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Moral Philosophy
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- 1What are the 6 steps to extended answers?Introduction
Context
Theory
Dilemma
Strengths & Weaknesses
Conclusion - 2Define the Normative ContinuumDeontological = Focuses on motives and rules
Teleological = Focuses on the consequences - 3What does Kant say about morality?As human beings we are free so that comes with morality. For Kant morality lies in the preference of duty over desire.
- 4What is intrinsic goodness?If something is intrinsically good it is logically incapable of making a situation worse.
- 5What is Kant's good will theory?It is 'good without qualification' and it means acting with the right intention.
- 6what are maxims?Kant says that before we act we consider what rule we are about to use and these are maxims. Maxims take the form of imperatives
- 7How are maxims tested.Maxims are tested against the categorical imperative and if it obeys the rules of the ci then it is our duty to act according to the rule.
- 8Describe f1"act only on the maxim through which you can at the same time will that it be a universal law"
tests universalisability = i.e. would you apply it to everyone - 9describe f2."treat humanity in your own person or in the person of any other never simply as a means but always at the same time as an end."
ensures people are valued in their own right = i.e. dont use people - 10Describe the strengths of Kantian theory.c j m p
consequences = the outcomes dont matter to kant
justice = both formulations have emphasis on justice
motives = kant puts emphasis on good will and duty over desire
personal taste = we need to be objective, it rejects our bias - 11Describe the weaknesses in kantian theoryf u m w c d
freedom = humans are determined by nature how can we be free? he presupposes freedom
universalisability = maxims carry no moral obligation, the ci identifies wrong actions more than right.
motives = difficult to tell what a person's motives are, whether they are acting in inclination or obligation
will = logical contradiction in f1. the maxim cannot be universal if it means something unacceptable to rational people.
conflict = it doesn't help us choose between conflicting duties
duty = can act out of things other than duty. by saying humanity is reason kant rejects the importance of emotion - 12Give background on immanuel kant.born 1724, died 1804, lived in Koningsberg, influenced by the enlightenment, the work of isaac newton specifically, and his christianity
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