1. Moral Philosophy, Introduction Introduction to Philosophy Jason M. Chang

2. Lecture Outline 1. Intro to ethics 2. Moral theory 3. Queen v. Dudley and Stevens

3. Intro to moral philosophy Morality (or ethics) Definition Morality vs. the law

4. Intro to moral philosophy Moral philosophy (aka ethics) Definition Social science vs. moral philosophy

5. Intro to moral philosophy What questions arise when discussing a hospital’s euthanasia policy?

6. Intro to moral philosophy Sub-divisions in moral philosophy o Applied ethics o Normative ethics o Metaethics

7. Moral theory Trolley problems o Trolley o Sumo Question What makes an act morally right? What makes an act morally wrong?

8. Moral theory o Definition o Features of a moral theory  General  Prescriptive

9. Moral theory Types of moral theory o Consequentialist theories o Non-consequentialist theories

10. Moral theory Moral theories covered in this course o Consequentialist theories  Egoism  Utilitarianism o Non-consequentialist theories  Divine command theory  Natural law theory  Kantianism

11. The Queen v. Dudley and Stevens

12. Facts: May 19, 1884: The English yacht Mignoette sets sail Crew = Dudley, Stephens, Brooks, and Parker the cabin boy July 5: Mignoette sunk; crew forced onto lifeboat Crew has little food and no drinking water July 18: Dudley and Stephens kill Parker Crew feeds on Parker’s body and blood

13. The Queen v. Dudley and Stevens The issue Whether Tom Dudley and Edwin Stevens did the morally right thing