Philosophy #1

an account that provides a principle for determining what is right and what is wrong.

“x” is right when the culture in which it occurs say so.

“x” is right when the person relating to “x” thinks so.

“x” is right if some divine being wills it to be.

different cultures disagree about moral norms so, cultural relativism: the truth about morality is relative to cultures.

restricting rights & keeping people down

logically prior to the individual- they help constitute the individuals identity in society.

anything that exploits an irrelevant feature of sex.

a characteristic that makes something excellent

• established an ideal of what a human is.
• need to know purpose in order to see if excellent
• final cause is its purpose

what makes us different from other animals is our reason, language

• 1.) rational ability
• 2.) sensation and motion (animal)
• 3.) nutrition (vegetation)

set up excellence.

reason/regulation our animal behavior.

• 1.) it is a habit
• a disposition to act
• a character trait
• 2.) moral virtue is the mean
• doctrine of the mean

Happiness is the ultimate goal.

register the sex category of another and change my behavior accordingly.

proclaim my sex category to others through behavior and signs.

there is a compulsion felt to categorize people in order to relate to them.

the moral order can be read from the natural order

• 1.) preserve your own being
• 2.) transmit [reproduce/multiply] your being
• 3.) "Aristotle" Reason and love are infinite capacities