O zadaniach etyki naukowej
1973; Institute of Philosophy, University of Warsaw; Volume: 12; Linguagem: Inglês
10.14394/etyka.270
ISSN2392-1161
Autores Tópico(s)Consumer Behavior and Market Dynamics
ResumoTo be scientific, ethics must not include statements that are derived in any manner other than ethical reasoning from axioms or facts. But on this road it cannot arrive at norms, at rules of conduct. Contrary to the common view, no science at all can give rules. Science says merely what is, and how it is, but not what ought to be. Norms, i.e. rules of conduct, follow not from theoretical studies but from the practical applications of the theoretical results. Hygiene, for instance, indicates physical movement as an indispensable condition of maintaining health; but the norm “We ought to make physical exercises” originates from our concern with the important aim of maintaining our health.
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