1 Postmodern ethical theories

DOI: 10.4324/9781003255604-3

The main question is how individuals recognise the morally important reasons for action in everyday moral reasoning.

1.1 Postmodern ethical theories in ethical decision-making

A critical consideration of the scientific method reveals a flaw in the idea that presupposes a system of thought which can be verified, refuted or evaluated based on an axiom within it (Morgan, 1983). Research methods help develop scientific questions by guiding researchers in creating, confirming or modifying theories considered to be true, thereby raising questions and issues about underlying assumptions (Pettigrew, 2001). At the same time, the findings of research should be useful not only for ...

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