Summary of Implications Chapters

Lesson objectiveTo understand the overview of Jamieson essay

and the possible links.To revise Jamieson essay in order to do a

timed essay this afternoon.

Summary of JamiesonJamieson ‘Method and moral theory’ – moral theorising is part of everyday life, but how we theorise is changing, from the dominant conception to anti-theory. There are two main methods of theory – foundationalism and coherentism but the role of examples is increasingly useful.His essay makes us question where our morality comes from, if it has authority, how we apply role reversal tests and if moral theory has any use.We can make links to: LaFollette (morality comes from partial intimate relationships) Schneewind (we are autonomous and public rather than individual

morality) Sociology – is the purpose of religion to provide moral education?

(Marx/Durkheim/Labelling theories) Psychology – can we apply role reversal (ie empathy)? (Attachment

theories, Baby P, Bulger etc) Moral Philosophy – Does morality have authority? Can ordinary people

moral theorise? (Kant, Rashdall, Plato, Owen, William of Occum, Pincoffs, Anscombe, McIntyre, Aquinas, Aristotle, Annas, Foot, Grayling, Kierkegaard, Dawkins etc)

Summary of SchneewindSchneewind ‘Modern Moral Philosophy’ – morality has developed over the centuries from the belief that morality arises from a source of authority to morality reflecting the that we are autonomous to an increased emphasis on public rather than individual morality.His essay makes us question where our morality comes from, if it has authority, if moral theory has any use and what moral theory might look like in the future.

We can make links to: LaFollette (morality comes from partial intimate relationships) Jamieson (focus now on questions about rather than in moral theory) Sociology – is the purpose of religion to provide moral education?

(Marx/Durkheim/Labelling theories) Psychology – can we apply role reversal (ie empathy)? (Attachment theories,

Baby P, Bulger etc) Moral Philosophy – Does morality have authority? Can ordinary people moral

theorise? (Kant, Rashdall, Plato, Owen, William of Occum, Pincoffs, Anscombe, McIntyre, Aquinas, Aristotle, Annas, Foot, Grayling, Kierkegaard, Dawkins etc)

Summary of LaFolletteLaFollette ‘Personal Relationships’ – only those who’ve experienced intimacy can have knowledge and motivation t be impartially moral and intimacy can only flourish in a society which recognises the needs of the impersonal other. His essay makes us question where our morality comes from, if it has authority, how we learn empathy, if parenting is a duty and what role luck plays in our life.We can make links to: Jamieson (everyone moral theorises, but is this as a result of moral theory?) Schneewind (we are autonomous and public rather than individual morality) Sociology – is the purpose of religion to provide moral education?

(Marx/Durkheim/Labelling theories) Psychology – can we apply role reversal (ie empathy)? (Attachment theories,

Baby P, Bulger etc) Moral Philosophy – Does morality have authority? Can ordinary people

moral theorise? (Kant, Rashdall, Plato, Owen, William of Occum, Pincoffs, Anscombe, McIntyre, Aquinas, Aristotle, Annas, Foot, Grayling, Kierkegaard, Dawkins etc)