PHILOS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Contract Theory, Theological Virtues, Social Animal
13 Oct 2016
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Theo"s: greek word for god (divine beings) Deism: god created the universe but doesn"t intervene. Hoi polloi- greek meaning for the maid. Economic capitalism/utilitarianism- the greatest net gain of pleasure over pain. Thrasymachus- is a sophist, expert manipulators of words, rhetorical wizards, claiming to know Science is a discipline that got kicked out of philosophy. **the first principle of practical reason: everyone does what everyone does because it seems (just because it seems so doesn"t make it so because we make mistakes) better for her to do that: self. Socrates thinks it"s easy to talk to old people bc they"re more wise and about to die. Cephalus definition of justice pay everyone what they"re owed. Hume- says all reason is a big credential calculator to figure out how to satisfy your desires. Scarcity of goods, we don"t have enough goods in the planet so everyone can have what they want. Zero-sum game = there"s either a winner or loser.
