Kants Moral Argument Flashcards
What was his book?
- Critique of practice reason
Not trying to prove…
Postulate of pure reason - God necessary for morality to achieve end
Connected to…
Moral argument
1st part
Using reason = conclusion there must be afterlife and God as necessary for morality
People do moral actions even if no benefit to them
Doing duty for duty’s sake
Categorical imperative = duty = absolute = actions not consequences
Act virtuously for sake
2nd part
World is not fair, evil prospers good does not Unacceptable state of affairs Universe must be equal Virtue rewarded with happiness Summit bonum Ought implies can Omnipotent to ensure happiness God in afterlife
What is Kant’s moral argument not
Not rational moral argument
What was freuds book called
Future on an illusion
What did he believe
Social awareness through socialisation
Conscious = product of unconscious mind/superego
Revealed through dreams and mistakes
What did Freud believe the mind was divided into
id- basic instincts
Ego- balances I’d and super-ego
Super-ego - similar to conscience shaped by influences
Where did Freud think moral values come from
Upbringing - subjective to culture - ethnocentrism - not universal as Kant would imply
Religion is according to Freud
Obsessional neuroses to satisfy desires and dreams about world
What did Freud believe the summum bonum was
A persuasive human desire does not mean God or summum bonum is actually reality
