Ethics III

Act in own self interest
founder of capitalism
benefit self

Government can limit rights
Equal rights in marriage
Determinist

Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean Roussseau
John Rawls
Robert Nozick
Adam Smith

Student of Socrates
Mathematician
Wrote "Socratic Dialectic & Republic"
virtue = happiness
Wrote Cave Allegory

Never wrote books
coined question debate technique
people do wrong only from ignorance
knowledge = virtue
virtue = happiness

Socrates
Aristotle
Plato

What type of ethics?

created just war theory
Fath and reason are together
nature is learning God

consequences determine rightness
rightness produced by outcome
maximize overall happiness
end justify the means

Everythins has purpose
money sex work not happiness
balance is key
Plato student
virtue = happiness

Cannot change fate
live a passionless life
problems embraced
sex avoided
life cannot be changed

happiness is lifes purpose
avoid pain
increase pleasure
pleasure = virtue

Every view valid

Service to society is pleasure
behavior should not prevent overall happiness
community happiness better than self happiness
Determinist

Just War Theory

intentional,
chosen freely

go past own experiences

rightness based on act
good based on intent or motive

events caused by your past
events caused by natural laws

moral for 1 moral for all

income tax is forced labor
redistribution of wealth only in righting past wrongs

greatest for least advantaged
equal opportunity

said: citizens to determine laws

Living without being harmed
Make own choices
own property

Every view is valid
rely on persuasion rather than facts

Moral standards are in nature
against the norm is sinful and evil
univiverse is nuetral

knowledge without experience

People determine meaning of life

combining logic with belief in God

Natural Law theorist

What can i know?
What should i do?
What to hope for?
perception not real
behavior moral for all
understanding creates reality

Who is this?
What does he study