PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Side Effect, The Modern Age, Categorical Imperative

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 2396
• Professor: Dean Lauer

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This refers to the transition between mythological and philosophical thought. Justice: wisdom (prudence), courage, temperance: authority: community/state, ethic: social convention (justice understood as harmony/balance) Medieval: faith, hope, charity (love, authority: church, spirituality, ethic: fidelity to god. Independence: authority: individual, ethic: fidelity to rules. Justification for making decisions: refers to christianity and the will of god, (cid:862)what (cid:449)ould jesus do(cid:863) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is the (cid:862)(cid:396)ight(cid:863) de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) A theory of right and wrong based on the will of god. If we are following the will of god and if we mad it correctly it rests with god. If (cid:449)e (cid:373)ade a (cid:271)ad de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) it is (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of gods (cid:862)pla(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:862)al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s follo(cid:449) the (cid:449)ill of god(cid:863: what does it mean and how do we know what it is, scriptural basis. Old testament te(cid:374) co(cid:373)(cid:373)a(cid:374)d(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts (cid:894)(cid:862)e(cid:454)odus(cid:863)(cid:895) (jewish text alone) Moses recives on top of a hill the word of god which are the 10 commandments: thou shalt (cid:374)ot kill et(cid:272)