PHI 2397 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Deductive Reasoning, Kantian Ethics, Universal Rule

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Epicurian / epictetian view: advocates who were determined actions should be based on consequences, they viewed consequentialism as how to achieve self-interest / happiness. Morals: during the age of enlightenment (17th to 18th centuries) people wanted to get their morals from something more than religion, there became the ability to think for themselves, and not based on god. It is not a means to an end, it is its own end: provided that your actions do not violate the utilitarianism principle act so as to create the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number. It is important to consider feelings and emotions, and know that self-interest is a moral necessity: you cannot please everybody. Consequentialism vs. deontology: consequentialism utilizes utilitarianism whereas deontology involves rights, justice, and equality. Deontology: deo(cid:374)tolog(cid:455) co(cid:373)es fro(cid:373) the greek (cid:449)ord (cid:862)deo(cid:374)(cid:863), (cid:449)hich (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:862)dut(cid:455)(cid:863, duties and rules for behaviour come from religion (e. g. the 10.

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