PHIL 28 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Reflective Equilibrium, Thesis Statement, Noble Eightfold Path
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Entire essay is defending the truth of your thesis statement. Reflective equilibrium: going back and forth from intuitions to theories and see if intuitions can connect with theories and vice versa. Revise intuition or theory based on reflection until you get to an equilibrium. One person will try to maximize their own happiness. That same principle should be applied to society so that society can maximize its own happiness as a group. Two main concepts of ethics: right and good. It doesn"t matter if some people had terrible losses but other people had gain. Utilitarianism does not distinguish distinct differences in people. If you want individual autonomy, utilitarianism isn"t for you. Defenders argue that utilitarianism is ultimate equality.
