Open AccessThe reasons for the moral partiality
Author(s) -
Michal Sládeček
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
filozofija i društvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2334-8577
pISSN - 0353-5738
DOI - 10.2298/fid1503710s
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , epistemology , relation (database) , context (archaeology) , moral disengagement , sociology , moral reasoning , reflection (computer programming) , position (finance) , moral authority , philosophy , political science , law , computer science , economics , paleontology , finance , database , biology , programming language
In the first part of this text, the author explains the arguments against partiality in moral decision-making, as well as the arguments advocating for partiality and indicating to limitations and possible unacceptable consequences of impartial position. The central part of the text concerns the moral status of personal projects and the issue of whet her and how relation ships and close ness between persons are relevant for moral decision-making. The final part discusses the importance of reflection regarding the limits of validity of moral reasons of partiality, while pointing at the crucial importance of nature of relations between people, the context and moral relevance or the significance of case to which moral assessment refers. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 179049: Politike društvenog pamćenja i nacionalnog identiteta: regionalni i evropski kontekst