PHIL 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Plantlife
1 Apr 2019
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Defining the moral community, moral theories tell us who belongs to our moral community and how they belong. For mill, which beings deserve moral consideration: those capable of experiencing pleasure or pain. Mills view about quality is relevant here too. Those capable of acting from certain kings of motives. No moral consideration and no praise or blame. Some deserve moral consideration; probably no praise or blame. All deserve moral consideration, no praise or blame. All deserve moral consideration, probably no praise or blame: final thoughts about mills theory of motives, further strengths. Right and wrong are all-or-nothing, but admirable/blameworthy can come in degrees: based on strength of connection between trait and outcomes. Historical examples: imprisoning japanese-americans in wwii, stop and frisk in nyc: deeper explanation. Rights protect the interests of the few against the many. Rights are strict rules that do not allow for (much) compromise. Until requires us to focus on happiness overall.
