PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: False Dilemma, Modus Ponens, Cerebral Palsy
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Oh god, logic: modus ponens (it is what they base their argument on) It(cid:859)s rai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g: therefore, the sidewalks are wet (conclusion) Beneficence: lo(cid:374)gest sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:373)edi(cid:272)al pri(cid:374)(cid:272)iple, (cid:862)to do good to (cid:455)our patie(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ot to do har(cid:373)(cid:863), it(cid:859)s i(cid:374) hippo(cid:272)rati(cid:272) oath fro(cid:373) a(cid:374)(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t gree(cid:272)e. Autonomy: people should direct their own life. Autonomy principle: autonomy can be undermining by justification. Your friend who has a problem with alcohol abuse, comes over to your house. He just broken up with his girlfriend and failed an exam. He asks you to pour him a drink. Your friend is not fully autonomous, because he has clouded emotions and he may act before he considers things. Dependent on alcohol, so he is not able to have healthier options. Weak paternalism: autonomy is not robust enough to make own decision, like children and people in comas, and people who may have mental illnesses and addictions; they have levels (schizophrenic example)
