The Three Bases for Ethics

• People are animals (in a biological sense).
  
• People are social.
  
• People are rational.

3. People are Rational

• a. Basic concepts to all are . . .
  • 1. Time
  • 2. Space
  • 3. Causation
• b. We are autonomous moral agents, which means . . .
  • 1. We have free choice
  • 2. We understand the concept of ought
• c. From this it follows that one ought to make certain choices and avoid others. To do otherwise would be immoral.