Kantian ethics? 0.0 / 5 ? EthicsKantA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Daniel1662Created on: 29-04-18 14:31 What does Kant mean by duty? Doing what we ought to do, the truth, obeying legitimate instructions, being truthful and doing good for others. 1 of 14 Does Kant believe that we have free will? Yes, and we must use it as well as we can, which means to will the good. 2 of 14 Is Kant's theory teleological or deontological? Deontological- it focuses on whether the action is good, not the outcome. 3 of 14 What is the hypothetical imperative? What we must do to achieve a particular goal. There is no requirement to follow this, but it is how we should act if we wish to achieve something. 4 of 14 What is the categorical imperative? That which our reason teaches us must always be done. 5 of 14 What is the first form of the categorical imperative? Act only on that maxim that you can will to be universal law. 6 of 14 What is the second form of the categorical imperative? Act as to treat persons always as ends and never as means only. 7 of 14 What is the third form of the categorical imperative? Act as to treat everyone, including yourself, as an end in the kingdom of ends. 8 of 14 What are the three postulates of practical reason? We are free beings. We are immortal. God exists 9 of 14 What is the Summum Bonum? The combination of perfect happiness and perfect goodness. 10 of 14 Objection 1? We cannot morally ignore the consequences of our actions with the claim that we are doing our duty. 11 of 14 Objection 2? Kant treats the ethical life as one too be determined by reason alone. 12 of 14 Objection 3? Our actions can be seen as 'cold charity'. The moral giver is not giving with pleasure, for that would not be truly virtuous. 13 of 14 Objection 4? Kant's attitude to the universe presupposes that it is a rational entity. 14 of 14
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