Lecture1

Whatismoralphilosophyorethics?

● nocleardistinctionintermsofthenormativequestioningsormethodstheyinvolve

● sameoriginsfromanetymologicalPOV

● subtledistinctionswhentheexpressionspointtoacademicdisciplines:ethicsismoreapplied

towardpracticalquestions

● moralphilosophy=ethicsforthepurposeofthiscourse

Describetheworldasitis(factsabouttheworld)

Howtheworldoughttobe.(Prescriptions,value

judgements)

Disciplines:

Disciplines:

Whatethicsisnot

1) Notaboutsex

2) Notgoodintheorybutimpossibleinpractice

Subjectivismasnotobjectiveordescriptive:Yes

Whatisethics?

Shortanswer:aseriesofuniversalizabletheories,claims,beliefs,etc.thataimtobegoodforeveryone,

forever.

Ex:slaveryiswrong.