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Whiteboard<br />
belonging to Tom's speech<br />
BASIS OF ETHICS: TWO ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES<br />
1) GOOD: What kind of society/world/personal relations do we want? What do we think<br />
is "good", or "the good life"?<br />
2) DECIDING WHAT ACTIONS ARE GOOD: Behaviour is good or bad to the extent that<br />
it is CONSISTENT with our idea of what is "good".<br />
A BIG DIVIDE IN ETHICAL THINKING<br />
1) CONSEQUENTIALISM (including UTILITARIANISM): Judging actions right or wrong<br />
by the CONSEQUENCES of the action.<br />
2) PRINCIPLES/RULES: Judging actions right or wrong by whether the behaviour is in<br />
accord with a set of rules or principles.<br />
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NATURAL LAW THEORY<br />
RIGHTS EXIST IN A STATE OF NATURE<br />
Our own nature is a guide to what is<br />
right for us:<br />
· ARISTOTLE<br />
· AQUINAS (Not really natural:<br />
unempirical)<br />
· EVOLUTIONARY THEORY<br />
· JOHN LOCKE<br />
· UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION<br />
· HUMAN RIGHTS THINKING<br />
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