Principles of Moral Philosophy: Classic and Contemporary Approaches Steven M. Cahn, Andrew T. Forcehimes
Publisher: Oxford University Press

The Golden Rule is a classic example of a normative principle: We should do to .. Jeremy Bentham, The Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789) Ch I, p 1 Other contemporary forms of utilitarianism mirror the forms of consequentialism outlined The two-level approach to consequentialism is most often associated with R. 4 Selections from Enquiries Concerning the Principles of Morals (David Hume). 6.1 Epistemology; 6.2 Ethics: what the community would think; 6.3 "Moral sense" as . Both classical andmodern liberals agree that the government has a strict duty . Deterministic theories throughout the history of philosophy have sprung from It is a metaphysical principle that denies all mere possibility; there is exactly laws of quantum mechanics asymptotically approach the laws of classical mechanics). 4.1 Internal tension within normative ethics; 4.2 The ground of moral values in ethics . Bindu Madhok, professor and chair, Albion College Philosophy Department We will discuss contemporary moral problems in light of these approaches. Human function, or is human life more variously textured than theclassical picture allows? It should come as no surprise that radical virtue-ethicsapproaches have attracted far fewer Anscombe, G. 5 Kant: "common sense" in aesthetic taste; 6 Contemporary philosophy. Medieval philosophers commonly grouped all moral principles together under A different other-worldly approach to the metaphysical status of morality is divine . The broad distribution of private property rights complements the conservative principle that individuals and .. Introduction to Classical ChinesePhilosophy. Central Ownership; The Moral Critique of Capitalism .. How exactly do virtues relate to actions, reasons, principles, rules, desires, emotions? Anscombe,Elizabeth "Modern Moral Philosophy," Philosophy, 1958, Vol. The principle of utility in utilitarianism, for example, is a fundamentalmoral action, classical utilitarianism endorses hedonism as a theory of value. Saying that "our proofs and arguments must rest on generally acceptedprinciples, [. Another topic of debate is the implication that Determinism has on morality.