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REASON LEADS: A RECONCILIATION IN ETHICS
| Title: | REASON LEADS: A RECONCILIATION IN ETHICS. |
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| Name(s): |
Oldham, Stephen, Author Stanlick, Nancy, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The use of reason appears to lead to divergent conclusions for what is right and what is good in human action. While reason is a central feature in ethical theory, there is a problem when that central feature does not lead to consistent conclusions about how to act in a given situation. Several philosophers have attempted to combine previous moral theories in order to provide a better template for human action. I contend that the use of reason is of vital import when determining the foundation for moral action and that moral theories, to be consistent with reason, should incorporate aspects of both non-consequentialist and consequentialist ethical theories. I argue that there is a unifying foundation presupposed by the moral theories of both Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. Through the use of reason the theories of Kant and Mill can be reconciled to show that these theories can be combined when understanding the basic foundation that they share. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0004488 (IID), ucf:45080 (fedora) | |
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2013-08-01 B.A. Arts and Humanities, Dept. of Philosophy Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Ethics Consequentialism Non-Consequentialism Kant Mill Sidgwick Parfit Reason Preservation of Life Reconciliation |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004488 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | campus 2018-08-01 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
