Terminology
Define Radical Hope
A radical hope for the future against the unknown and for the unimaginable
Who is the author of this paper?
Allen Thompson
What theory is the transmitter room example from?
Contractualism
The person who embodied the view of Radical Hope.
Plenty Coup
Where did Steve go to university for undergraduate studies?
Oxford
Define eudamonism
philosophy of human life flourishing
What view did Jack Smart Endorse?
Extreme Utilitarianism
Which theory is the analogy about manners from?
Virtue Ethics
What is one lifestyle cause that the author argues will lead to us needing Radical Hope?
Consummersim
When did Steve graduate from his PHD?
1999
Define imaginative excellence
Adapting values and lifestyle to radical change to survive, requres imagination.
DWhich author thinks contractualism does not require innovations to work?
Kumar (271)
The Love & Lollypop comparison example was an example of which view?
Lexical view under the repugnant conclusion
What is the example of artificial life force supposed to show?
Our conception of what environmental virtue ethics may need to change in the future as the world changes
How many publications does Steve have?
86
Natural value vs lifestyle value
Natural Value: nature's value is in its form, untouched by humans.
Lifestyle value: our consumerist style of living is made possible by natural resources.
Which author argues that the problem with Utilitarianism is Consequentialism?
Philippa Foot
Which theory is the Depletion argument from?
Non-identiy
What are the four vulnerabilities of our culture's current ways?
1. the worlds popualtion will not continue to double 2. There has never been a society where we are not exploriting fossile fuels. 3. Reliance on fossil fuels and fertilizer -> population goes down once all gone. 4. shortage of energy
What school(s) besides UW has Steve given a lecture at?
Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, Oxford University, Princeton University, the University of Canterbury, the University of Melbourne, the University of Reading, or the University of Sydney.
Explain Optimism vs Radical Hope
Optimism - everything will be okay
Radical Hope - everything won't be okay under the way we understand it, but there is goodness beyond what we can possibly understand - so it will be okay
How many Elizabeth-Finneron Burns readings have we read for this class?
3
What theory was the Experience Machine from?
Hedonisom/ Nozick
How is the Crow's situation different from ours today?
The Crows were in no way responsible for their situation; we are at least partly responsible for climate change.
Footnote (13)
What was the title of Steve's Ph.D. dissertation?
Agent-Centered Eudaimonism and the Virtues: Some Groundwork for a NeoAristototelian Metaphysics of Morals