BIOL 4651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Virtue Ethics, Casuistry, Social Conditioning
27 Feb 2020
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Virtue ethics: character is key to mora life, from virtuous character that moral conduct and values naturally arise, contrasts kant"s theory that acting morally is solely matter of acting for duty"s sake. Rawl"s contract theory (contractarianism: based on social contract among individuals to max mutual advantage, justice is most important principle (balanced against autonomy) Justice isn"t achieved if one group suffers for prosperity of others. Justice is maximized y original position group of rationale individuals choose principles to determine rights/duties/allocation of resources without knowing their position in society: veil of ignorance. Feminist ethics: focuses on correcting historical / economic / social injustice, ex. Evolutionary ethics: ethic theories built around intuitions and are supposed to justify our behavior, ethics are explained by process of evolution and genetics. Judging moral theory: criteria i: consistency with our considered moral judgement, criteria ii: consistency with facts of moral life, criteria iii: resourcefulness in moral problem solving. Trolley problem: you are driver of trolley.
