PHIL 102 Lecture Notes - Normative Ethics, Applied Ethics, Consequentialism
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Your keys aren"t in your pocket, you know if they"re not in your pocket they"re on the table, so they"re on the table. Usually one fact is a belief, one a desire, then an action (fact, fact, action) Eg. it"s raining, you don"t want to get wet, you get an umbrella. Eg. see a homeless person, you have a sandwich, the norm" or rule of thumb" is that you like helping people, so you give them the sandwich. This can all be subconscious: standard model of ethics, consequentialism. Ethics two main branches; with theoretical reasoning, you end up with a fact (fact, fact, theory, fact) with practical reasoning, you end up with an action; literally doing something. Consequentialism: do what will promote the most overall goodness. Views overall goodness in an impartial way (not the overall goodness for you) Needs to be completed with a theory of goodness"--> intrinsic value.
