Lecture 4 Flashcards
Taylor puts forward the _____________ a position that attributes intrinsic value (or independent status) to all living things, in virtue of the fact that all living things can be harmed or benefitted - that is, all living things are striving to become a good Of their kind.
Taylor puts forward the “biocentric Outlook,” a position that attributes intrinsic value (or independent status) to all living things, in virtue of the fact that all living things can be harmed or benefitted - that is, all living things are striving to become a good Of their kind.
Taylor puts forward the “biocentric Outlook,” a position that attributes___________________________to all living things, in virtue of the fact that all living things can be harmed or benefitted - that is, all living things are striving to become a good Of their kind.
Taylor puts forward the “biocentric Outlook,” a position that attributes intrinsic value (or independent status) to all living things, in virtue of the fact that all living things can be harmed or benefitted - that is, all living things are striving to become a good Of their kind.
Taylor puts forward the “biocentric Outlook,” a position that attributes intrinsic value (or independent status) to all living things, in virtue of the fact that all living things can be harmed or benefitted - that is, all living things are striving to become__________.
Taylor puts forward the “biocentric Outlook,” a position that attributes intrinsic value (or independent status) to all living things, in virtue of the fact that all living things can be harmed or benefitted - that is, all living things are striving to become a good Of their kind.
Sumner’s Rebuttal to Taylor.
P1. _______________________________
P2. Yet promoting and respecting the good of every living thing involves making them a good of their kind.
C3. So, we do not have moral reason to promote and respect the good of every living thing.
Sumner’s Rebuttal to Taylor.
P1. We have no moral reason to make sure that all things are a good of their kind (that would be unrealistic and unreasonable).
P2. Yet promoting and respecting the good of every living thing involves making them a good of their kind.
C3. So, we do not have moral reason to promote and respect the good of every living thing.
Sumner’s Rebuttal to Taylor.
P1. We have no moral reason to make sure that all things are a good of their kind (that would be unrealistic and unreasonable).
P2. _______________________________________
C3. So, we do not have moral reason to promote and respect the good of every living thing.
Sumner’s Rebuttal to Taylor.
P1. We have no moral reason to make sure that all things are a good of their kind (that would be unrealistic and unreasonable).
P2. Yet promoting and respecting the good of every living thing involves making them a good of their kind.
C3. So, we do not have moral reason to promote and respect the good of every living thing.
Sumner’s Rebuttal to Taylor.
P1. We have no moral reason to make sure that all things are a good of their kind (that would be unrealistic and unreasonable).
P2. Yet promoting and respecting the good of every living thing involves making them a good of their kind.
C3. So, we_________________________________
Sumner’s Rebuttal to Taylor.
P1. We have no moral reason to make sure that all things are a good of their kind (that would be unrealistic and unreasonable).
P2. Yet promoting and respecting the good of every living thing involves making them a good of their kind.
C3. So, we do not have moral reason to promote and respect the good of every living thing.
Prezise One: Our debate really pivots on the first premise
(P1). Is it true that we have no moral reason to make sure other living things thrive?
Response 1: Yes, but there’s a difference between ______________. And the
Taylor claims only that we must ____________of other living things.
Response 2: The only line of defense against an obligation to respect Other living things
involves the age-old appeal to human superiority.
Prezise One: Our debate really pivots on the first premise (P1). Is it true that we have no moral reason to make sure other living things thrive?
Response 1: Yes, but there’s a difference between respecting and promoting. And the
Taylor claims only that we must respect the good of other living things.
Response 2: The only line of defense against an obligation to respect Other living things
involves the age-old appeal to human superiority.
Prezise One: Our debate really pivots on the first premise (P1). Is it true that we have no moral reason to make sure other living things thrive?
Response 1: Yes, but there’s a difference between respecting and promoting. And the
Taylor claims only that we must respect the good of other living things.
Response 2: ________________________________________________
Prezise One: Our debate really pivots on the first premise (P1). Is it true that we have no moral reason to make sure other living things thrive?
Response 1: Yes, but there’s a difference between respecting and promoting. And the
Taylor claims only that we must respect the good of other living things.
Response 2: The only line of defense against an obligation to respect Other living things
involves the age-old appeal to human superiority.
Anthropocentric Paradox: If the greatness of humanity is not mere human self-aggrandisement, then such greatness would seem to consist at its core in a moral capacity to_______________________________________, and to show a willingness to care for and share with those who are less able to fend for themselves.
Anthropocentric Paradox: If the greatness of humanity is not mere human self-aggrandisement, then such greatness would seem to consist at its core in a moral capacity to look beyond the interests of oneself and One’s close associates, and to show a willingness to care for and share with those who are less able to fend for themselves.
Anthropocentric Paradox: If the greatness of humanity is not mere human self-aggrandisement, then such greatness would seem to consist at its core in a moral capacity to look beyond the interests of oneself and One’s close associates, and to show __________________________________________.
Anthropocentric Paradox: If the greatness of humanity is not mere human self-aggrandisement, then such greatness would seem to consist at its core in a moral capacity to look beyond the interests of oneself and One’s close associates, and to show a willingness to care for and share with those who are less able to fend for themselves.
