Places for pluralism

Article Abstract:

Ethical theories present many opportunities for pluralism. The basic requirement for a pluralistic theory is that it contain multiple elements which are not ordered or considered resolvable. Pluralism at any given level occurs when there is no rational basis for judgment or the rational basis is composed of plural elements. For example, at the most general level, a pluralistic theory of value could recognize necessities and ideals along with values as ultimate moral principles. Similar alternatives are possible with respect to substantive ends and many other aspects of ethics.

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Pluralism, determinacy, and dilemma

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Indirect utilitarianism and unorthodox versions of Kantianism have developed as middle-level theories to accommodate recalcitrant moral phenomena such as pluralism and dilemma. Challenges from pluralism and dilemma occur in the domains of moral reasoning, moral requirement, intrinsic value and the status of moral judgment. To accommodate such phenomena, it is necessary to identify which aspects of the core theories of utilitarianism or Kantianism are central and which can be changed in response to the insights developed at the middle level of theory.

Ethical problems, Utilitarianism

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Trust as noncognitive security about motives

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A well-balanced sense of security involves an equal amount of cognitive control and noncognitive stability. This means that a proper sense of security is a balance between the ability to maneuver in accordance to beliefs about the nature of one's activities and one's resistance in the face of changing beliefs. The first refers to cognitive control of human conduct, while the second refers to noncognitive stability.

Analysis, Stability, Security (Psychology)

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