Kants Moral Argument

Question 1

What is the universe?

Answer 1

Just/fair

Question 2

What are the 3 postulates of practical reason?

Answer 2

1) Immorality
2) Freedom
3) God

Question 3

Why is it morally necessary for God to exist?

Answer 3

Without God, the universe makes no sense.

Question 4

How do we test our mayoralty?

Answer 4

Categorical imperative

Question 5

What is our reward for doing our duty?

Answer 5

The summum bonum

Question 6

How do we know Kant was a deontologist, absolutist and believed we gained knowledge a priori?

Answer 6

“…the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me” - a priori, absolute
“Good will shines forth like a precious jewel” - deontologist

Question 7

What makes us special from animals?

Answer 7

We have the capacity to think

Question 8

Whose ideas can we use to criticise Kant?

Answer 8

Freud - he said that religion was the ultimate obsessional neurosis

Question 9

How do we gain knowledge?

Answer 9

A priori synthetic. (Aware without experience but must be verified by observation)