Health Sciences 2610F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Meta-Ethics, Categorical Imperative, Bobby Sands
20 Feb 2018
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To bring all the systemic approaches in the same way to apply to different situations in life; to bring order. Seeing why it works/doesn"t work; continuous process of revision. To bring perspective to experience: having experiences all the time, e. g. Committed to the right thing in the healthcare system; they have to deal with complex problems. To provide moral guidance that is: clear. Explain yourself. you could explain yourself: you can defend it; it doesn"t make you right. Structure of an ethical theory: ethical principles (s) Specific moral justification: justification = you have a systematic approach; it is rational and it is justifiable. Principle of autonomy = you can make your own decisions about; you have the right to self-determination. Based on evidence; there should be empirical input. You need to be able to explain the reasons why you believe certain things. When facts change/evidence, beliefs change: logical requirements.
