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Kant
Cards in this deck (13)
- 1ReasonNot just seen as the ability to think and understand but also how to act
- 2Categorical ImperativeA command to perform actions that are absolute moral obligations without reference to other ends
- 3Universal LawHas to apply to everyone
- 4Kingdom of endsA world in which people do not treat others as a means but only as ends
- 5Hypothetical ImperativeAn action that achieves some goal or end
- 6Treat people as an end in themselvesTreat people as if they are vulnerable
- 7FreedomAble to make moral decisions
- 8GodImmortal being that ensures rewards
- 9ImmortalityEndless afterlife when you are rewarded
- 10DeontologicalEthical systems which consider that the moral act itself have moral value
- 11AbsoluteA principle that is universally binding
- 12DutyA motive for acting in a certain way which shows moral quality
- 13GoodwillMaking a moral choice expresses a good will
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- Ethics Flashcards on Kant , created by beth harvey on 05/02/2014.
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