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| Hardin says there is no technical solution (a solution that requires a change in technique of the natural sciences not a change in morality) |
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| thought that too many people could equal less or no natural resources |
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| In a finite world the per capita shares of goods decrease with population |
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| Goods where there is no basis for comparison but can be made into commensurable goods by system of waiting |
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| If each individual acting agent acts in their own self interest then the market will be lead as if by an invisible hand to promote the public interest |
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| The Prisoner's Dilemma/Free Rider Problem |
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| We act in own self interest and end up choosing the worst consequence instead of collaborating for the best one |
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| In terms of population, cultivate a conscience to not want to have kids when girls are young.... wtf? why did I write that? |
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| Mutually agreed upon by the majority of people |
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| Example of Mutual Coercion |
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| Idea that the cost of something is priced in terms of hours of effort put forth to buy it |
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| How we are stewards of the land |
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| Reverence through stewardship, we may acquire reverence with the environment and respect and cherish more |
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| Treatment is withheld and patient is allowed to die |
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| Taking direct action to kill a patient |
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| The reason for passive and active Euthanasia, to stop the suffering |
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| Hypothetical situation, Smith holds the kid's head underwater in the bathtub and Jones lets kid die after he slips in the bathtub |
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| Doing Something and Doing Nothing |
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| It doesn't matter and either is a morally alright decision in the case of Euthanasia only |
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| I - 5 People are about to drown II - 1 Person, elsewhere, is going to die |
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| The direct cause of harm falling on someone else |
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| 2 Subsidiary Users of Agency |
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| 1) Originations of fatal sequence(the way in which a person dies) 2)Rights and Duties ideas upheld among ourselves |
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| 1) Right to non-interference EX right to life, body and property 2)Rights to goods and services |
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| Standing by a train track, either 5 people could die or just 1, Foot thinks that choosing only 1 person diverts a fatal sequence and is the best way to go |
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| Prudential/Economic Argument |
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1) Curbing Consumption and growth will protect the environment.
2) Our current level of consumption and economic growth is bad for our material well-being, at least in the middle to long term.
3) People value their middle to long term material well-being and that of their descendents.
4) So we can effectively encourage people to protect the environment by convincing them that current consumption and growth threaten their well-being. |
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| 4 Misconceptions of the Prudential/Economic Argument |
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1) That the world is running out of raw materials
2) That the world is running out of food and timber
3) That the world is running out of energy
4) That the North exploits the South |
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| "The cost of a thing should not be measured in dollars but in the life that must be exchanged for it." |
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| We should change our consumption and it would be good to limit economic growth, at least here in the West. Our current level of consumption is objectionable but not because it threatens our material well-being. It is objectionable because it threatens other aspects of life that we value |
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| Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere |
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| Moral ends does not justify engaging in immoral means |
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| 3 stages to a non-violent campaign |
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| 1st - Collect facts to see if non-violence persists 2nd - Negotiate 3rd (if 2nd works) - Self Purification(withstand blows without retaliation, preparation for jail, fasting) |
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| Tension exists beneath the surface at all times when injustice exists |
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| Civil Disobedience/ Respect for the Law |
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| Breaking a minor law, doing your time, and making differences in courts to change laws. And doing this willingly, lovingly, and conscientiously demonstrating respect for law. |
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| Ethical ideal being held between one another |
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| Just/Unjust Laws(1st Def) |
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| An unjust law is one that does not accord with God's law and a just one is one that does accord to God's law |
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| Just/Unjust Laws(2nd Def) |
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| A just law is any that uplifts human personality and an unjust one fails to uplift personality |
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| Just/Unjust Laws(3rd Def) |
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| An unjust law is a code that a power majority compels a minority group to obey which it does not make binding on itself. A just law is a law that a majority compels a minority group to follow and is willing to follow as well. |
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| The idea that "the boat should not be rocked" also could be phrased as The absence of tension and maintenance of status quo |
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| Tragic Misconception of Time |
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| The idea of the white majority saying "wait" but one doesn't have forever, we have limited time |
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