Health Sciences 2610F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Ethical Egoism, Psychological Egoism, Mary Wollstonecraft
11 Apr 2018
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Vs: anti-realism: denies that universal truth exists. Prescriptive ethics: concerned with prescribing behaviour (cid:862)people should(cid:374)(cid:859)t cheat on e(cid:454)a(cid:373)(cid:863); attempts to determine what, as a matter of obligation, we morally ought to do. Cognitivist: there is an ethical reality we can know and speak about meaningfully: rationalist: ethical disputes can be rationally resolved by logic and reasoning, absolutist: there is an objective right or wrong answer for every ethical question. Ethical naturalism: moral facts are natural facts just like any other: observable, measurable features of the natural world: Jermey bentham: pleasure: virtue: a disposition to perform certain actions and to feel certain feelings, requirements for ethical theory, epistemological requirements: based on evidence, accountable to evidence, practical requirement: must be livable. Ethical egoism: prescriptive: what is good for each individual is what is ethical for him/her to do. Free action can be limited by internal (depression) and external (stroke) forces: autonomy is not automatic: you must demonstrate the ability to self-rule, 2. )
