Ethics - Lesson 3 (1) Flashcards
Autonomy derives from the Greek term, which translates into
self-legislator
Who believes that freedom is the right to control one’s actions based on reason, not desire.
Kant
According to him, libertarian freedom is not absolute, but in fact, it is the subjugation of oneself to one’s wish
Kant
the only virtue that can be uncontroversially good is ____
Good will
2 types of imperatives
Hypothetical and Categorical Imperatives
an imperative that expresses a conditional command
Hypothetical Imperative
an imperative that expresses an absolute command
Categorical Imperative
Core Concepts of the Kantian Ethics
The idea of a good will, duty and the moral worth of an act, and the formulations of the categorical imperative
It facilitates a human act
Good Will
it is good by virtue of intrinsic value
Good Will
it is good without qualification
Good Will
How is good will manifested
When an action is done for the sake of duty
when a moral agent performs a particular act, her will is considered ___ if she is not forced to do it.
autonomous
actions that have no moral worth but are not necessarily immoral
Actions that accord with duty
actions that have moral worth
Actions done for the sake of duty
