Philosophy of law

Elements of Moral Philosophy, James and Stuart Rachels talk about the questions philosophers ask about character, then he discusses the virtues and Virtue Ethics. Instead of the ancient (Aristotle) asking What traits of character make someone a good person?, modern moral philosophers asked What is the right thing to do? This led modern moral philosophers to develop theories of rightness and obligations. In her article, “Modern Moral Philosophy,” Elizabeth Anscombe views modern moral philosophy…

the consequence or the thought behind that action? In Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant states that “the moral worth of an action does not lie in the effect expected from it” but that it is motivated out of respect for the moral law (Kant 401). However, in Utilitarianism, Mill supports the claim that what makes actions good is the outcome, not the action’s initial moral worth, “the motive has nothing to do with the morality of the action, though much with the worth of the…

Fredericianum, a Pietist school, where he gained a deep appreciation for the classics of Latin literature, especially the poet Lucretius. In modern philosophy, Kant is the central figure who synthesized early modern rationalism and empiricism. Other than that, he is also the one who set the terms for much of nineteenth and twentieth century philosophy, and continues to exercise a significant influence in today’s metaphysics, epistemology, ethics,…

clear what philosophy and academic thinking are, where and when Plato lived, what his ideas where and how people reacted and perhaps still react. Furthermore, a reflection on his ideas will be given as well as my view on his beliefs. Philosophy The definition of philosophy is already contained in the word philosophy itself. In Greek, philo means love or devotion and sophia means wisdom. Philosophy literally means “Love of wisdom.” Philosophers are thus people devoted to wisdom. Philosophy is an…

ne of the ethical philosophy that interest me is the Nietzsche’s ethical philosophy. Nietzsche 's moral philosophy is primarily critical in orientation: he attacks morality both for its commitment to untenable descriptive (metaphysical and empirical) claims about human agency, as well as for the deleterious impact of its distinctive norms and values on the flourishing of the highest types of human beings (Nietzsche 's “higher men”) (Stanford 2016). His positive ethical views are best understood…

Moral philosophy is the study of moral judgments or value placed on decision about what is right or wrong, good or bad, just or on just. Business philosophy is the standard, principle or policy placed on who may behave outside the norms of organizational culture, emphasis upon ethical behavior enables employees to know how they should react when faced with ethical dilemmas and the consequences of their actions. MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY. As an individual, I believe that keeping a low profile…

his idea of the moral law is due to his view of autonomy. To demonstrate how Kant’s notion of freedom is related to his view of the Moral Law I will outline…

Alex Joy CORE 2101AP 2/10/2016 Dr. E. Redwine Reconciliation of Greek Philosophy and Monotheistic Religions “On July 19, 711, an army of Arabs and Berbers unified under the Islamic Umayyad caliphate landed on the Iberian Peninsula” (M 'Bow 2). Over the next several decades, through diplomacy and warfare, they brought the entire peninsula under Islamic control. The new territories, were referred to as al-Andalus. This region of southern Europe produced a wealth of great thinkers which would…

Stuart Mill is a philosopher who believes that ethics deals with obligations. He feels it has nothing to do with facts,science, but more on how one should act. He puts forth a supreme principle through obligation that he wants one to follow based on law. This opened up the door to exploring .how utilitarianism is different from ethical theories. There are two differences that play an important distinct role with other philosophers. Mill defends his Utilitarianism theory no matter what the…

formulation is act in a way that your maxim can become a universal law (pg 30). The second formulation is to treat humanity in a way that is the end, but not a means to an end. Among the examples Kant stated was a man who promised to return borrowed money knowing that would be an impossible task. He made a false promise and did not do his duty to the one who gave him the money. Using the first formulation, if this became a universal law, promises would keep no value. They would be soulless…