Should we care about pleasure and pain of the majority?
During week 2 and week 3, we will be discussing different ethical theories like “cultural relativism” (as an ethical theory often called “ethical relativity”) “egoism” “utilitarianism” ( under the heading of “consequentialism”) and Kant’s “theory of morality (which falls under the category of “non-consequentialism.”)
Here are certain questions you could think about.
1. Should we be selfish/self-interested?
2. Are you basically selfish/self-interested?
3. Should we care about pleasure and pain of the majority?
4. Should we ignore pleasure and pain of the minority?
5. How much role should pleasure and pain play in evaluating a moral action?
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