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Ethics refers to a set of norms and morals that govern human action and inform what we ought or should do. There are three forms of ethics, namely, virtue ethics, duty based ethics and consequentialist ethics.

Generally stated, a discussion of ethics assumes a moral standard, which is used to determine the morality of one’s actions. For example, actions that conform to the standard are moral actions. Actions that do not conform to the standard are immoral actions.

The basis of ethics is to establish a system of motivations and deterrents, which factor heavily in controlling and directing human desire. Individuals should desire to do moral actions and should be deterred from doing immoral actions. Thus, ethics prescribes proper moral action and dissuades individuals from desiring to act immorally. 


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  • Weekly News Round-Up, 11/8


    Women's Health News — Authority Authority: 108
    Christine has a post at Our Bodies Our Blog about the passage of the health reform legislation last night. She notes As I watched Democrats congratulate themselves, it was difficult to feel celebratory. Passage of the Stupak amendment — which bars a government-run insurance plan from offering abortion *and* ...
    5 hours ago

  • Tim Steller - Transformation sessions claim high cost (on James Arthur Ray)


    Integral Options Cafe — Authority Authority: 440
    Good article in the local paper here, although I think it should have been a LOT tougher on Ray and BS he teaches. Transformation sessions claim high cost By Tim Steller ARIZONA DAILY STAR Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.08.2009 When James Arthur Ray asked Tucsonan Alexcis Reynolds and her ...
    5 hours ago

  • Ethics and Morality :: RE: Murder - Do you Always Oppose It?


    Philosophy Discussion — Authority Authority: 172
    Author: Juice Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:49 am (GMT -5) OK lets try to nail this down for all parties. First let me say that I appreciate the well thought out considerations to my posts. The experience of dialog is stimulating particularly considering the topic and allowing me to present arguments from different ...
    6 hours ago

  • Daily Links for November 5th through November 8th


    Akkam's Razor — Authority Authority: 125
    All excerpts are quoted from the respective link(s). NSFW: After Fort Hood, another example of how ‘citizen journalists’ can’t handle the truth - There was just one problem: Moore’s information was bullshit too.As we now know, Major Hassan was not killed, but rather captured alive. Reports of a second – ...
    7 hours ago

  • Mike Treder - Memory and Insanity


    Integral Options Cafe — Authority Authority: 440
    If you could remember every detail of your life, would it make you insane? I do not think I would want to be able to remember that much of my life. Psyche limits what we can recall for a reason, and I would not want to mess with that. Memory and Insanity Mike Treder Mike Treder ...
    7 hours ago

  • robot ethics


    jazzsequence.com — Authority Authority: 126
    i find it interesting that our country is really only recently thinking about ethical and social issues revolving around artificial intelligence in science and pop culture. battlestar galactica and the upcoming caprica are recent examples of america coming to terms with realistic artificial intelligence scenarios. ...
    8 hours ago

  • Catholic Bishops Control Health Care Reform: Discuss


    Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority Authority: 513
    Among the more controversial aspects of the deal reached last night to ban coverage of abortion by private health insurance plans participating in health care reform: Lobbyists representing Catholic bishops were admitted into the office of Nancy Pelosi , the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to take part in ...
    9 hours ago

  • Beliefs about Love — A Self Quiz


    Talk Jesus | Christian Forums — Authority Authority: 156
    The Meaning of Love It has been of concern to me that many young people grow up with a very distorted concept of romantic love. They are taught to confuse the real thing with infatuation and to idealize marriage into something it can never be. To help remedy this situation, I developed a brief true or false test ...
    11 hours ago

  • Ethics and Morality :: RE: Murder - Do you Always Oppose It?


    Philosophy Discussion — Authority Authority: 172
    Author: pjkeeley Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:11 am (GMT -5) I am dismayed, Juice , that you responded only to the part of my post that I consider the least important. I am not particularly interested in the theology behind the death penalty and I only brought it up because I find it curiously contradictory. But if ...
    12 hours ago

  • Ethics and Morality :: RE: Murder - Do you Always Oppose It?


    Philosophy Discussion — Authority Authority: 172
    Author: Itmattersnot Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:45 am (GMT -5) Juice wrote: Those of us who believe we came from monkeys and therefore must wait for the evolution of moral aptitude to manifest globally should be glad for any removal of that gene from the natural selection process. (Dont get ahead of ...
    13 hours ago

  • generic1: “The [anti-abortion] amendment is also a big win for...


    Bout of Context — Authority Authority: 425
    generic1 : “The [anti-abortion] amendment is also a big win for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops , which used its power, especially with conservative Democrats in swing congressional districts, to help force Democratic leaders to permit a vote that most of them oppose.” joyengel :…Religion: it gits ...
    13 hours ago

  • Ethics and Morality :: RE: The Individual VS The Masses


    Philosophy Discussion — Authority Authority: 172
    Author: Alun Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:06 am (GMT -5) I agree with athena, but I would clarify it as; Democracy is not rule by the majority for the majority , it is rule by the majority to approximate reason , and so it should only be undertaken with sufficient protection of individuals, such that reason, ...
    15 hours ago

  • Ethics and Morality :: RE: Murder - Do you Always Oppose It?


    Philosophy Discussion — Authority Authority: 172
    Author: Alun Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:57 am (GMT -5) I dont mean to be picky about Latin--I certainly dont know it, just making sure I understood you. Juice wrote: Both deal with revenge but a warranted kind of revenge from the Roman rather than Talmudic interpretation. Actually, the Talmud ...
    15 hours ago

  • Christian conversion – an idea crafted by Paul from ancient philosophy


    Vridar — Authority Authority: 115
    This is a continuation from Paul and the Stoics – 1, a look at Troels Engberg-Pedersen’s thesis.The previous post introduced a model which enables us to see the stark similarities of the very structures and foundations of Paul’s theological thought with the Stoic philosophical teachings of his contemporaries. ...
    15 hours ago

  • Photographic privacy is over


    Moving at the Speed of Creativity — Authority Authority: 568
    The days of photographic privacy are over. It is important for people of all ages, but especially teenagers who are most prone to rash behavior, to understand this and its implications. Chris Foresman’s November 2, 2009 article for ARS Technica, “ Students suspended for racy slumber party pics, file lawsuit ,” ...
    17 hours ago

  • Wake Up the Senate: Health Care Passes the House


    Turning Left — Authority Authority: 434
    The Affordable Health Care for America Act passed the house tonight with two votes to spare.  One Republican,  Rep. Joseph Cao of  Louisiana , crossed the aisle for America tonight and voted in favor of the measure. One lone Republican who gets it. Be sure to thank him. Here are some news links.  Even thought ...
    18 hours ago

  • Ethics and Morality :: RE: Murder - Do you Always Oppose It?


    Philosophy Discussion — Authority Authority: 172
    Author: Juice Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:13 pm (GMT -5) Unfortunately PJ regardless of what some may wish to invoke on behalf of the NT in support of whatever particular ideology some intend to support, Jesus did not come to this world to make peace but to separate those who accept Him as their Lord and Savior ...
    18 hours ago

  • Editorial: Congress’s OMG Over the P2P Leak


    NYT > Theater — Authority Authority: 916
    Now that Congress understands the dangers of peer-to-peer software firsthand, it should be open to legislation regulating file-sharing programs.
    19 hours ago

  • When I’m dead


    Talking Philosophy — Authority Authority: 118
    I’d just like it to be known that if anybody feels the urge to slag me off immediately after my death , or to attack my politics – which, of course, nobody will, since I’m hardly significant (but then neither was Chris Harman, albeit he was a ‘revolutionary’) – then I’d be delighted. I love the ...
    19 hours ago

  • Critical Thinking: A Moral Imperative?


    The Thinker — Authority Authority: 125
    Via Keith Burgess-Jackson comes this passage from William Kingdon Clifford’s “The Ethics of Belief”: To sum up: it is wrong always, everywhere, and for any one, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. If a man, holding a belief which he was taught in childhood or persuaded of afterwards, keeps ...
    19 hours ago

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