Kantian Ethics 0.0 / 5 ? EthicsKantian EthicsASOCR Created by: Emily WebbCreated on: 18-05-15 15:33 Kantian Ethics Good Wil: concerned with the interests of others not our own Acting out of Good will = acting out of duty Reason will lead us to know what our duty is, and to do our duty is to do good If Kant were asked 'why must I do my duty' he would say 'because it is your duty' Doing the right thing for the wrong reason goes against the duty principle on the grounds that you are driven by something other than duty This is immoral as you act hypothetically and fail to realise that duty is good in itself Kant teaches that when we are aware moral obligation in the form of a Categorical imperative we have a duty to obey it- 'ought implies can' 1 of 1
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