Subjective theory of value

It is not by chance this problem exists in rock music. Fisher wrote extensively about these types of problems in his essay. Fisher noted that rock challenges the traditional thinking about an objective aesthetic value, and that its creation present problems for the question of authenticity in music.1 Fisher proposes that recorded music has its own separate ontology that must be taken into account, if we are to talk about authenticity issues in music. Recordings have specific sound events that are highlighted, re-mixed, and edited, to produce the very best of a particular music piece.2 As such, it is now the recording that is the most authentic expression of the music as opposed to the performance. This seems to turn the whole idea of authenticity…

Deflating queerness Before contesting the conceptual claim, it would be pertinent to clarify the types of value that are considered by Mackie tout court. Subsequently, the following criteria will be used as a guide by which to assess the plausibility of Mackie’s conceptual claim. The following represents what shall be referred to as the Mackiean moral value criterion (MMV) and includes the following options; MMV 1. MV is true of x, regardless of x’s desires, purpose, motivation and reasons…

interesting aspect of morality is how universally unbiased it is supposed to be, but yet, is still met with a debate towards what is morally correct and morally wrong. While morality is supposed to be objective, there is a subjectivity to whom those morals apply to and to whom they benefit or harm. In Chelsea Schein and Kurt Gray’s "The Theory of Dyadic Morality: Reinventing Moral Judgment by Redefining Harm,” they discussed the evolution of morality and how difficult it is to establish a clear…

I was born into lower middle class family living in a very eclectic neighborhood in Washington D.C. My parents worked relentlessly to support us and ensure we succeed through life. Ironically, given they spent so much time working, I quickly learned the way of the “latch-key kid”. It’s not like I was neglected; far from it. I grew up with a family filled with love and a willingness to help those around us. I also grew up in a diverse area representing many different attitudes towards…

world far more complex than the time he lived. By introducing and explaining Kant’s concept of inherent dignity and showing how some people or groups of people have been at the both a place where the demand for dignity is shouted across the world, taken and never given back from others and how one man’s denial of dignity through deception proves that Kant’s concepts are still valid today and perhaps more important than ever. To understand why it is so important for rational humans to have…

Consequentialist ethical theories maintain that consequences are the basis of moral evaluation. In other words, our decisions are considered either right or wrong due to their consequences (Shaw, 5). Followers of consequentialism support this premise by adhering to four essential principles. First, consequentialists abstain from disclosing on what is considered to be ‘morally valuable’. Agents of consequentialism never reference a moral framework which prescribes proper deeds, instead, they…

deeds that I did were the result of my wanting to please God, or from the wanting to fulfill my own selfish desires. Sometimes my deeds did not have best of intentions, but they would be merited as good deeds because of the ending result. Peter Abelard chooses to take a stance in which he argues that “unless intentions are the key ingredient in assessing moral value it is hard to see why coercion, in which one is forced to do something against his or her will, should exculpate the agent?” (Eth…

been produced without murdering someone. This would be highly reprimanded by society and is morally wrong. From this example, Curnutt shows how visual pleasure hold no moral value in arguments regarding vegetarianism (Timmons, 2007, pg. 419). Next, Curnutt offers an objection to the idea that convenience would override the wrongness of eating meat. Eating meat is convenient at various social gatherings and restaurants because the high supply of it makes meat a cheap food product. Just because…

He does this first by presenting a drowning child situation that attempts to convince people to agree with his main moral principle that people are morally obligated to prevent bad things from happening that would not result in a loss of something of equal moral value. Singer claims that should a person agree that one is morally obligated to save a drowning child with the cost of dirtying their clothes, they therefore must also agree to donate their surplus of money until they themselves are in…

In ethics, consequentialist theory defines as “the moral rightness and wrongness of action as a function of their result. If the consequences are good; the action is right, if they are bad, then the action is wrong.” There are two types of consequentialist theories. Egoism which views morality ultimately rests on self-interest. While “utilitarianism is the moral doctrine that people should always act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our…