kant Flashcards
what is the categorical imperative?
act only according to the maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law without contradiction
what is a contradiction in conception?
a law leads to a contradiction in conception if it somehow be contradictory for everyone else to follow. you have a PERFECT DUTY not to follow the maxim
what is contradiction in will?
to expect everyone to follow a rule that you yourself don’t. we have an IMPERFECT DUTY not to follow
what is the humanity formula?
act in such a way that you always treat humanity- never as a means but always at the same time as an end
a priori
something that can be known without experience
deontological
uses rules to distinguish right from wrong. Ethical actions follow universal moral laws such as don’t lie
egalitarian
the doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities
rationalism
the theory that reason rather than experience is the foundation of certainty in knowledge