PHI 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 57: A Better Place, Carol Gilligan
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What is true and false in an argument. Statements or the propositions that make up an argument. Morality is nothing more than custom: we have no grounds for judging the morality of another culture. Ethical egoism: morality involves the pursuit of one"s rational self-interest, it is concerned with the persons best interest, it is believed that if universalized the world would be a better place. (everyone should. Be allowed to pursued their own best interest using reasoning since we know what is. Because of our rational reasoning we can create a better balance of good. To determine the right action, you must apply the egoist principal to every act. To determine the right action, you must see if the act falls under a certain rule that if. Utilitarian theory: the morality of an action or policy is determined solely by its consequences, maintain that the desire for happiness is universal and that we intuitively recognize it.
