Lecture 2

Question 1

Practical philosophy

Answer 1

Philosophy of practice (why we do behave in this or that way)

Question 2

Practical philosophy questions why not how

Answer 2

true

Question 3

Modernism -The enlightenment (reason and rational can lead the way)

Answer 3

We are dealing with the modernity of practical philosophy in the modernity period. In that period modernism aims at justifying “ rationally not using religion “ the good from the bad.

Question 4

David hume -Utilitarianism main rule

Answer 4

Real is what do you sense

Question 5

Definition of impression

Answer 5

What do you sense is an impression

Question 6

Definition of sensation

Answer 6

What do you sense is sensation

Question 7

Impression and sensations are the same

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Definition of ideas

Answer 8

Ideas are traces of impression, they come from impressions

Question 9

You cant have ideas without impressions

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is pleasure

Answer 10

Pleasure is a sensation or impression in harmony with the body

Question 11

What is pain

Answer 11

Pain is a sensation or impression that is not in harmony with the body

Question 12

Memories are types of ideas

Answer 12

For example you have trace of pleasure when you remember your beloved

Question 13

Example

Answer 13

Yesterday you ate cheesecake (Sensation/Impression)
You are now home; you remembered the cheesecake (idea trace of the impression/sensation) and you got hungry (Impression/sensation) This impression or sensation that is caused from an idea is called impression/sensation of reflection and it is the same as need/passion

Question 14

Passion / need

Answer 14

It is an impression/sensation that is caused from an idea (Impression of reflection)

Question 15

Why do we act

Answer 15

Action is due an idea that will cause gain of pleasureor reduction of pain
For example I am feeling pain because of the AC(sensation/ impression) , what I wanna do is an action why to reduce pain (motivation)

Question 16

Definition of motivation

Answer 16

sensitive determination of the faculty of desire

example, i am hungry, i wann eat to avoid pain of hunger (why do iwanna eat is motivation)

Question 17

My goal/objective is pleasure

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Definition of intention

Answer 18

intellectual determination of the will

Question 19

Example of intention

Answer 19

For example you are hungry (sensation/impression)
What do you want to eat (cheesecake) cheesecake is called intention
why do i want to eat is motivation
Intention must be specific

Question 20

Intentions and motivations are not the same

Answer 20

I am hungry and i wanna eat
How many different ways I can satisfy my passion for food hunger (intentions)
Why : because i am seeking pleasure (motivation)

Question 21

There are no passions/desires without pleasures

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Pleasures results in desires/passions

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What do we desire/passion is pleasure

Answer 23

True

Question 24

When object of pleasure variates, type of desire will variate

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Types of desires/interests/motivations (objects that can bring you pleasure)

Answer 25

``` Physical sympatatic moral political religous ```

Question 26

In Physical motives you have | These are motivations

Answer 26

Interest of the palate(what you eat) Interest of Sexual pleasure Interest of Sensual pleasure (massage) Interest of Existence (stay alive)

Question 27

In Sympatatic motives you have | these are motivations

Answer 27

Interest of the heart Interest of the closet Interest of the Gall Bladder (Antipathy) Interest of self (Self interest)

Question 28

In moral and popular motives you have | these are motivations

Answer 28

Interest of intellect (pleasure to learn) | Interest of success (pleasure to have success)

Question 29

In political and legal motives you have | these are motivations

Answer 29

Interest of scepter (Ambition) Interest of purse (pleasure to make money) Interest of pilllow (avoid to work and get money)

Question 30

In religious motives you have

Answer 30

Interest of the altar (religious duty)

Question 31

motivation is different from intention which is different action which is different from consequence of the action

Answer 31

They are all different

Question 32

See your neighbor stealing, you go to police to report him

Answer 32

Intention of the action :report your neighbor thieve (What u want to do) good Why : because you hate him (motivation) (bad motivation) Consequence : he went to jail (Good)

Question 33

You can have good motivation with bad intention and vice versa

Answer 33

True

Question 34

Hate in itself is neither good nor bad

Answer 34

True

Question 35

All the motivations are neutral (neither good nor bad)

Answer 35

Depending on the consequence you will have good or bad

Question 36

In the example of stealing (if you report out of love of justice, it will be better because you will be more probable to report more and more) (Higher tendency to report)

Answer 36

True | Not because of love is better than hate

Question 37

There are somethings called values

Answer 37

Respect your parents Be friendly Dont harm be generuous

Question 38

values

Answer 38

Motives that essentially prevent bad actions | u report a steal criminal because u love justice (value)

Question 39

Values are attributed by the society not by individuals

Answer 39

True

Question 40

How can u know if pleasure or motives is negatively or positively appreciated by the society

Answer 40

``` You look at the language connotations For food ( neutral need for food positively good living negatively gluttony) for sex you dont have positive , you have negative (lust) for sensual (luxury) ```

Question 41

Why sex is not appreciated by society

Answer 41

Because it only benefit the close ones (no collective benefit) but if you have a dinner with people ( collective benefit) However sex in itself is neither bad or good

Question 42

Social values

Answer 42

Motives that essentially prevent bad action and is appreciated by the society

Question 43

Temptation ( struggle between two pleasures)

Answer 43

dEf :inclination to harm when u have a seducing motive (having sex with girfriend of a friend) divided by occassional motives (friend is traveling friend and she is in agreement no risks) versus confronting motives ( values love of justice, love of justice )

Question 44

overall project

Answer 44

secularizaion of morality