Sentences with phrase «of ethical imperatives»

After we had drunk up the sea of transcendence, there would be endless room for a whole new set of ethical imperatives.

The term natural law is used to mean a body of ethical imperatives supposedly inherent in human beings and discovered by human reason.

They fail to distinguish two types of religious persons who may be part of this group: the first, who depend completely upon the literal interpretation of Scripture and tradition by an authoritarian pastor, and second, those who undertake rescue activity as the command of God, based upon a thoughtful and self - ratified interpretation of the ethical imperatives of the gospel.

Because of this, at least, the physician is also a moral person, the subject of an ethical imperative addressed to him, no matter to what he attributes this absolute principle.

As she and her colleague wrote in their 2016 paper, they consider nonpublication a «violation of the ethical imperative to share results of trials that involve human subjects.»

Not exact matches

Officers and directors of Canadian corporations should strongly consider investing in creating or maintaining an ethical corporate culture, which now more than ever constitutes an imperative for ensuring a viable foreign business and the avoidance of personal sanctions including imprisonment.3

Clifford Christians mentions that two ethical imperatives of social justice are particularly relevant to home information utilities: «to each according to his essential needs and similar treatment for similar cases.

Therefore, in a context like this, `'... the ethical imperative can be quite categorical, an obligation of conscience without any ifs or buts, not hypothetical but unconditional.

The agreement between black power and neoclassical philosophies can, therefore, be symbolized by transforming the black power slogan — «Power to the People» — into a more neoclassical formulation — Creative Synthesis to the People; and, conversely, the philosophy of creative synthesis may be understood as a metaphysical affirmation of the social ethical imperative to empower the people.

Here are a few ethical considerations: the obligation not to exhaust nonrenewable resources, the imperative to provide accessible replacements, the necessity to improve our heritage modestly and carefully, the greater responsibility of the advantaged to improve that which exists and to share, and the obligation to refrain from excessive consumption and waste.

She has both her Masters in Theology and a Masters in Education, and yet she writes: «I am in a very difficult and life - threatening marital situation and it is imperative that my children and I get to safety as soon as possible (before I become a statistic of domestic violence)...» For her the ethical choice is clear whether to live on in a farcical and dangerous relationship so as to serve the demands made on her by society... or to protect herself and her children.

What it affirms is that all human beings share a set of ethical norms and imperatives that they commonly perceive without dependence on supernatural disclosure and illumination.

Thus to bring the inner realm of man's freedom and the whole outward task of human culture and social advance into one religious unity, with a clear ethical imperative and sustaining hope, was the supreme achievement of the liberal Christian mind.

The speech appropriate to macromolecules capable of converging to form the nucleus of a living cell is characteristically different from the ethical imperative addressing twentieth - century Americans.

With God reduced to a shadow of the human other, and no longer seen as the source of compensating heavenly rewards, the ultimate religious and ethical imperative of pure sacrifice is therefore fulfilled within a secular and symbolically drained sphere, harboring no illusions.

And therefore they contain the ethical and political imperative of creative love.40

He defends the social gospel but grounds it in the total religious outlook of Jesus, not in ethical imperatives only.

The ethical imperatives are not expunged, but they tend to be applied largely, if not exclusively, to the members of one's own circle.

Yet the ethical imperatives always transcend the actual love felt, demanding a recognition of the appropriateness of love, and hence, of action appropriate to love, far beyond the existing capacities of personal and imaginative concern.

Only as there is love of one's own future self and love also for other persons, and finally, for humanity as a whole, can there be any meaning to the ethical imperatives.

But sociobiology tells too banal a story to be able to account for radical altruism — the ethical imperative that leads a person to risk his or her own life in the attempt to save an unknown and unrelated stranger from the danger of death.

This sort of concept is» likely to be based on some transcendent universal such as subjective religious experience or a categorical ethical imperative.

Cameron Mynott of Australian Pasture Fresh says, «it is imperative for the future of sustainable, ethical, regenerative farming, that small - scale farmers be able to run under a common - sense, outcomes - based legislation.

«Industry is much farther along in diversifying its workforce because it's not just seen as a moral or ethical imperative,» Dr. Willie Pearson, chair of Georgia Tech's School of History, Technology, and Society, said.

«The marketing objective of selling services by making them seem attractive to consumers can create tensions or outright conflict with the ethical imperative of respect for persons, since the latter requires that patients make medical decisions in light of balanced information about the full range of risks and benefits associated with their care,» said London, professor of philosophy in CMU's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and director of the Center for Ethics and Policy.

He applied that same beautiful and scrupulously pragmatic clarity of thought to the famous ethical conundrum most forcefully postulated by Immanuel Kant: How can there be an ethical system without an ultimate authority, without the categorical imperative of an ought — in short, without God?

Because testing implantable BCIs in humans can sometimes have serious and / or unexpected impacts, developing a better understanding of risks and establishing best practices in this area of research is an ethical imperative.

Once they have some theory under their belts, they apply their knowledge of utilitarianism and the categorical imperative to the ethical dilemmas confronting a group of strangers working together to survive in a zombie apocalypse.

Teaching has become «apolitical... stripped of its... ethical imperative to analyze and remediate existing societal and institutional practices» and of its mission to promote «self - empowerment and social transformation.»

Nonetheless, advocates of antiracism believe that teachers and administrators should establish antiracism as an ethical and moral imperative in their schools, and persistently and explicitly reject assumptions of cultural and racial deficiency (Wagstaff and Fusarelli, 1995).

None of which matters, I suppose, to those who think life outdoors is simply too risky — that preemptive killing (on an unprecedented scale) is ethical — a moral imperative, even.

For Oiticica, leisure — sheer fun — was an ethical imperative, a joyful protest against the oppressive realities of life in his home country, which had been under military dictatorship since 1964.

The staunch nonprofit known as the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), which helps dealers and collectors with concerns regarding appraisals, scholarship, ethical practice, public policy, and other imperative art market concerns, has been putting on a small (by today's standards) art fair called simply The Art Show since 1989.

Their mission has changed from the pursuit of the unknown to an ethical investment of time and talent, and for some, a moral imperative.

«The transformation towards a low - carbon society is therefore as much an ethical imperative as the abolition of slavery and the condemnation of child labor.»

This question gets us right to the heart of a central issue in moral cognition and philosophy: Are there immutable moral rules — such as «thou shall not lie» — or does morality legitimately involve a trade - off between competing ethical imperatives that includes consideration of the ultimate outcomes of one's actions?

Conclusion Pope Francis» long - range morally - grounded community - oriented science - respecting worldview — a worldview that concludes «there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act» — contrasts strikingly with the selfish quibbling short - sighted science - rejecting worldview of climate - change denialists.

Here at last was a really powerful determinism, providing a clear «scientifically backed» case, with added moral an ethical imperatives for the sort of technical, social and political prescriptions preferred by, among others, radical «greens».

It is imperative that they also understand the legal and ethical implications of those technological tools, including issues related to privacy and security.

To what extent is the ethical imperative or «moral compass» of in - house lawyers affected by their personal characteristics and by the overt, subliminal or cultural influences within their client - employer organisation?

We should be very careful to make sure that the use of such weapon systems is consistent with ethical, political and legal imperatives.

We should be very careful to make sure that the application of such technology is consistent with ethical, political and legal imperatives.

While one advocate calls the aversion to allowing machines to kill the «yuck» factor, a panel of ethicists and philosophers illuminated what this difference is really about: the skeptics (like myself) are advocating a utilitarian ethical scheme (the greatest good for the greatest number), while the proponents are applying Kant's categorical imperative that no human being should be used as an instrument.

When using social media to represent the school or school counseling office, it is imperative to review the ASCA Ethical Standards as well as district, local, and state standards for ethical practice and use of socialEthical Standards as well as district, local, and state standards for ethical practice and use of socialethical practice and use of social media.

A New Approach to Self - Care: The Ethical Imperative of Daily Restoration June 12, 2015 by Ashley Davis Bush, LICSW View Event