Confucius
"Do not do unto others, what you do not want others to do unto you"
Golden Rule
Arete
Virtue
Deontology is an ethical system that focuses on...
DUTY (as well as emphasizing INTENTIONS)
Supported Women's Suffrage for British Women
John Stuart Mill (J.S. Millll)
A professor from a video argued that certain behaviors, which are ritualistic, are lost in online communication.
David Moser
The teachings of Concuficus that were compiled by scholars
The Analects
Phronesis
Practical Wisdom
"Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law."
Categorical Imperative
A type of ethical theory that judges the morality of an action solely by its outcomes or consequences.
Consequentialism (utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism)
He-Yin Zhen
Wrote the 'On the Revenge of Women' chapter, which critiqued Confucianism from a Feminist perspective.
The idea that you gain rank in society by showing skills and proving yourself
Meritocracy
Eudaimonia
Flourishing, or excellence
Credited as the main figure of Deontology
Immanuel Kant (German Philosopher)
Greatest Happiness Principle
an action is morally right if it produces the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people
The period Kant wrote in...
The age of Enlightenment.
Having proper conduct with respect to rituals and cultivating personal virtue, and maintaining social harmony
Ritual Propriety (Li)
Played the role of impersonating Aristotle in the debates with someone else impersonating Confucius
Jeffrey Sachs
Out of a selfish desire, a person makes a promise that they cannot fulfill.
An example of a maxim from Kant, if everyone were to break promises due to selfish desires, it is not universalizable.
Utilitarianism can be used to justify war and...
business models that are motivated to increase profit margin
Ranjoo Seodu Herr
Wrote the article, which argued that Confucianism and Feminism could be compatible.
The idea that family relations are at the starting point of a person cultivating virtue.
Confucius's view of filial relations
The idea that virtue lies in the middle between the excess and deficiency
The Concept of Mean
A gunman shows up at your door and asks you where your friend is. You have two options: lie or tell the truth.
A problem for deontology, because Kant argues for a categorical imperative where lying would not be permissible.
For example, assume a hospital has four people whose lives depend upon receiving organ transplants: a heart, lungs, a kidney, and a liver. If a healthy person wanders into the hospital, his organs could be harvested to save four lives at the expense of one life. This would arguably produce the greatest good for the greatest number.
An example of a problem for Utilitarianism
1st Modernity vs 2nd Modernity vs 3rd (or current) Modernity
1st Modernity - started in 1492 with Columbus
2nd Modernity - 18th century and Age of Enlightenment
Current Modernity - U.S. takes a manager role in the world events post world war 2.