PHLA11H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Contractualism, Consequentialism, Religious Text
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N. b: notes are organized based on lecture slide titles. Bolded words are direct from the slide. Morality: not assaulting people, when you look out in the world deciding how to act you see what"s moral. Self-love: some people have too much of it. Values and ideals: morality, self-love/self-respect, integrity, truthfulness, friendship. Important part of this class: understanding what is going on here, prof won"t tell us what morality or friendship is, discuss examples, he won"t give us answers, he"ll give us resources and opportunity to have a sophisticated. Justice and fairness discussion about what those values mean and require. Technical thinking: needed in mathematics and economics, quick, fast, analytical, sharp, quantitative, high bandwith, number cruncher, detail oriented, the kind of conversation is the one we won"t be having. Interpretive thinking: perceptive, balanced, careful, articulate (to be able to articulate why a certain case seems like bad friendship or. No answer is right and no answer is wrong. )
