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Is an SUV good ? An American mother will say yes, because she feels safe driving it. And it is fun to drive it so it improves her mood. An environmentalist will say no. Who decides about what criteria a car should fulfill ? The people by a majority vote ? Hi, duszek Thank you for a good question ! ...

Many serious students of Ethics and Morality have wondered: When (and how) is something (or someone) “good”? We call a situation good if it fulfills a purpose. We call a thing good if it exemplifies (the meaning of) its concept. [The assumption here is that each item falls under a concept. This is ...

Hello again... ,,, if i got a nice career but someone gave me some advice that help me get that career,whereas if i didn`t use that advice i wouldn`t of got that career, i`d get depressed because inside i`d know it`ll only be because of their help,and so i`d feel like a failure. Does this make sens...

Greetings, Spheres of Balance Now that I see where you're coming from, I totally agree. A little bit about my background: In 1955, I elected, as an undergraduate in a major university, to take a course in Ecology. In 1967, while working as an Instructor in Philosophy, I was one of three delegates fr...

I see that imp, at least, was paying attention. :D Look, I'm no Puritan. I am not demanding virtue of you. I am opposed to prohibitions. I want no government interference in the choices you make for your life. If you want to kill yourself or be miserable, that is your free choice. If anyone wants to...

Let's review what we have learned.... According to the latest research in the theory of needs – we all crave recognition; it is one of the basic needs. If kids can’t get attention by being good, they often get it by being a little mischievous. [This may account for most of what are often called &quo...

The Voice of Time wrote:ah, I forgot to mention on thing there. ...

Thank you for remembering it.

Okay, folks Here at the Ethical Theory Forum you now have two theories to choose from. Go with the ethical theory that you find is better. :idea: If you could use some guidance as to how to select a superior option, see pp. 39-42 of ETHICAL EXPLORATIONS http://wadeharvey.myqol.com/wadeharvey/PDFs/ET...

You may have seen some of this before, but this 12-point argument bears repeating.... Rushworth M. Kidder wrote “Protestors are occupying … and organizing around the world. Congress’s ratings have tanked, and Eurozone govenments don’t fare much better. Meanwhile political outrage balloons, and digni...

Ethics (the discipline, the model-of-models) is a body of knowledge about how to choose. In the essays to which links were offered, and in the earlier threads mentioned, I have presented you with a model, which could serve as a guide for making better ethical choices. What I am aiming for is to impr...

I'd like to return to the original theme of this thread. I and my colleagues in the value-science field strongly believe that most people can learn the Good and choose the Good - as a way of life. How do you define good? What do you see as good? I see that good is ambiguous, at best. ... See the se...

Hi, Voice I knew I could count on you to find a counter-example. Is it valuable to go to the deviant exception every time someone brings up a generally-true remark?? When I did that people around me considered me to be obnoxious. So I stopped acting that way. It seems the object of such activity - i...

Greetings, Bill

Thanks for lightening up a heavy topic! Your positive contributions are much appreciated.

Keep up the good work !

If someone - anyone - gets a smile ...you have added value. And that's what ethics is about.

You are one of the most ethical guys I have encountered.

I'd really like to know your impressions of this 'new' paradigm for ethics. It could be argued that there is nothing new under the Sun, so I do not care to discuss how 'new' it is. I do think, because it contains variables, it can apply to a wide range of ethical data. The theory is in its incipient...

Ethics deals with what is good for a human person and what is good in a person. Hence it would be advisable to understand the good in order to explain ethics. Fortunately, the Axiom of Value helps us to do that. THE GOOD What is the Axiom? It says “a good x” will mean the following: (1) x is a memb...