PHIL 217 Study Guide - The Good Life, Validity, Normative Ethics
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How do we improve our lot in life?) Do the ends always justify the means, or are there certain types of action that should never be done under any circumstances?) Metaethics - the area of ethical theory that asks about the status of normative ethical claims. It asks, for instance, about whether such claims can be true and, if so, whether personal, cultural, or divine opinion makes them true (or none of the above). Do we always have good reasons to do our moral duty?) Golden rule - the normative ethical principle that says that your treatment of others is morally acceptable if and only if you would be willing to be treated in exactly the same way. Everyone has their own opinions on what good art is but their taste can always be educated and improved. Reasonable constraints that can guide us when thinking about how to live: pg.
