MCD BIO 60 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Barista, Consistency, Pre-Medical

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When talking about ethics, we tend to use the following words frequently: "should" and "ought: used to talk about the obligation that people have to one another, ethically signaling words--> imperatives, collection of words or phrases that mean "you should do this" and. "you ought to do this: a command, should is also used in different circumstances where you don"t have an ethical obligation, ex. You shouldn"t wear white after labor day: no moral law involved, kant: there are actually two different types of imperatives, hypothetical imperatives: imperatives of prudence, where something is a good idea. Imperatives that only apply if you have the relevant or desired end: hypothetical: if/then statement, ex. If you want to get to sd, then you should take the 405-s: ex. If you want to do well in mcdb 60, you should study for the exam. If you are a premed major, then you should take ochem.