Psychology 2800E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Perfect Set, Virtue Ethics

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2800E
• Professor: Patrick Brown

Document Summary

Irresponsible predictions predictions can be irresponsible, so a scientist has an obligation to be careful and not to go beyond what is known to them. Philosophers distinguish 3 approaches to ethics: consequentialist approach acts and intentions should be judged solely on the results they yield. Refute to problem 1: a short list of virtues and long lost of vices should be enough don"t need a perfect set of rules, can come up with a general, long list that can t everyday situations. Refute to problem 2: dilemmas can be resolved by those with practical wisdom. Practical wisdom: an adult who is virtuous has the knowledge needed to do the right thing rather than make the situation worse. Intervention is sometimes necessary in psychological research harm can be done with such intervention, so special care is needed example: a ect people"s emotional state need to know what the nature of the theoretical implications of the research are.