deontology Flashcards
deontology is a ?………….? based ethic?
duty
what is deontology conserned with?
detontology is a duty based ethic that is concerned with the idea of if an action is right because of its own nature even if it fails to bring about the greatest good. its rightness lies in the fact that the acftion incorporates certain features that are independent of what it brings about.
who is immanuel kant?
-kant was a philospher of the enlightenment.
what did kant beleive about REASON?
- he beleived that there is a great importance within a mans ability to reason.
- kant stated that reason was an innate power that exists more or less equally within all of man, and it is universal.
what did kant beleive about morailty?
that it is indepented of human experience as it is an apriori.
what did kant propose when concerning happiness?
- kant rejected happiness.
- kant beleived thatif we spent our lives concentraiting on happiness humans will becom eselfish as such decisions are morally dangerous.
- kant stated that insteadwe should parise those around us who prform an action simply because they are required to as they are acting on duty alone.
- kant looked for objective and reasonable moral truth not subjective emotional ones.
what is one of the imperatives that Kant suggested? (not hypothetical)
IMPERATIVE- definition is something that should be done.
catogorical- this is the idea that it trelles us what we ought to do, kant argued thast morality is perscriptive and moral statements are catogorical in the fact that they perscribe actions in represpective of the result, they are moral obligations. eg. do not kill.
what is one of the imperatives that Kant suggested? (not catogorical)
IMPERATIVE- defintion is somthing that must be done.
hypothetical- meaning it is a moral command that is conducted on personal desire, however knat beleived that this is too telological and selfish eg. going to the gym to loose weight, not just bcause you ought to do it as it is good for you.
what imperative did kant find was the best way to moral decision making?
CATOGORICAL
What 3 laws did kant devise within catogorical imperativeas, used to make moral decisions?
universal law
kingdon of ends
humanity formular
what is the idea of the universal law?
this concernes with the idea that an action must be universally applicable in order for it to be accepted as the right moral decisions.
what is the idea of the kingdom of ends?
this is the idea that you must assume that everyone is following the same moral law and preserving the same moral good. Everyone is an end and not a means.
what is the idea of the humanity formular?
this is the idea tgar humans should not be used as a ‘tool’ or object for personal gain or end.
what is an example of the three laws within catogorical imperatives in application?
shalifa Ahamed- wrong as universal law says that muderer is wrong, their action can not be made universal and therefore cannot be accepted within society. Also shame is different within different cultures and places, they used their duaghters death to reclaim their honor which contradictes virtues so therefore they would not reach the kingdom of ends and acheive sunnom bunnom.
what was the case of Shalifa Ahmed?
a mulims girl shalifa, was murdered by her parents due to her being ‘too white’ and straying from her religion and family expectations.
