PHI 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Noble Eightfold Path, Deontological Ethics, Consequentialism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1102
• Professor: Andrew Sneddon

Document Summary

Because it makes me feel good (motive)-> i give some money to charity(act)-> thereby saving a life(effect) Consequentialism: right action is the action that maximizes the good. In our everyday moral thought, care about the effects of what we do, care about the consequences of our actions. 1- right action is action that maximizes the good that can be produced by what we know (example: t(cid:396)ai(cid:374) t(cid:396)ack sce(cid:374)a(cid:396)io t(cid:396)ai(cid:374) kills 5 people, o(cid:396) you kill one by switching the track. ) 2-drives from basic ideas for us to act naturally, what it is for us to act rationally. Tool of social concern: tend to make non conquentialism decision, it recommends ways of behaving that seem very wrong. Famous version of consequentialism (can be used as a synonym) Utilitarian will say pain suffering and unhappiness. Famously formulated right actions are what produce the most pleasure those who are impacted by pain.