lecture 4 kant

Question 1

U have 4 species under the moral law

Answer 1

1- respect property of other
2-the speech that u say
3-the life of others
4- the relation that u have with others

Question 2

We have 3 formaulations of the moral law (3 faces of the moral law)

Answer 2

1-Act as if ur maxim will hold without at the same time as a universal law
2-Act as if ur maxim will hold without contradiction as a law of nature (for bodily activities like homosexuality)
3-act as if u make others as ends not as means

Question 3

Can u eaet burgers, can u make argile, can u jog ,can u play football

Answer 3

yes, it is all permissable actions

Question 4

I have the freedom of choice ( end i want burger, pizaa, salad..)

Answer 4

it is all permissable ( as long as it is in conformity with morality)

Question 5

Inside the permissable u have

Answer 5

actions that are recommended and actions that are not recommended(smoking and doing nothings vs doing sports )

Question 6

Recommended actions

Answer 6

actions that will bring u closer to God , morality and reason

Question 7

How many natures we have

Answer 7

We have triple natures:
animals
rational
adamic nature (pure reason)

Question 8

All the actions that bring u to reason (adamic nature ) and rationality are recommended actions

Answer 8

true

Question 9

kant says (u are free to choose ur ends (apples vs cheeseburger) but if u chose universal ends u will be better person

Answer 9

ends cant be duty (not the moral ones) (apple is not a duty) (permissable ends)

Question 10

Duties can be ends

Answer 10

u can choose freely ends that are universal (recommended duties

Question 11

Recommended duties toward urself

Answer 11

1-be perfect
2-be holly
3-inspect urself (look inside urself)

Question 12

What u should inspect

Answer 12

u should inspect what pertains to ur body and what pertains to ur reason
u have to preserve ur body, ur reason and ur species under the moral law of course

Question 13

why life is valuable for kant

Answer 13

life is valuable for kant in order to practice morality (for u and for the generations to practice it also)
doing drugs is a faultbecause it harms body but it is not against moral law

Question 14

Suicide is not allowed

Answer 14

because u are murdering urself for the animal and law of ends and means

Question 15

Masturbation is not allowed

Answer 15

against law of nature and law of ends and means

Question 16

How to improve urself (u have a margin of choosing , math vs art vs engineering…)

Answer 16

by being generous to urself (no stingy)
by being sincere (Dont lie to urself)
and by having self worth (Dont sell urself cheap)

Question 17

u should not read the quran all day

Answer 17

because u will be biased , u wont be able to cultivate urslef so u will be able to act rationally

Question 18

Duties toward the others (recommended)

Answer 18

love(make ur end my end) (but it is not a moral duty)

respect (make u my end) (also is not moral law)

Question 19

It is a moral duty to help someone in bad situation (someone drawning)

Answer 19

law of nature (animal reaction to endangered situation)

Question 20

in kant u shouldnot humiliate people (respect human dignity)

Answer 20

u should not degrade his humanity and people because he is till a human

Question 21

u should not kill as payback

Answer 21

law of person and first law