This article offers a moral evaluation of the use COVID-19 vaccines obtained from human cell lines that originate aborted foetuses. The criterion this is personalistic norm which states an act morally good if it contributes to affirmation person for alone. paper begins with brief explanation what foetal are and technology used in production such lines. Then, indicates currently available produc...

This study examines the issue of norm construction in al-Ghazālī’s thought focusing on grounds advanced to support his radical infallibilist position. To fulfill such end, al-Ghazālī, I explain, relies two types arguments, first one relates presumptive nature legal texts order highlight their fundamental indeterminacy and second links interpreter show impossibility fall into error. buttress the...

Purpose This study aims to apply the extended theory of planned behaviour (ETPB) investigate factors influencing intention give zak?t on employment income. Design/methodology/approach draws required data through a survey in three main cities Makkah, Medina and Jeddah Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA). The final sample is consisting 650 useable questionnaires analyse objective this study. Findings find...

Abstract Based on the social psychology of development, this study investigated whether differences in moral reasoning would imply prejudice, conforming with an egalitarian norm and use justifications for suppression prejudice. A total 555 Brazilians participated study, final sample being composed 500 Brazilians, who answered online questionnaire measurements used to assess variables interest r...

We study the influence of policy uncertainty on moral behavior firms. When facing uncertainty, managers perceive various socioeconomic obstacles as more severe and disruptive to their business. Using data from spouts in 93 countries, we document that some firms engage norm-deviant by cheating taxes paying bribes. While private prefer cheat taxes, public choose bribery a favorite tool “grease wh...

This paper studies the impact of a key feature competitive markets on moral behavior: possibility that competitor might step in and conclude deal if conscientious market actor forgoes profitable business opportunity for ethical reasons. In series experiments, we study whether people invoke replacement excuse, is, argument “if I don't do it, someone else will,” to justify narrowly self-intereste...

Abstract It is widely accepted that there what has been called a non-hypocrisy norm on the appropriateness of moral blame; roughly, one standing to blame only if not guilty very offence seeks criticize. Our acceptance this embodied in common retort criticism, “Who are you me?” But paradox lurking behind commonplace norm. If it always inappropriate for x y wrong committed, then all cases which b...

The so-called “conciliatory” norm in epistemology and meta-ethics requires that an agent, upon encountering peer disagreement with her judgment, lower confidence about judgment. But whether agents actually abide by this is unclear. Although excessively researched the empirical sciences, possible effects of on have been understudied. Here, we target lacuna, reporting a study measured moral belie...