The Concept of Morality

Frankena, William K.

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“…Kujala (2001) considered moral obligation to be the code of conduct regulating one's behavior. Frankena (1970) pointed out that moral obligation involves assessing whether one's behavior fits social norms, and can be influenced by moral identification and moral emotion. Moral obligation determines which behavior is righteous and which is necessary; that is, it is a judgment of value (Kohlberg, 1984).…”

Section: Normative Beliefmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Model of Green Consumption Behavior Constructed by the Theory of Planned Behavior

Wu¹,

Chen²

2014

IJMS

150

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In recent years, global warming has become a widespread well-publicized issue. As the general public have become aware of the importance of protecting the environment, consumers have started to evidence a marked preference for green products. This study constructed a model describing the relationships among perceived benefit of green consumption behavior, perceived risk, moral responsibility, normative belief, control strength, control belief, attitude, subjective norms, behavior control, behavior intention, and actual behavior.

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Section: Normative Beliefmentioning

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A Model of Green Consumption Behavior Constructed by the Theory of Planned Behavior

Wu¹,

Chen²

2014

IJMS

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138

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“…17 17 This view seems to be confirmed—although not made explicit—for example, by the discussions of morality by Frankena () and Honneth (). This can of course not be regarded as an exhaustive overview over the literature on the concept of morality in any way.…”

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Human Nature and Morality in the Anti‐corruption Discourse of Transparency International

Gebel

2012

Public Admin & Development

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SUMMARY Against the background of failing anti‐corruption programmes, this article examines the discourse of the anti‐corruption international non‐governmental organisation Transparency International (TI), thereby focussing on the organisation's use of the concepts of integrity and ethics. Their meaning and significance is explored by looking at policy measures advocated by TI and particularly at the conception of human nature underlying the organisation's discourse. On the basis of TI documents and interviews with TI staff, the article argues that there is dominance within TI discourse of a mechanistic conception of human nature as rational and self‐interested. This leads to an over‐emphasis on institutional engineering and the strengthening of oversight and control (to set ‘disincentives’ for corruption), while neglecting the social–moral components of human behaviour as well as the political processes of their generation. This conception of human behaviour makes concepts such as ‘ethics’ mean not much more than ‘rules’, ‘integrity’ mean no more than ‘rule‐conforming behaviour’ and ‘prevention’ mean no more than ‘control’. While discussing some of the difficulties involved in addressing morals, the article argues that without reconsidering its conception of human nature, it will be difficult for TI to re‐orient and improve its approach. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…The question therefore to be asked is not whether a CED is 'good for me', but rather a moral decision that gives positive consideration to the interests of someone besides oneself [41]. This requires 'Imagining what it is like to be someone other than yourself [which] is at the core of our humanity.…”

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Libertarianism, Legitimation, and the Problems of Regulating Cognition-Enhancing Drugs

Capps

2010

Neuroethics

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Some libertarians tend to advocate the wide availability of cognition-enhancing drugs beyond their current prescription-only status. They suggest that certain kinds of drugs can be a component of a prudential conception of the 'good life'-they enhance our opportunities and preferences; and therefore, if a person freely chooses to use them, then there is no justification for the kind of prejudicial, authoritative restrictions that are currently deployed in public policy. In particular, this libertarian idea signifies that if enhancements are a prudential 'good' for the user, then this can also be construed as a moral good for all rational agents. If this argument is successful, there can be no substantial distinction between the categorical benefits of enhancement, and what is labeled as an enhancement technology. In this paper, I argue that the exclusivity of egotistical choice, and an uncritical deployment of enhancement as a prudential good, underplays the role of a social and political community when creating a procedurally just and effective public policy. Principally, the argument is devoid of any ethical system to permit the external-and therefore public-appreciation of the social context of moral decisions. In effect, libertarian arguments of this sort must disregard any ideas of public ethics, because the liberty to use whatever means available to gain a socio-economic advantage actually extinguishes any professed legitimation strategy. Escaping the procedural aspects of public policy, which are considered integral to authoritative coherence, results in the erosion of any moral obligations. Thus, in a libertarian society, disenfranchised individuals-such as those harmed through addiction-are the unlucky or superfluous product of a liberal and 'progressive' society.

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The Concept of Morality

Cited by 45 publications

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A Model of Green Consumption Behavior Constructed by the Theory of Planned Behavior

A Model of Green Consumption Behavior Constructed by the Theory of Planned Behavior

Human Nature and Morality in the Anti‐corruption Discourse of Transparency International

Libertarianism, Legitimation, and the Problems of Regulating Cognition-Enhancing Drugs

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