in various fields of applied ethics, one of which is the debate about human enhancement.

Applied Ethics and Ethical Theory

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-248
Author(s):  
Candace Cummins Gauthier ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Applied Ethics
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