PHIL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Baruch Spinoza, Noble Eightfold Path
5 May 2018
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-You cannot possibly do something that is bad for you intentionally
-You only do it because you do not understand that it will be bad for you
-When you decrease well being, its because you lack understanding
-Understanding will make me an ethical person
-Hamburgers
-Burgers are bad for me and i know that
-If i understand that, I do not desire burgers. I desire lettuce, salad.
-S assumes that human nature and things that are in accordance
-The person who gets knowledge, hates hamburgers
-If someone 100% satisfies their desires, they are a happy person
-Happiness comes from knowledge
-Liberate me the misunderstanding that may decrease their well being
-Blessed=Happiness
-Blessed is S’s equivalent to salvation
-Happiness that we achieve in this world because we understand ourselves
• Traditional dualist (decarte): ethnic is about the soul which is outside the universe
• Spinoza: not all desires are bad, natural desires are good but you have to know what are
natural
o By definition desire is not bad-- fight nature will not make you good or happy
-Kant
-Kant’s ethics is founded on any human being by virtue of being rational believes in
freedom
-Kant believes in God and freedom
-Freedom: choose between right and wrong
-Take responsibility for my action
-Right action is performed OUT OF DUTY
-It is our duty
-If you do something good but not in the best intention, it is not good
-Cute fireman
-If you do it because you like it, it takes away the moral goodness
-Universal (covers all rational beings) morals (ethics: right vs wrong)
-You are born with the knowledge of what’s good
-Blessed are the meak in spirit
-For Kant, you can be stupid and be wonderful (Spinoza and New disagree)
-2 kinds of imperatives
1. Hypothetical (wrong imperative)
a. Going to class to go to law school
i.Means to an act (expect reward)
ii.You can use it for wrong reasons
1. Lawyer: defend mafia bosses
2. Being a lawyer doesn’t always mean good deeds
2. Categorical:
. Formulated
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Document Summary
You only do it because you do not understand that it will be bad for you. When you decrease well being, its because you lack understanding. Burgers are bad for me and i know that. If i understand that, i do not desire burgers. You cannot possibly do something that is bad for you intentionally. S assumes that human nature and things that are in accordance. If someone 100% satisfies their desires, they are a happy person. Liberate me the misunderstanding that may decrease their well being. Kant"s ethics is founded on any human being by virtue of being rational believes in freedom. If you do something good but not in the best intention, it is not good. If you do it because you like it, it takes away the moral goodness. Universal (covers all rational beings) morals (ethics: right vs wrong) You are born with the knowledge of what"s good.
