PHL275H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Contractualism, Natural Disaster
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A method for answering the question, s it wrong to x : 2. An account of what it is that makes wrong acts wrong. What is it to be informed: their beliefs are false or grounded in superstition, e. g. Hosting a birthday party with a cake and someone says it is morally wrong to serve cake. They say it is wrong because cake makes people very sad. This is not informed because their beliefs are false: e. g. Wearing a hat is morally wrong because it offends the head spirits. This is not informed because it is based on superstition. Scanlon"s contractualism: e. g. which principle should determine what people should do when a natural disaster leaves many people temporarily homeless, let"s consider principles according to which, 1. Nobody must provide shelter for any person: people who are homeless have a compelling reason to reject this, 2.
