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Julinna Oxley
Coastal Carolina University, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Faculty Member
- Tulane University, Philosophy, Graduate Studentadd
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The previous chapter mentioned eight different ways that empathy has been defined in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. How should empathy be defined in philosophy and normative ethics in particular? Several proposals have been... more
The previous chapter mentioned eight different ways that empathy has been defined in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. How should empathy be defined in philosophy and normative ethics in particular? Several proposals have been made. Ethicist Justin D’Arms defines empathy as both an act and a capacity: empathy involves responding “to the perceived feelings of another with vicarious emotional reactions of one’s own, and empathy is the capacity for, or the occurrence of, such a vicarious experience.”1 This definition captures the idea that empathy involves responding to another’s emotion by acquiring a similar emotion, and focuses on the “feeling another’s emotion” aspect of empathy.
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Can philosophers be good activists? This essay defines activism for the philosopher and then provides a normative conception of a good philosopher-activist that is grounded in rational integrity and sound rational deliberation. I argue... more
Can philosophers be good activists? This essay defines activism for the philosopher and then provides a normative conception of a good philosopher-activist that is grounded in rational integrity and sound rational deliberation. I argue that because philosophers have been trained in reasoning and argumentation, they can contribute these skills to an activist movement. An activist with rational integrity exhibits five skills or virtues: they are honest, rational, logical, deliberative, and respectful. Conversely, bad philosopher-activists display five vices: they are dishonest, manipulative, obfuscating, thoughtless, and insulting. Next, I argue that rhetorical and reasoning skills are only part of what define good activism, and describe the soft skills needed for effective activism. Philosophical training sometimes works against the development of these soft skills, but they are critical to the success of the philosopher-activist. I conclude by describing activism within the context ...
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There is significant debate in business ethics regarding the place of loyalty and gratitude in business relations. While most accounts of loyalty—both of employers to employees and of employees to employers—suppose that duties of loyalty... more
There is significant debate in business ethics regarding the place of loyalty and gratitude in business relations. While most accounts of loyalty—both of employers to employees and of employees to employers—suppose that duties of loyalty are ultimately grounded in contractual agreements, our view is that these relationships are also personal and develop elements of friendship that involve emotional bonds. Although
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There is significant debate in business ethics regarding the place of loyalty and gratitude in business relations. While most accounts of loyalty—both of employers to employees and of employees to employers—suppose that duties of loyalty... more
There is significant debate in business ethics regarding the place of loyalty and gratitude in business relations. While most accounts of loyalty—both of employers to employees and of employees to employers—suppose that duties of loyalty are ultimately grounded in contractual agreements, our view is that these relationships are also personal and develop elements of friendship that involve emotional bonds. Although
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The dominant approach to loyalty in workplace relations presumes that loyalty and its expressions are best captured in the ethics of impartiality and universality. But expressions of loyalty are about showing partiality to someone on the... more
The dominant approach to loyalty in workplace relations presumes that loyalty and its expressions are best captured in the ethics of impartiality and universality. But expressions of loyalty are about showing partiality to someone on the basis that one cares for or is concerned about her, and the morality of such expression depends largely on the context. We argue that an analysis of loyalty is thus better accomplished by approaching it as an expression of care and concern, and more accurately understood by examining it as an analog to relationships of friends and family. Loyalty involves a disposition to go above and beyond what is already required by the contract; on our view, the best analysis of loyalty lies in a care ethic that treats loyalty as an expression of partiality that is subordinate to general moral requirements. We then apply this conception of loyalty to the personal aspects of business relationships and argue that the natural development of loyalty is praiseworthy and rightly contained within our conception of the ideal employee, but at the same time is neither a duty nor a virtue—loyalty can be deserved but not obligated. Although loyalty is not always an unambiguous good, in a caring (business) relationship, being loyal to a large corporation can contribute to a flourishing relationship between the employee and the corporation as a whole.
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UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Learn more... ProQuest, Empathy and contractual theories of ethics. by Oxley, Julinna Christine, PhD, TULANE... more
UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Learn more... ProQuest, Empathy and contractual theories of ethics. by Oxley, Julinna Christine, PhD, TULANE UNIVERSITY, 2006, 0 pages; 3258240. ...
Page 94. Chapter 6 JUSTICE IN THE FAMILY Julinna C. Oxley and Nils Ch. Rauhut HISTORY OF JUSTICE AND THE NATURE OF THE FAMILY Is the traditional family a just social institution? Although this ques-tion is an important ...