Kantian Ethics
Immanuel Kant's ethical theory
Duty, Good will, Categorical Imperative, Hypothetical Imperative, Universability test & 3 postulates of practical reason.
Deontological
Absolute moral law
Rationalist
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- Created on: 11-05-14 13:33
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- Kantian Ethics
- good will
- moral choices express good will
- duty
- should be done for its own sake
- “we are not moral for the sake of love but for duty’s sake only”
- hypothetical imperative
- an action that achieves a goal
- if you revise you will pass
- an action that achieves a goal
- Categorical Imperative
- command that is good in itself
- revise!
- kingdom of ends
- all rational humans - same moral laws
- humans ends in themselves
- not means to an end
- universal law
- all moral statements should be universal maxims
- command that is good in itself
- Universability test
- 1. find maxim
- 2. apply to world
- 3. see if there are contradictions
- 4. if yes cant use
- 5. if no can use
- 3 postulates of practical reason
- Existence of God
- lawgiver
- Immortality
- Summon Bonum
- Freedom
- aware of decisions
- Existence of God
- good will
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