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“…Second, the present study acknowledged the importance of individual attitudes and subjective norms about sex tourism, which, thereby, implies that the implementation of education and campaigns to influence attitudes and norms at the community, school, and the broader societal level will be effective in reducing the demand for sex tourism. According to Aristotle, the performance of appropriate moral training provides individuals with the ability to apply the knowledge necessary to make well informed moral judgments (Henry 2002). Various tools, such as the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics and guidebooks of Tourism Concern (i.e., the Ethical Travel Guide) may assist in educating tourists.…”

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Is Sex Tourism Intention Uncontrollable? The Moderating Effects of Ethics and Law

Jeong

Lee

2022

Journal of Travel Research

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This study explores one of the biggest social issues in South Korea, that is, sex tourism, which is illegal but remains in high demand. The study recruited a total of 1,003 respondents, whose responses were analyzed to understand their intentions for sex tourism. Study 1 revealed that sex tourism intention was largely influenced by subjective norms and moderated by ethical awareness and knowledge of illegality. In Study 2, sex tourism intention non-significantly differed across three scenarios of traveling, namely, to a general destination; to an area where prostitution is legal by local law; and with companions with positive opinions about sex tourism. However, Studies 3 and 4 found that the extent to which reminders and warnings about ethics and illegality reduced sex tourism intention differed according to the scenario. The results suggest that sex tourism intention is conditional and controllable, and, thus, government interventions are justified.

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Section: General Discussion and Implicationsmentioning

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Is Sex Tourism Intention Uncontrollable? The Moderating Effects of Ethics and Law

Jeong

Lee

2022

Journal of Travel Research

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“…A further exploration of Aristotle's conception of akrasia is in order. As Devin Henry has emphasized, for Aristotle, pleasures are divided into alien and proper pleasures [26]. Whereas alien pleasures are base and antagonistic toward virtue (for instance, they tend to come in bodily excesses), proper pleasures derive from virtuous activity; they enable us to flourish and fulfil our telos.…”

Section: Aristotle: the Virtue Of Temperancementioning

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“…Here, being temperate in itself becomes a form of pleasure, a source of enjoyment, as we begin to rejoice over our capacity to moderate our actions and stay clear from corrupt inclinations (greed, hedonistic gluttony, and so forth). In fact, it is lack of temperance, which genuine akrasia, according to Henry, is ultimately founded upon: A person undergoing it cannot resist the pull of base appetites, the lure of alien pleasures, for there are no counterbalances for them, no capacity for restraint [26].…”

Section: Aristotle: the Virtue Of Temperancementioning

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“…First, we are to entertain proper pleasures, to find the sort of weight in them that balances our internal scales, and second, we are to rejoice in our ability to moderate our action. Thereby, it is the capacity to navigate internal conflicts, the various pulls and tugs toward opposite directions, and the capacity to draw joy from such navigation, which surface as solutions to akrasia [26]. This, again, requires moral training.…”

Section: Aristotle: the Virtue Of Temperancementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Meat Paradox, Omnivore’s Akrasia, and Animal Ethics

Aaltola

2019

Animals

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Simple Summary: Psychologists have used the term "meat paradox" to explain why people may emphasize their concern for animal welfare and yet eat meat, the production of which has caused suffering to nonhuman creatures. This paper explores the meat paradox through the philosophical concept "akrasia". Akrasia refers to a situation, where one believes in a fact or value x, and yet acts against that fact or value. The paper uses the term "omnivore's akrasia" to denote a state where one believes in the value of animal wellbeing and nonetheless consumes products which have caused animal suffering. The claim of the paper is that understanding of the meat paradox can be significantly broadened with the use of philosophical takes on akrasia, which underline notions such as moral reason and virtue. Another claim is that it is through enhancing one's moral ability that both the meat paradox and omnivore's akrasia may be reduced. Specific factors included in such enhancement are introduced and compared with "nudging". In the conflicting era when the meat industry is rapidly growing on a global scale whilst attitudes toward other animals are becoming increasingly positive, exploring the phenomenon of both eating and caring for animals is of clear societal, political, and moral significance.Abstract: Western cultures have witnessed an intriguing phenomenon in recent years: People are both more concerned for animal wellbeing and consume more animal products than ever before. This contradiction has been explored in psychology under the term "meat paradox". However, what has been omitted from the explorations is the age-old philosophical notion of "akrasia", within which one both knows "the good" and acts against it. The paper seeks to address this omission by comparing psychological research on the meat paradox with philosophy of akrasia. Applying Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, and Spinoza, I investigate the underlying factors of and solutions to what is here called "omnivore's akrasia". Whilst contemporary research on the meat paradox focuses on various descriptive cognitive errors (such as cognitive dissonance), philosophy of akrasia has tended to focus more prescriptively on moral reason and virtue. After discussing "nudging" as an implication of the descriptive approach, the paper supports the prescriptive perspective and "the cultivation argument". The claim is that contemporary research on the contradictions concerning attitudes toward other animals would greatly benefit from paying more attention to the value-laden mental factors underlying moral agency.

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Aiming for True Life as an Act of Choice

de Castro Caeiro

2023

Law and Philosophy Library

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Is Sex Tourism Intention Uncontrollable? The Moderating Effects of Ethics and Law

Is Sex Tourism Intention Uncontrollable? The Moderating Effects of Ethics and Law

The Meat Paradox, Omnivore’s Akrasia, and Animal Ethics

Aiming for True Life as an Act of Choice

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