In his first and according to himself bestknown paper, frankena drew attention to a paradoxical feature in moores presentation of that doctrine. He was a member of the university of michigans department of. An ethical problem associated with the subdiscipline through discounting is that consumers value the present more so than the future, which has implications for intergenerational justice. Ayer and stevenson james edwin mahon washington and lee university 1. Frankena author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Discounting in marginal costbenefit analysis, to which economists view as a predictor for human behaviour, 42 is limited with respect to accounting for. Kristen shraderfrechette and william frankena, who wonder why we would need a new, more inclusive ethic when we have access to centuries of theoretical philosophy we can apply to environmental issues. That is, if there is a virtue, there must be an action and a principle to which it corresponds and from which it derives its virtuous character. Kodi archive and support file vintage software community software apk msdos cd. William klaas frankena june 21, october 22, was an american moral. An introduction to mills utilitarian ethics by henry r.
Frankenas own metaethical theory of the justification of ethical judgementsthe ideal concensus not an actual concensusto frankena. Morality has been getting a great deal of looking at in recent years by philosophers, theologians, psychologists, social scientists, journalists, and novelists, as well as by people, especially students, women, and young people, on the street. William frankena began his higher education at calvin college where he received an a. The primary question importance of factual knowledge and conceptual clarity prevailing rules as a standard teleological theories. Morality and moral philosophy o an example of ethical thinking socrates o the nature of ethics or moral philosophy o the nature of morality o factors in morality o kinds of normative judgment o program for rest of book 2. But it should be of interest to mill scholars and to the general reader who wishes to understand the foundations of ethics.
His approach is balanced and gives ethical views he opposes a fair hearing. For wednesday, read the selection from frankenas ethics, but stop at the end of the paragraph before the section entitled, the nature of morality. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Frankena and ethics of virtue william frankena has. William frankena critique of virtue based ethics youtube. William frankena has several times discussed,1 in his usual cautious and judicious manner, a contrast between two types of normative ethics. Normative theories of obligation, moral and nonmoral value, and metaethical issues and theories are considered. You should have answers to the following 2 reading questions when you come to class on friday. Frankena finished his dissertation titled recent intuitionism in british ethics at harvard in 1937 and received his ph. Studies in the history of ethics emotivism and internalism. Jul 08, 2019 william klaas frankena june 21, october 22, was an american moral. An example of ethical thinking socrates the nature of ethics or moral philosophy the nature of morality factors in morality kinds of normative judgment program for rest of book egoistic and deontological theories. Both moral principles and virtues have important roles to play in a complete theory of ethics. Frankena a critique of virtuebased ethics a virtue is a disposition, quality, habit etc not a principle or rule.
Classic and contemporary readings sixth edition, eds. According to frankena, metaethics has no bearing on questions about what is right, good, or obligatory in general or in a. Suppose, also, that many of your fellowmen dislike you and what you are doing and even regard you as a danger to society, although they cannot really show this. Your generous donation will be matched 2to1 right now. William frankena was important both as a scholar and as a teacher of moral philosophy during the middle two. The book will be particularly valuable to students interested in mills ethical theory.
He was a member of the university of michigans department of philosophy for 41 years 19371978, and chair of the department for 14 years 19471961. Oct 28, 2019 frankena ethics pdf william klaas frankena june 21, october 22, was an american moral. Utilitarianism, justice, and love utilitarianism for one who rejects ethical egoism and also feels unhappy about the deontological theories we have been discussing, the natural alternative is the teleological theory called utilitarianism. Morality and moral philosophy suppose that all your life you have been trying to be a good person, doing your duty as you see it and seeking to do what is for the good of your fellowmen. Traits of character must include the disposition to act and. Ethics 2nd edition paperback january 1, 1988 by william k. William frankena in from metaethicsthe history of ethics, and normative ethical theory, to moral education, moral psychology, and applied ethics, to religious ethics and the philosophy of educationthe sweep and quality of his ethical ethisc was simply extraordinary. Normative theories of obligation, moral and nonmoral value, and meta ethical issues and theories are considered. Letter from a birmingham jail, martin luther king, jr.
In his first and according to himself bestknown paper, frankena drew attention to a paradoxical feature in. Join researchgate to discover and stay uptodate with the latest research from leading experts in immanuel. He was interested in and wrote about almost every question in normative ethics and metaethics see. A memorial essay by a member of the michigan philosophy department states that william frankena contributed as widely to moral philosophy and its neighboring areas as etuics in that remarkable group that dominated englishspeaking ethics from the fran,ena of world war ii well into the s. Not required in that any ethics theory text would qualify. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Economic ethics combines economics and ethics, uniting value judgements from both disciplines in order to predict, analyse and model economic phenomena. Libro fondamentale per acquisire conoscenze di base eo inoltrarsi nelle piu complesse questioni etiche. Obligation and motivation in recent moral philosophy. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Frankena preface intuitionism ethical naturalism more naturalisms pragmatic ethics noncognitive theories the latest invasion from britain roads to reunion.
A 12yearold girl was taken in marriage in the village of lohutok, s. Frankena s own meta ethical theory of the justification of ethical judgements the ideal concensus not an actual concensus to frankena. The school of thought dates back to the greek philosopher aristotle, whose nicomachean ethics describes the connection between objective economic. Ethics ethics second edition william k frankena 1973. William klaas frankena june 21, 1908 october 22, 1994 was an american moral philosopher. The william frankena papers document the development of a major philosopher and ethicist through his undergraduate and graduate school papers, published and unpublished articles, correspondence and curricular material. Tertarik dengan ulasan salah seorang pembaca, dont read this book unless you have to. Suppose, also, that many of your fellowmen dislike you and what you are doing and even regard. Frankena argues that we should not see the relationship between actionbased and virtuebased ethical theories as disjunctive, but as conjunctive.
Introduction in this article i am concerned with the nature of the relationship between the main noncognitivist movement in ethics in first half the twentieth century, namely emotivism. Frankena has the most theories in one book but ethical theory texts abound. He was one of the foremost moral philosophers of that period. Frankena and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Oxford university press usa publishes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, childrens books, business books, dictionaries, reference books, journals, text books and more. Frankena distinguishes virtuebased ethical systems from principlebased ones and contends, against virtue ethics, that traits without principles are blind p. The problem, frankena and others believe, is that we do not currently encyclopedia of applied ethics, second edition, 2012, vol. Characterbased ethics what is the primary concern of an ethical theory. William frankena, obligation and motivation in recent moral philosophy, e ssays on m oral p hilosophy 40 a. William frankena was chairman of the department of philosophy from. Frankena was summarizing the view he had expounded in yale lectures, 1957, box 10, william k. The relativist cannot consistently reject all intolerance.
The tonight show starring jimmy fallon recommended for you. Introduction to ethical studies an open source reader lee archie john g. An ethics that focuses on principles or duty is an ethic of doing frankena argues that both are necessary. It encompasses the theoretical ethical prerequisites and foundations of economic systems. An example of ethical thinking socrates the nature of ethics or moral philosophy the nature of morality factors in morality kinds of normative judgment program for rest of book. May 29, 20 know your bro with chris and scott evans duration. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Goralnik and nelsonanthropocentrismencycl applied ethics pub. Morality and moral philosophy o an example of ethical thinking socrates o the nature of ethics or moral philosophy o the nature of morality o factors in morality o kinds of normative judgment o. Letter from a birmingham jail martin luther king jr. Suppose that all your life you have been trying to be a good person, doing your duty as you see it and seeking to do what is for the good of your fellowmen. I the ethical doctrine that is regarded as most characteristically moores is that good, like yellow, is a simple indefinable quality, but unlike yellow a nonnatural one. Morality and moral philosophy egoistic and deontological theories utilitarianism, justice and love moral value. Frankena ethics pdf william klaas frankena june 21, october 22, was an american moral. Frankena papers 9538 aa 2, bentley historical library, university of. Publication date 1973 topics ethics, morale, ethiek publisher.
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