PHLB20H3 Lecture Notes - Ethical Egoism, Psychological Egoism, Glaucon
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Origin of moral values: plato and the euthyphro, natural history of god. God"s command is neither sufficient nor necessary. What is the motivation of being good or bad? these two def are differnet. Not many ppl care about being punished by god not sufficient. What is egoistic: what accounts as my interst, immediate ---the pleasure you et at this moment. Adhering to this policy will make you altruistic. Biological background to the pe and altruism: inherent interst to think about evolution by ns might have made us capable being altruistic, it"s a puzzle how evyeone to have the gne for sacrificing themselves to others. Being moral is the best policy for any particular perons. Ther"s a identity what is usually contrasted: morality and prudence, prudence: what is most rational to do for your own interst, morality : the right thing even when it"s not in your inters.