PHIL 1550 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Judith Jarvis Thomson, Deontological Ethics, Fetus
6 Apr 2015
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Phil 1550 b introduction to ethics and social issues: Humans are free have free will = responsible for their actions. Kick a dog, was caused by previous event, cannot blame him if caused by different forces. We must assume there are moral facts claims [true or false] something can be wrong or right, not just your point of view. i. e. kicking puppies is wrong [is wrong, not from my point of view] Applied ethics: theory guides us in our judgement to action. Counting having moral standing, or being morally considerable. Deontology doing good bc it is your duty to do good. Allows us to defend human rights follow rules without exception = moral line around you that prevents ppl from crossing it. Problem with deontology doesn"t mention who or what counts [according to moral obligations]. First definition [without moral residues], then apply definition.
