Kantian Ethics Definitions 0.0 / 5 ? EthicsKantian EthicsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: sophie_louise303Created on: 04-01-17 19:26 Kantian Ethics This is a theory developed by Kant who thought that moral agents have duty to act morally and obey moral laws 1 of 8 Deontological This looks at the action itself not the consequence 2 of 8 Reason The power of the mind to think, understand and form moral judgements logically 3 of 8 Duty A moral obligation or responsibility to do what is right 4 of 8 A Priori Something that is known without reference or experience e.g. 1+1=2 5 of 8 A Posteriori Something that is known though experience e.g."the rabbit is behind the tree" 6 of 8 Analytic Statements that are true by definition e.g. 1+1=2 7 of 8 Synthetic Statements that can be true or false e.g. "Jack is a butler" 8 of 8
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