Kantian ethics overview
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- Created on: 22-01-19 17:30
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- Kantian Ethics
- Not religious
- Religion and decision making should be separated
- You must use reason to determine what is wrong
- Morality applies to everyone equally
- Hypothetical Imperative
- Based on wisdom not morality
- Categorical Imperative
- Commands you must follow, no matter what you desire. Moral obligations come from reason alone
- "It doesn't matter whether you want to be moral or not- the moral law is binding all of us"
- Must not be contadictory
- Commands you must follow, no matter what you desire. Moral obligations come from reason alone
- 4 Formulations of Categorical Imperative
- Universalizability principle- "act only according to that maxim which you can at the same time will that it would become a universal law without contradiction"
- Maxim- A rule or principle of action
- Universal law- something done in similar situations
- The Formulation of Humanity- "Act so that you treat humanity, wether in your own person or in that of another, always as an ends and never as a mere means"
- Mere means- only use for your own benefit, and disregard the benefits/ interests of humans you're using
- To see people as an end-in-themselves you must recognise their humanity
- Lying and deception is not right as it takes away our autonomy to make a right decision
- Universalizability principle- "act only according to that maxim which you can at the same time will that it would become a universal law without contradiction"
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