PHIL 3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Virtue Ethics, Rule Utilitarianism, Deontological Ethics
4 Feb 2018
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If so, then ultimate principle of morality is to promote happiness for greatest # of people: therefore, ultimate principle of morality is to promote happiness for greatest # of people. Generalized version of the argument for the principle of utility: every d is x or a means to x, h is the only x, therefore, every d is h or a means to h. If every d is h or a means to h, then a: therefore, a. How might the argument be false: leap from what"s the case for individuals to what"s the case for groups, can"t derive an ought claim from an is claim, is claim says nothing about proper utility calculation. Act & rule utilitarianism: act-utilitarianism: for every action a, subject s, & degrees of overall happiness h1 & h2, if. & rationalization: exception to rules allowed in cases of conflict between secondary principles (mill,
