Categorial imperative

     Absolute, unquestionable

     All rational people have 2 things w/ moral issue

         1. What if everyone acted how I am going to act?

         2. Never treat people as means but always as ends

             Should be another subject, not object

I-Thou

    2 kinds of relationships

        I - it       and     I - thou

        object                 person

Too many people treat others w/ I-it relationship

Contextualism

    Have to judge moral scenarios based on where you stand

    Turned into situational ethics

        no rights and wrongs, have to use judgement based   on situation

Utilitarianism

    Doctrine of happiness

        Make all moral decisions based on happiness

            Not just amount of pleasure but quality of pleasure

            Choose greatest happiness for greatest #

Pig = quantity of pleasure

Socrates = quality of pleasure

tutored Mill

Believed only in quantity of pleasure

Hedonism

    if pleasure is seeked to the extreme, atoms will be disoriented

    Always seek pleasure in moderation so atoms will be harmonious

Atomist

    Believed in human soul

        made of tiniest, smoothest atoms

    Human body was made from 250,000 earths

        begins to rain green peas on all of them

            That is the # of atoms

        hydrogen is most prolific atom in body

        At death atoms disperse

    Make all decisions on what will avoid pain and bring happiness

Pragmatism

    "The end justifies the means"

    People freely give love, but fear is controlable

        It is greater to be feared then loved, but being both is best

Lived in Detroit

    Convinced that Ford didn't treat workers right

        Told Mr. Ford he should love his workers

            Didn't get anywhere

Inside of everyone is a certain pride and ego making it had for love to solve problems

    Justice is closest thing to love

        If you want justice you have to put your power on the side of the powerless

            Creates a balance of power

                Which is justice

Student of Socrates

Justice is dervied from harmony

Individual soul has 3 components

    Reason

    Will

    Appetite

        Hunger, Sex, thirst

        If appetite takes over reason disharmony results

State is made up of 3 classes

    Lowest (appetite) - workers

    Middle (will) - auxilliary --> police army

    Highest (reason) - philosopher kings

        Absolute power

    Classes are decided through education

State is central organization and all are given equal education  opportunity

Great hope should be to escape the prison of the body

Father was a pasteur

Christianity makes you weak and obedient

The strongest drive in human beings is the will to power

Admires Jesus for being strong-willed and dying for his cause

seeking power is seen as sinful in Christianity

    He believes this is because Christianty wants all power

"By our knowledge, we have killed God"