PHI 2397 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Deontological Ethics, Naturalistic Fallacy, Hypothetical Imperative
31 Oct 2016
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Speech by steve jobs about how he got fired from apple. Never lose faith. : remembering that you will die someday is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have. The republic (envisions a scenario something to lose. Luck will often save the person if his courage holds. Happiness. seeking pleasure hedonism: criterion for making choices (seek pleasure and avoid pain?- seems natural at least ) self-evident principle or principle based upon reason enlightenment europe (16th century to end of 19th) That"s when people began to say what sort of society do we want to live in? . Act so as to create the greatest good for the greatest number very popular moral theory as to what should i do. Want= rights. want stuff. we want stuff that gives us pleasure. If right exist then you have them whether you want them or not. What we want is good; choose what is right.
