PHL 325M Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Case-Based Reasoning, Primum Non Nocere, Hippocratic Oath

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHL 325M
• Professor: L E O N, J E F F R E Y C

Document Summary

Character traits, intellectual traits that allow us to flourish and purpose of human rights. Nature is working towards goods/goals that are valuable. Sanctity and value is a gift of god. Aristotle take from kantian ethics (categorical imperatives, not hypothetical, depend on right and wrong) Everything else is not derived of imperative context. Being virtuous is being an excellent human being. Aristotle: rational, but animals, political, social, reasoning, nature operates for a reason (should help you flourish) Should be of afraid of not doing that. Temperate but not only abstinent from pleasure. You will appreciate virtues once you get used to them. Example: exercise, sucks at first but you practice and you enjoy it, appreciate the pleasure. Not all pleasure is helpful to flourishing. Moderate amounts of social interactions and friendships. Skill to treat diseases, care, ability to interact/listen, education. Virtues that are specific to human nature (anything that is rational) Some are embedded in specific roles, so more specific.