PHI 1600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Making Money, Invisibility, Quiz
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Ethics - how to be in right relation to other people. Plato - the republic - book ii. Goods which are not pleasurable but give good results (jobs to make money) Those who practice justice do it against their will, out of necessity. Promotes the idea that we seek justice because of our morals and not as a good like the above. Unjust life is better than the just life. Shortcut to what just people work for. When men have been done injustice and have done it themselves they do not like injustice. (origin of injustice) Seduces queen into killing the king and taking over the kingdom. Stimulus to injustice (invisibility ring) - we"re gonna take the opportunity. If you only have cookies and cake in your house you"re going to eat them. Guilt is what keeps us true to our moral code. Altruism - no guilt so you feel better about your acts.
