PHIL 2615 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Contract, Emotivism, Ethical Egoism
8 Feb 2018
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5 definitions of key terms (one-two sentences) (ex. 2 of 3, or 2 of 4 short answers. 1 short essay/application take theory and apply it to real life case. Teleological: approaches to ethics that stress goal base or results based. When you look at an action you look at the consequences, you don"t know the result until the action is done. Looking at the actions without the impact on people. Teleological divides into 2: ethical egoism and utilitarianism. Ethical egoism: all about you that"s why it says ego, you can always decide if your life the consequences of something. The background emerges from thomas hobbes, individual self interest. State of nature (potential test definition: everyone would constantly be in war with each other. Life would be solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. Reasonably bright, self seeking, equal ability and resourcing as others. You have to give up personal freedoms. You give up a little to get a little.
