Philosophy 2801F/G Chapter Notes -Ethics

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Section 1 of the different species of philosophy. Make us feel the difference between vice and virtue bend our hearts to the love of probity and true honour. The other species of philosophers consider man in the light of a reasonable rather than an active being, and endeavour to form his understanding more than cultivate his manners human nature as a subject of speculation. Though their speculations seem abstract and even unintelligible to common readers and think themselves sufficiently compensated for the labour of their whole lives. Easy for a profound philosopher to commit a mistake in his subtile reasonsings one mistake is the necessary parent of another. The most perfect character is supposed to lie between those extremes; retaining an equal ability and taste for books, company and business; preserving in conversation that discernment and delicacy which arise from polite letters. Man is a reasonable being, and as such, receives from science his proper food and nourishment.

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Intrinsic value vs. Instrumental Value

Philosophy Question: Is wisdom (philosophy) something you value most, which you consider most vital to living a good life?

Is wisdom something mostly intrinsically valuable and so desired solely for its own sake? Or is wisdom also instrumentally valuable and so desired also for the sake of something else you desire/want? If so, what?

Instrumental Value

You value most things instrumentally, that is, as a means to some end. Usually, this is obvious and trivial. For instance, you value a washing machine that works—purely for its useful function, or instrumental value.

Intrinsic Value

There are two notions of intrinsic value. It can be:

Valuable in itself
Valued by someone for its own sake

If something has intrinsic value in the first sense, this means that the universe is somehow a better place for that thing existing or occurring.

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Intrinsic vs. Instrumental Value A Basic Distinction in Moral Philosophy

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I am so lost onwere to even begin. I just need help trying to find the Ñ² (angle)for part part 1 of the experiment if anyone can just explain how todo that and maybe give me a step-by-step example so I can finishthe rest. Thank you! Experiment 6 ~ Friction

Purpose:

In this lab, you will make some basic measurements of friction.You will measure the coefficients of staticfriction between several combinations of surfaces using aninclined plane, and you will measure the coefficient ofkinetic friction between two of the combinationsof surfaces you used in the static friction part of thisexperiment.

Part 1: StaticFriction

Theory:

The coefficient of static frictionm_s can be measured experimentally foran object placed on an inclined plane (a.k.a. ramp, a.k.a. hill).The coefficient of static friction is related to the criticalangle q_c for the ramp, at whichthe object just begins to slide. Using what we havecovered in class, you can derive this relationshipyourself! At this critical angle, static friction preventing theobject from sliding down the hill is just exactly equal to thecomponent of the objectâs weight along the hill. If the componentof the weight along the hill were just a little greater, it wouldovercome friction, and the object would start to slide down. Thefree body diagram for this situation will look like the figuresketched below. Use this diagram to find an equation that relatesm_s toq_c.

Questions:

1. How do the values of m_s compareto the values of m_k? (Of course, youcan only compare them for the same pairs of materials.)

2. Is the relationship betweenm_sand m_kwhat you expected?

3. Of the two parts of the experiment, measurement ofm_sand measurement ofm_k, which had more sources of error?What were some of the sources of error?

4. Could m_k orm_s ever be greater than 1? Explain whyor why not.

5. Is the coefficient of friction the same as when the block wasstanding on its larger (or smaller) end?

6. Think about your results. Do they make sense when youconsider your everyday experiences?

Highway design is strongly influenced by physical analyses, asapparent in construction of safe circular turns at common highwayspeeds. The following analyses represent common highway designconcerns.

State highway 33 south of Stillwater is scheduled for (extensive)modification between the Cimarron river and US 177 by fall 2012.Dr. Lanee has noticed that one of the curves on this asphalthighway (which is scheduled for replacement) is crowned such thatthe outside lane is banked away from the turn center rather thaninto the turn. Consider a car that negotiates this turn, which willbe assumed to be symmetrically banked at the road center at anglesof 4.00Âº toward and away from the turn center. For the purposes ofthese calculations, assume that the turn radius for cars in theinside and outside lanes is identical. What is the radius of thiscurve for cars on the inside lane to safely negotiate the turnwithout friction at 65mph (the curveâs posted speed limit)? What isthe maximum safe speed for cars in the outside lane withoutfriction? Determine the minimum frictional coefficient for safetravel in the outside lane at the posted speed limit. Is thiscoefficient reasonable?

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