i try to show that richard rorty, although is not a moral philosopher like kant, nerveless, has moral philosophy that must be taken seriously. rorty was not engaged with moral philosophy in the systematic manner common among leading modern and contemporary moral philosophers. this paper has two parts: first part, in brief, is concerned with principles of his philosophy such as anti-essentialism...

We review several instances where cognitive research has identified distinct psychological mechanisms for moral judgment that yield conflicting answers to moral dilemmas. In each of these cases, the conflict between psychological mechanisms is paralleled by prominent philosophical debates between different moral theories. A parsimonious account of this data is that key claims supporting differe...

public health ethics is a field that covers both factual and ethical issues in health policy and science, and has positive obligations to improve the well-being of populations and reduce social inequalities. it is obvious that various philosophies and moral theories can differently shape the framework of public health ethics. for this reason, the present study reviewed theories of justice in or...

Bu makalenin konusunu 19. yüzyıl Britanya’sının en önemli entelektüel figürlerinden birisi olan William Whewell’in ahlaki gelişim ideali oluşturmaktadır. Whewell’e göre ahlak bir idealini ifade eder. ideali, sonunda gerçek mutluluğun bulunduğu, insan yaşamı boyunca devam eden süreçtir. Çünkü yaşadığımız her an daha erdemli, iyi olma imkânımız vardır. Ona insanın görevi, bu gerçekleştirmektir. i...