KANTIAN ETHICS

Question 1

Who came up with Kantian Ethics?

Answer 1

Immanuel Kant

Question 2

What type of ethical theory is Kantian Ethics?

Answer 2

Deontological and Absolutist

Question 3

What is the categorical imperative?

Answer 3

Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you)
Also a command that is good in itself regardless of consequences

Question 4

What does Kantian Ethics say about duty and good will?

Answer 4

Kant says that the only thing that is good at all times is a good will. This means having good intention - an intention to do our duty

Question 5

What is a maxim?

Answer 5

The rule that we are following when we perform an action

Question 6

What is a hypothetical imperative?

Answer 6

A command that is followed to achieve a desired result

Question 7

What are the three steps to find the categorical imperative?

Answer 7

1/ Formula of the law of nature (universal law) Ask, would it be logical for this act to be universalised
2/ Person as ends, treat people as an end themselves
3/ Kingdom of ends, Kant asks us to imagine we are part of the law-making group in an imaginary country where everyone always treats others as an end

Question 8

Kantian Ethics is helpful regarding our duty to ourselves as well as to others:

Question 9

Kantian Ethics is not helpful regarding our duty to ourselves as well as to others:

Question 10

Right and wrong does depend on duty:

Answer 10

• Duty is rational and as such is not subject to our changing emotions or circumstances
• The concept of duty rightly involved giving to each person the things that we owe in terms of how we treat them. Thus it allows us to respects persons

Question 11

Right and wrong does not depend on duty:

Answer 11

• The concept of duties is useful in public sector employment but does not seem to apply to every day life
• There is a danger of conflating duty with obedience to authority
• There are often issues with conflicting duties, where we cannot fulfil both of the good actions that seem to be required

Question 12

Kant’s view on the enlightenment:

Question 13

Kant on reason and human nature:

Question 14

How would you respond to Kant:

Question 15

Kant is wrong to rely on human reason:

Question 16

Kant’s reliance on human reason can be defended:

Question 17

Kant is guilty on relying on ideas of God:

Question 18

Kant is not guilty on relying on ideas of God: