PHIL 0450 Lecture 11: PhilL11
26 Jul 2016
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Rather than plurality of values: specific obligations + rights. Arise from membership of group or others. One does not have the right to be hurting any particular individual. We have to respect the right to bodily integrity: general rights and obligations. Observing rights of others is not an example of utility or satisfaction; it"s something that is just understood to not do. We all have a reason to minimize the harm being done to someone. Put an end to suffering: perfectionist values. The value of doing something well or achieving something; accomplishment: utility practical value. Everything that is of value because it involves satisfaction of preferences. Approaching things through a single method of finding the kinds of value. Reasons for action: outcome centered (objective) preference centered. What you are trying to bring about as a result of your action. Impersonal reason: agent centered (subjective) respect peoples" rights. Preference and rights (subjective) are different to welfare and utility (objective)
