Week-11 Impartiality Flashcards
Man has dominated man to his injury.”
The great King Solomon of Israel
is needed to control one’s attitudes and get rid of any bias and prejudice. Prejudicial dispositions
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Formed by his/her social and educational environment and rooted in his or her own family, racial, and cultural backgrounds.
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Although one may be aware of having partial views, he or she will still be held responsible for his or her partiality.
conscious effort
Principle of fairness or objectivity. Free from any biases or favoritism. Requires that one is not swayed by any circumstance or factor to favor an individual.
It assures that everyone is treated fairly, according to what each person deserves and needs.
Impartiality
attribute of being fair or unbiased; fairness; impartiality” or
“something fair and right.”
equity
The definition of ________ is “the condition or quality of being equal; correspondence in number, degree, value, status, or
ability.”
equality
A set of decisions made by a particular agent, directed towards a particular group.
It is important to identify to whom one is impartial and in what respect.
impartiality
It believes that impartiality requires moral judgement that is universable / universalizable. Judgement must be independent of any particular point of view
deontology
He argues that in order to arrive at an impartial
decision, one must follow the seven-step guide to ethical
decision-making.
He says that those who rely on a guide demonstrate stronger moral reasoning skills compared to those who do not.
In his seven-step guide to ethical decision-making, Davis emphasizes the importance of identifying multiple responses to ethical challenges.
Michael davis