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PHIL 1273 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I. SyllabusII. Toby Groves Case RevisitedOutline of Current Lecture I. Previous Topics DiscussedII. Plato’s Chariot AnalogyIII. Discussion of this Week’s ReadingsIV. ConclusionCurrent LectureI. Previous Topics DiscussedA. The structure of situation affect the way people make decisions1. Example: certain colors are used to influence shopping behavior as a marketing techniqueB. The mind is complex: parts can conflict with one another1. There is a notion of two impulses fighting for control2. Much like the illustration of an angel on one shoulder and the devil on theotherII. Plato’s Chariot AnalogyA. Taken from Plato’s PhaedrusB. Paints image of a charioteer in a chariot lead by two horses1. One horse, the white horse, is upright and virtuous2. The other horse, the dark horse, is unruly and unyielding3. Each of the horses or elements of the image have differing intentions4. Thus, this portrayal conveys the idea of moral psychologya. The theory of the mind that attempts to explain moral behavior5. Horses’ motivationsa. White horse: spirit (good)b. Dark horse: appetites or powerful urges (not good)6. Charioteer: guidance systema. Reason: balances and chooses as the decision-makerb. Driving: influence, but not in complete controlC. Humans identify moral selves with the charioteer1. View ourselves as deliberately focused on the task of guiding the team, according to conscious choiceThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2. Bad behavior seen as inability to control appetites as one instead allows them to gain controlD. Toby Groves Case1. He allowed the dark horse to overpower his conscience2. Unforeseen but consequential errorE. Observers must look into the mind of the charioteer to recognize the way in which he is unaware of his actions as he commits wrongdoings (this idea meshes with this week’s readingsIII. Discussion of this Week’s ReadingsA. Framing1. The way a problem is presented, especially when emphasizing it as a business issue and not an ethical problema. This concept allows the “charioteer” or individual to overlook the “dark horse’s” bad nature, permitting it more controlb. This mirrors the case of Toby Groves as well as examples from the Prentice readingc. However, sometimes good qualities, such as those associated withthe “white horse,” can cause troublei. Example: the desire to help others may result from a blinding sympathy that neglects to consider the error involvedii. Thus, the driver may not see the white horse as leading the chariot astray because it would be considered so unexpectedB. Kahneman Reading1. System 1 and System 2a. System 1 (S1): automatic, quick, involuntary to allow one to operate in the presentb. System 2 (S2): slow, requires concentration and attention, acting as an information reserve systemc. S2 can control S12. Application to chariot analogya. S1 and S2 are NOT Plato’s two horsesb. Rather, they exhibit the mental state of the charioteeri. S1: gives the horses (especially the dark horse) free rein due to lacking attentionii. S2: driving in a deliberate way that requires focused thought on inner consciousnessC. Prentice Reading1. Helps to further explain how people blindly act unethically in situations without self-awareness2. Multiple factors can create the perfect circumstances for unintentional and harmful actions to ensueIV. ConclusionA. S2 is not what one ought to worry aboutB. Problems occur because humans default to S11. S1 is still necessary to sustain one’s sanity, yet it can produce bad results2. Challenge: much like an optical illusion, which results from normal use of one’s perceptual systema. Frasier Illusion: concentric circles appear to spiral to the brain but do notb. The brain gives a person incorrect informationC. What should individuals do with this knowledge?1. Personal levela. Overcome S1 and use S2 insteadb. Retrain S1 and learn to counteract tendencies2. Structural Levela. Remember that the environment mattersb. Become a “moral


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