PHL265H1 Lecture 1: Ethics Notes
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Branch of ethics in which people examine abstract and foundational issues. Branch of ethics in which people defend theories about how we ought to act or live (which actions are right and wrong etc) Branch of ethics in which people attempt to answer specific ethical questions. Would it be wrong for a doctor to lie to her patient if she had reason to believe that doing so would lead to a better health outcome. ** philosophy department has its own writing centre. An argument is a set of claims or assertions, at least one of which ostensibly provides rational support for another. Is good to the extent that its premises provide good reason to accept its conclusion. Evaluating whether or not it is a good argument. Therefore, the death penalty is morally permissible. Helpful to extract the argument and put it into this form to see whether or not it is a good argument.
