Philosophers

Kant

Denotological Ethics

• humans act not only on impulse as affected by laws of naturebut also out of conscious choice based on priciples

• moral duty: We have a specefic duties (to our family)

• The good is the aim of the moral life

• we cannot achieve the good alone - need God, freedom, and immortality

Levinas

• The face of the other makes me respsible, The good is found in the other - seeing the differene and unigueness in things

• Each person is unique

• We can see traces of God in others/things. God is like the sun. We onlyh see glimpses of God just like the rays of the sun.

Aristotle

Teleological Ethics

• we Achieve human excellence by living out the virtues

• pleasure is short term

• happiness is an enduring state

• we find happiness in commuinity

• fully readching our potential we need to have balance in life.
  happinesss comes from living well

Rawl’s Theory

• everyone needs extensive rights (Healthcare, Education)

• Everyone needs to receive theese rights equally (freedom of speech)

• Principle cannot be violated

• Econoimc/Social inequalities are only justified if they benefit all of society

Hobbes - Pesssimistic/Absoluate Monarch

• Pessimistic description of human nature 

• If there were no rulers or law enforcement, believed ppl would be seeking power over others

• Every member of sciety would be in danger of constant death.

• Hujmans are wolves toward each other

Rosseau

  believed human were good by nature

- however, competition occurs between humans

- pppl must submit to the “general will” of the ppl

- Gov’t is responsible for implementing laws
- GOv’t should be replaced if it does not meet its obligations

Locke

Liberal democracy protection of property

-ppl are equal and free

- ppl are rational

- the formation of society requires that inidivudals surrender rights for the benefit of the commupnity

-Gov’t must serve the people

-People must participate in society