PHL275H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Well-Founded Relation, False Premise, Soundness
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Explanation of what"s right and wrong, systematic answers to moral questions. An action is morally right if and only if its maxim is universalizable. An action is morally right if & only if it maximizes pleasure & minimizes pain (i. e. if it maximizes utility/happiness). Consequentialism: an act is right if and only if it results in the best possible consequences, whether an act is right or wrong depends on its consequences. An action is morally right if & only if its maxim is universalizable. Deontological ethics: an act is right if & only if it obeys the relevant rule/maxim whether an act is right or wrong depends on the kind of act it is. Principle of universalizability: an act is right if & only if everyone could always do likewise . Whether an act if right or wrong depends on whether everyone could always do likewise in the same situation (universalizability)
