PHIL 1091 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Principle Of Double Effect, Ethical Egoism, Deontological Ethics
14 Apr 2016
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Utilitarianism mill: kant fails to show that maxims could be universal laws of nature. The swine objection not just people you know. If utilitarianism is true we ought to live like pigs pursuing whatever pleasures a: mill"s response: thinks that humans only enjoy pleasures swine enjoy, humans are capable of two sorts of pleasure, physical/bodily pleasures what swine enjoy. Torture: torturing someone who has information that could save people: ex vicarious punishment: instead of punishing the criminal you punish their loved ones, ex. Exemplary punishment: making an example of someone to prevent others from doing it: possible reply, deny (a. ) Never the case that actions that produce happiness are unjust: deny (b. ) Sometimes do unjust acts: opt for rule utilitarian, act: do that action that produces the greatest happiness (pleasure on balance with pain, rule: follow the rule that produces the greatest happiness on.
