PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Moral Universalism, Relativism, Inductive Reasoning
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Phlb09 tutorial notes: deductive argument: is the process of reasoning from one or more statements to reach a logically certain conclusion. Inductive argument: the conclusion might be false, like scientific reason. Relativism: the belief that nothing is objectively right or wrong and that the definition of right or wrong depends on the prevailing view of a particular individual, culture, or historical period. Go anywhere and see people have good and bad, a different ethical attitude without feeling guilty about it: different culture considers different things morally permissible, therefore, there is no universal morality. Biomedical ethics: looking at when it"s appropriate to do organ transplant and do surgery. We should study ethics within philosophy: manages to salvage the benefices of god. Whether or not treatment is safe and if it is good at its treatment. What happens when the other treatment starts to look better!
