PP110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ethical Egoism, Virtue Ethics, Categorical Imperative
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Why should i or anyone be moral rather than simply doing whatever is to my advantage. The view that for each of us it is best to perform only those actions that are aimed at ful lling our own desires and interests regardless of the effect such actions have on others. ~best = to do injustice and not be punished. ~worst = to suffer injustice without being able to retaliate effectively. ~we fear the worst more than we desire the best. ~ justice is chosen not for its own sake but only as the lesser evil. We choose it only to avoid being victims of injustice. ~establish and be bound by rules of justice, but only reluctantly. ~socrates: the unjust person has a disordered soul and so is not truly happy. *chariot metaphor with reason horse and appetite horse being restrained same level* Desires tend to become more and more bizarre and cruel.
