ARBUS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Virtue Ethics, Universal Law, Deontological Ethics
20 Mar 2016
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He who had had it made for himself or had bought it should own it . Scenario: little guy with big tunic, big guy with little tunic: it makes sense for them to switch but the big tunic belongs to the little guy. Happiness is what we desire: happiness: state of flourishing. Virtue: mean between excess and deficiency: ex. We must do our duty and we must do it for the right reason. Treat people as an end, not a means. Universal law, no one is an exception. We need to tell the truth every time. Kant vs. mill in the desert island promise. You don"t know what the greater good is so act in self-interest. Freedom of expression versus freedom of speech. Power and immunity: they specify the conditions under which rights and freedoms can be introduced, altered, annulled: i"ll let you use my phone but you need to give it back when i say so.
