2 senses of 'society':
- Overarching term for the institutions and relationships between the world
- An abstract term for life
Society is a human project
The State effects society - Control and conditioning
Distinguishes people and behaviours but more importantly life and how people live
Revisited Ken Garland's - 'First Things First Manifesto'
1964
Use talent to help and serve the interests of the people.
Adbusters, 2000 - Use skills (design) to help fight capitalism
However, wouldn't it be better if people were educated to help themselves
Social Tithe
How do we determine what is socially responsible/acceptable?
= ETHICS
Williams:
- Subjective Relativism
There are no universal moral norms of right an wrong. All persons decide right and wrong for themselves.
- Cultural Relativism
The ethical theory that what's right and wrong depends on place and/or time.
- Divine command theory
Good actions are aligned with the will of a God.
Bad actions are contrary to the will of God.
The holy book helps make decisions.
Immanuel Kant - Kantvanism
People's will should be based on moral rules.
Actions based on appropriate moral rules.
Categorical Imperative
1- 'Act only from moral rules that you can at the same time universalise'
Basically if you act on a moral rule that would cause problems if everyone followed it then your actions are not moral.
2- If you use people for your own benefit that is not moral.
Utilitarianism
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