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What is morality/ethics?What is morality/ethics?
Anything that deals with the question of good vs.Anything that deals with the question of good vs.evil.evil.
Moral actions are always directed towards otherMoral actions are always directed towards othersubjectssubjects
AnthropomorphismAnthropomorphism
Good is good because it brings welfare to otherGood is good because it brings welfare to othersubjects while evil does the otherwisesubjects while evil does the otherwise
What is good and evil then? This is the questionWhat is good and evil then? This is the questionthat moral philosophers attempt to answerthat moral philosophers attempt to answer
Importance of moralImportance of moralphilosophyphilosophy
Classical philosophers have oneClassical philosophers have onecentral concern in mind: What is thecentral concern in mind: What is theright way to live?right way to live?
All other discussions aboutAll other discussions aboutmetaphysics, epistemology, andmetaphysics, epistemology, andaesthetics go towards theiraesthetics go towards theirarguments about the right way toarguments about the right way tolive, i.e. moralitylive, i.e. morality
Why moral and existentialWhy moral and existentialphilosophy?philosophy?
Moral actions are not only measuredMoral actions are not only measuredby the consequences they have onby the consequences they have onother subjects, but by the intentother subjects, but by the intent
E.g. man-slaughter vs. murder,E.g. man-slaughter vs. murder, juvenile vs. adult crimes juvenile vs. adult crimes
Morality presupposes freewillMorality presupposes freewill
Existential philosophy deals with theExistential philosophy deals with theimplications of freewillimplications of freewill
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