PHI 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 62: Summa Theologica, Menstrual Cycle, Principle Of Double Effect
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States that it is difficult to know whether moral truths exist or what these truths are. Ex: agnosticism who don"t know if god is real. Believed in law of the heart as the path to truth. His father wounded a man in a duel. Believed that education should be concerned with removing the obstacles to a child"s natural development and innate goodness. Believed that moral truths such as human equality must be the same for everyone, both men and women unlike rousseau. Value neutral approach based on non judgmental and nondirective discussion of moral issues. Students are encouraged to express their opinions without censorship or judgment. Example of how only personal feelings in ethical subjectivism matter. Dangerous theory that not only isolates the individual but permits people to exploit and hurt others without ever having to justify actions. Reasoning is the answer to nature; nature is rationally available to all people; fabric of the world.
