CRM/LAW C163 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Armin Meiwes, Normative Ethics
23 May 2016
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Armin meiwes his victim consented to being killed and eaten. Descriptive offer explanations, predictions of moral beliefs. To be moral is to have knowledge about one"s self. Laws can be immoral (not inclusive to all moral concerns) Social justice evaluate how a society provides for the needs of its members and the extent to which it treats its subgroups equally. Choices are of relevance to ethics and morality when they are freely made and impact the well-being of others. Actions or inactions that are not a product of choice cannot be said to be moral or immoral. People most likely to engage in immoral activities if there is no apparent victim (consequences) Being ethical requires a certain kind of ethical awareness. People pursue evil ends because they see it as actually good. Be aware of the ways in which our choices are consequential and perhaps more importantly that we strive to always make choices informed by this awareness.
