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15 Cards in this Set
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Kant 3 questions
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what can i know?
what should i do? for what may i hope? |
know, do, hope
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what can i know?
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metaphisical and epistemological questions
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what is there?
How do i know it? |
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what should i do?
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ethical and political questions
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what is justice?
do i have a duty to follow the law? |
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for what may i hope?
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theological and historical questions
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how are virtue and happiness related
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simple subjectivism
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all statements are merely expressions of individual approval or disapproval. reports about oneself and nothing more
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no right and wrong just opinions
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2 arguments against simple subjectivism
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gives no explanation of disagreements
implies everyone is right |
doesnt give morality factor
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proof in ethics
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student and the unfair exam
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jones is a bad man
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proof in science
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quantum mechanic and relativity
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conflicting becasue does that mean one is wrong?
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ethical egoism
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pursue own intest others arent relevant
everyone (ought 2) |
contrast with commonsense that say we should take others in to account
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psychological egoism
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everyone does act out of self interest
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Does act
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support for psychological egoism
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save people becasue that what u want to do act on own desire
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save a drowning baby cause i want to
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we do what makes us feel good(argument)
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we may not want to do something but we do it anyway
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promise
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abraham lincoln
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saved pigs for peace of mind but that doesnt mean becasue he did it for a selfish reason it wasn't altruistic
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pigs
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raoal wallenburg
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do what we most want(PE) went to hungry to save people, motivated by desire
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ethical egoism
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first statement is fact 2nd is an expression
avoids right a wrong not true o false |
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