one world
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One World. By Ronald F. White, Ph.D Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph. Introduction. Foundations of Truth and Value Objectivism (Hyper-norms) Descriptive Prescriptive Relativism (No Hyper-norms) Descriptive Prescriptive In-Group/out-group Bias - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
One WorldBy Ronald F. White, Ph.D
Professor of Philosophy
College of Mount St. Joseph
Introduction• Foundations of Truth and Value
– Objectivism (Hyper-norms)• Descriptive• Prescriptive
– Relativism (No Hyper-norms)• Descriptive• Prescriptive
• In-Group/out-group Bias – Egoism, Nepotism, Racism, Ethnocentrism, Sexism,
Nationalism, and Speciesism.
• Nature of Morality– Group specific (relative)– Universal
Global Issues
• War
• Genocide
• Poverty
• World Hunger
• Environmental Degradation– Pollution– Extinction of species
Relativism• Realism(foundationalism)
– Descriptive Realism – Prescriptive Realism
• Relativism– Descriptive Relativism (constructivism)– Prescriptive Relativism (constructivism)– Historical relativism– Cultural relativism– Personal Relativism (egoism)
• Timeless Universalism-– Divine Command– Kantianism (rights-based) Categorical Imperative– Utilitarianism (consequentialism) Utility Principle
Peter Singer• The “Dangerous Philosopher?”
– Euthanasia– Animal Rights (Speciesism)– A Darwinian Left (Evolution)– Nationalism v. Globalism– Preference Utilitarianism
Preference Utilitarianism
• The Expanding Circle
• Utilitarianism– Sentience and Morality– Universality vs. Relativism
• Equality • Discrimination
– Egoism, nepotism, racism, sexism, nationalism
– Preference Utilitarianism