PHIL 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: British National Vegetation Classification, Positivism, Normative Ethics

• School: York University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1000
• Professor: Dr T

Document Summary

Justification should come from logical reasoning/rational grounds rather then customs and examples (conventional morality). Normative ethics is a practical discipline verses positive science. Teleological approach: the standards of right/wrong have authority in virtue of ends/interest served by the conduct guided by them (in life). Examples of the end interest can be well-being and happiness. Deontological approach: the standards of right/wrong have the authority independently of ends/interests, based on the same notion of duty. Based on duty (we have a duty to do such and such) according to deontological approach. According to the teleological approach we are well advised to do such and such. Assumption, given, premise (self-evident), it a statement you take for granted. You use logic, don"t have to know what a line is. Deontological is duty, axiom s are just actions you complete because you assume that they are true. Doesn"t mater what the end is, you just follow your duty, don"t think about outcome or interest.