PROSPECTS OF DISCOURSE ETHICS IN A TECHNOCRACTIC SOCIETY

The article presents an overview of modern objectivistic and subjectivistic moral theories. Emotivism, ethical naturalism and moral cognitivism led to relativism, to the opposition of value and truth, and to ethical norms being defined by the opinion of the majority. Therefore, these theories cannot...

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Main Author: L. S. Moskovchuk
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Language:English
Published: Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University 2018-10-01
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Online Access:https://discourse.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/207
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description The article presents an overview of modern objectivistic and subjectivistic moral theories. Emotivism, ethical naturalism and moral cognitivism led to relativism, to the opposition of value and truth, and to ethical norms being defined by the opinion of the majority. Therefore, these theories cannot be used as the basis for an effective and consistent solution of moral and practical issues. To overcome the above negative consequences using the discourse ethics of J. Habermas is suggested. Regarding ethics as communicative acts based on performative attitudes and universalization principle leads to the similarity of theory and method. This approach allows us to use the discourse ethics of J. Habermas as a tool of applied and professional ethics.
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spelling doaj-art-e0f80fb668bf407195434ff7165705c92025-08-20T03:57:35ZengSaint Petersburg Electrotechnical UniversityДискурс2412-85622658-77772018-10-0145293410.32603/2412-8562-2018-4-5-29-34206PROSPECTS OF DISCOURSE ETHICS IN A TECHNOCRACTIC SOCIETYL. S. Moskovchuk0Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University «LETI»The article presents an overview of modern objectivistic and subjectivistic moral theories. Emotivism, ethical naturalism and moral cognitivism led to relativism, to the opposition of value and truth, and to ethical norms being defined by the opinion of the majority. Therefore, these theories cannot be used as the basis for an effective and consistent solution of moral and practical issues. To overcome the above negative consequences using the discourse ethics of J. Habermas is suggested. Regarding ethics as communicative acts based on performative attitudes and universalization principle leads to the similarity of theory and method. This approach allows us to use the discourse ethics of J. Habermas as a tool of applied and professional ethics.https://discourse.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/207communicationmoral cognitivismmoral machineapplied ethicsprofessional ethicsmoral theoriesemotivismdiscourse ethicsjurgen habermas
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PROSPECTS OF DISCOURSE ETHICS IN A TECHNOCRACTIC SOCIETY
Дискурс
communication
moral cognitivism
moral machine
applied ethics
professional ethics
moral theories
emotivism
discourse ethics
jurgen habermas
title PROSPECTS OF DISCOURSE ETHICS IN A TECHNOCRACTIC SOCIETY
title_full PROSPECTS OF DISCOURSE ETHICS IN A TECHNOCRACTIC SOCIETY
title_fullStr PROSPECTS OF DISCOURSE ETHICS IN A TECHNOCRACTIC SOCIETY
title_full_unstemmed PROSPECTS OF DISCOURSE ETHICS IN A TECHNOCRACTIC SOCIETY
title_short PROSPECTS OF DISCOURSE ETHICS IN A TECHNOCRACTIC SOCIETY
title_sort prospects of discourse ethics in a technocractic society
topic communication
moral cognitivism
moral machine
applied ethics
professional ethics
moral theories
emotivism
discourse ethics
jurgen habermas
url https://discourse.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/207
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