PP217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Moral Agency, Rationality
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Moral standing part 1: embryos and stem cell research. Moral standing: an entity has moral standing (or moral status) when it has interests, some people might propose further criteria, so this might only be a necessary (though perhaps not sufficient) condition for moral standing. Ie. small children, babies, animals may not be rational therefore would not be considered moral. What/who would go on a list of moral beings: list of entities with moral standing, list of entities without moral standing: Ie. murder there is no mean ie. adultery there is no mean (no acceptable amount of the action) Do i look good in this outfit? may lie to comfort other. Phronesis: practical wisdom, knowledge gained from experience, life, and contemplation, good intentions aren"t all that matters, mature moral agents are also properly informed and have knowledge about how the (moral) world works. Ie. some teachers can be a role model for students.
