Browsing by Author "van Zyl, Liezl"
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Accidental rightness
(Springer Netherlands, 2009)In this paper I argue that the disagreement between modern moral philosophers and (some) virtue ethicists about whether motive affects rightness is a result of conceptual disagreement, and that when they develop a theory ... -
Agent-based virtue ethics and the problem of action guidance
(Brill, 2009)Agent-based accounts of virtue ethics, such as the one provided by Michael Slote, base the rightness of action in the motive from which it proceeds. A frequent objection to agent-basing is that it does not allow us to draw ... -
Beyond altruism: A case for compensated surrogate motherhood
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)Commercial surrogacy is prohibited in many countries, and there are a number of convincing reasons why it should remain so. We accept the reasons, but argue that fairness requires that surrogates be compensated for their ... -
Beyond altruistic and commercial contract motherhood: The professional model
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)It has become common to distinguish between altruistic and commercial contract motherhood (or 'surrogacy'). Altruistic arrangements are based on the 'gift relationship': a woman is motivated by altruism to have a baby for ... -
Book notes: New waves in ethics
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)This article reviews the book: “New Waves in Ethics “ edited by Thom Brooks.
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Morality, art, and moral education in the philosophy of Iris Murdoch
(The University of Waikato, 2018)In this research, the main focus is the educational role of art in the individual’s moral life. I begin by offering an account of Murdoch’s moral theory and discuss the concepts central to this theory. I argue that Murdoch’s ...
