Kantian Ethics
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- Kantian Ethics
- John Rawls
- Justice is behind the veil of ignorance, agree to laws before we know our position in life.
- Good will
- Kant: good thing is good will (good intentions).
- We aim to do the right thing is all that matters. "duty for duty's sake".
- "Good will shine like a precious jewel" Kant
- Duty
- Duty is what we rationally think we should do.
- Duty is doing the right thing out of self interest and do it due to inclination (because we feel like it).
- If we have good will, we will do the right action for the right reason.
- Autonomy and Maxim
- Autonomy-the belief that we are free and able to make our own decisions.
- Kant says there can be absolute moral duties.
- Kant argues when we carry out an action, act on maximmoral rules.
- Hypothetical imperatives
- Kant argues if the command applies in certain situations or is dependent on the outcome, not moral duty.
- Categorical imperatives
- Something unconditional about the command. Kant gives three formulations.
- When you do an act on the rule 'don't kill' not because you have an outcome in mind.
- Kant's three formulations
- 1) Universal law: Kant says the action should be universal law, something everyone would logically do.
- 2) Persons as ends: Kant see humans as rational. We have a duty to treat everyone as humans.
- 3) Kingdom of ends: combination of two to make a hypothetical perfect kingdom.
- Assessing the idea of duty
- 3) Concept of duty abused when conflicted with authority
- 2) Problem of conflicting duties. Not clear as to what we should do.
- 1) Duty useful as our desires change. Put feelings aside.
- Three postulates: Duty of God
- 2) There's an afterlife, immortal. Kant argues in symmumbonum (the highest good) to be achieved
- 1) We have free will, aree to do good or evil.
- 3) That Gid exists, good rewarded by happiness by God.
- John Rawls
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