Philosophy 1130F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: John Stuart Mill, Golden Rule, Jeremy Bentham
9 Apr 2020
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Philosophy 1130 - week 6 : lecture notes. 4 types of justice: libertarianism: maximize individual freedom of choice, egalitarianism: maximize equality of distribution of good, utilitarianism: aim for the greatest happiness for the greatest number, distributive justice: maximize fairness in the distribution of goods. Justice as equality: everyone should get the same stuff. Need based justice: getting based on what we need. Merit-based justice: giving unequally based on what each person deserves. You are an end to yourself and i cannot treat you as something i want. Believes it is never right to lie to someone. The two most important things in life. A just society according to plato was a society divided by individual natures and social roles. Even bad ideas should be discussed publicly. The conception of greatest happiness" is incomplete. You can give a utilitarian argument for libertarianism. Principles of liberty and greatest happiness put to the test.
