week 5 reading: ethics needs principles

Question 1

who refers to the four principles as a useful checklist approach

Answer 1

John Harris

Question 2

what is john Harris’ mistake

Answer 2

he sees the four principles as a four part moral harmony. this allows for considerable musical complexity. it should be thought of more as nucleotides

Question 3

virtues are

Answer 3

morally desirable dispositions of character

Question 4

why does the author R. Gillon think that the 4 principles are so important

Answer 4

it can help avoid 2 polar dangers: moral relativism and moral imperialism

Question 5

what are the 2 polar dangers

Answer 5

moral relatvism and moral imperialism

Question 6

what does R Gillon think you should treat the 4 principles as

Answer 6

nucleotides

Question 7

Why does Gillon see autonomy as first among equals?

Answer 7

i. Free will is what makes morality possible
ii. Beneficence and non-maleficence to other autonomous agents require respect for the autonomy of those agents