Schizophrenia of Modern Ethical Theories
by Jeff Iverson
Title
Schizophrenia of Modern Ethical Theories
Artist
Jeff Iverson
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Abstract Fractal Manipulation
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The Schizophrenia of Modern Ethical Theories is a popular paper in ethics by Michael Stocker. The central claim of the paper is that some modern ethical theories fail to account for motive in their theories, producing a sort of schizophrenia because the agent is unable to use his reasons or motives as a basis for his actions. According to Stocker, motive is important to ethics and should be considered as well, rather than only 'duty, rightness and obligation' which he believes are the main focuses of current theories. Stocker believes that this focus is not compatible with the motives required for goods such as love and friendship.
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January 18th, 2014
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Karen Adams
I LOVE this! Not just the beautiful image, but also your inspiration! Motive and ethics go hand in hand . . . One can do something wonderful for all the wrong reasons - does that make the act ethical? and can someone do something 'wrong' for selfless reasons?? The world is not black and white. It is messy and complicated - perfect reason why we should generally try to not judge others, because it is very hard to know motives ANYWAY!! Love this beautiful image! . . . .vf
Rick Maxwell
Love this fractal, Jeff. The depth of it really draws you in and truly does represent, very well, the scope and depth of a mind. L/F Max
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