Prudence

Bricker, Phillip

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“…47 The loosest conceivable sort of comprising unity for concrete material objects turns out to be space-time. Things are parts of one and the same world if and only if they are spatiotemporally related, that is, if and only if every part of one stands in some distance relation-be it spatial or temporal, great or small-to every part of the other.…”

Section: Containment Theory As a Metaphysics Of The Concrete World Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constitution and Unity: Lynne Baker and the Unitarian Tradition

Monticelli

2013

The Monist

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Section: Containment Theory As a Metaphysics Of The Concrete World Anmentioning

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Constitution and Unity: Lynne Baker and the Unitarian Tradition

Monticelli

2013

The Monist

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“…Should we understand certain people's acts of infidelity as an indicator of their recalcitrant desires or as an indicator of nothing but their own moral weaknesses? 13 For the concept of whole-life utility and its difficulties (such as in the case of conflicting preferences), see Bricker (1980). within a single moral theory (e.g.…”

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Internalization and moral demands

Sin

2010

Philos Stud

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How should we assess the burden of moral demands? A predominant assessment is provided by what Murphy calls the baseline of factual status-quo (FSQ): A moral theory is demanding if the level of agents' well-being is reduced from the time they begin to comply perfectly with the theory. The aims of my paper are threefold. I will first discuss the limits of the FSQ baseline. Second, I suggest a different assessment, which examines moral demands from a whole-life perspective. My view is that even if agents' compliance with a moral theory will not cause a substantial reduction to their existing level of well-being, the total quality of life that they may obtain from complying with this theory may still be lower than what they could have obtained by following some other moral theories. The third aim of this paper is that, through this investigation, I hope to explicate the relation between agents' acceptance of a moral theory and the burden of demands that is created by it. I believe that we can achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the nature of moral demands by paying attention to the psychological development of agents as they accept and internalize a moral theory.Keywords The problem of demandingness Á Factual status-quo baseline Á Internalization Á Consequentialism Á Famine relief Since Peter Singer's publication of the seminal essay ''Famine, Affluence and Morality'', the discussion of the demands of famine relief has been merged with the topic of demandingness

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“…It presumes that the agent recognizes the need for action, has knowledge about the facts (in particular, a clearsighted reading of the circumstances) including scientific and technical knowledge relevant to the concrete situation. According to Bricker (1980), practical wisdom results in the act that would turn out best for the agent, whether or not the agent is or ought to be in a position to know which act this is; the agent creates through his or her actions, the best that the circumstances will allow. He further points out that in asserting that a person has led a prudent life, it is an objective claim rather than an evaluative judgment, at least to the extent that the agent's concept of the good is itself objectively determinate; in other words, to be prudent or to possess practical judgment is to effect a reconciliation between oneself and one's world.…”

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“…Fowers (2003) also points out that the ultimate test of practical judgment is whether the decision-making process brings the most pertinent considerations to bear in such a way that the most relevant concerns carry the most weight. Bricker (1980) argues that if a theory of prudence or practical judgment is to require the agent to take into account the conflicting preferences in deciding which act to perform, then some means of weighing these conflicting preferences must be provided. In order to meaningfully compare the preferences of an agent, it cannot only be accomplished by simply allowing those preferences to rule supreme and which the agent has held for the longest amount of time, but also how strong these preferences are.…”

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“…Moral taxonomy methodology employs a detailed comparison and contrast of related cases. The challenge in practical judgment is knowing how to construe the case, how to describe, clarify and compare similar acts or cases insofar as circumstances do not pre-label the occasion and to the extent to which the agent's preferences would be satisfied (Bricker, 1980;Sherman, 1989).…”

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Ethical Decision-Making: A Case for the Triple Font Theory

Arjoon¹

2006

J Bus Ethics

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This paper discusses the philosophical argument and the application of the Triple Font Theory (TFT) for moral evaluation of human acts and attempts to integrate the conceptual components of major moral theories into a systematic internally consistent decision-making model that is theoretically driven. The paper incorporates concepts such as formal and material cooperation and the Principle of Double Effect (PDE) into the theoretical framework. It also advances the thesis that virtue theory ought to be included in any adequate justification of morality and the need to integrate or coordinate notions of virtue into various act-oriented or principles-based ethics. The TFT offers a comprehensive and practical approach to ethical decision-making and is a useful alternative embedded in traditional wisdom. This paper provides a more general framework of the TFT than traditionally presented. Practical judgment is shown to play a constitute role in providing a guide for right action and is the â€œglueâ€\x9D that integrates the various components of the TFT. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2007Triple Font Theory, virtue ethics, ethical decision-making, formal and material cooperation, Principle of Double Effect, ethical theories, practical judgment,

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Prudence

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Constitution and Unity: Lynne Baker and the Unitarian Tradition

Constitution and Unity: Lynne Baker and the Unitarian Tradition

Internalization and moral demands

Ethical Decision-Making: A Case for the Triple Font Theory

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