lecture 5 kant Flashcards

1
Q

you have only one obligation i ur life

A

the moral law

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2
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When u are obliged to respect the moral law , u are only then free

A

U are obliged to be free

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3
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If my only obligation to be free

A

My reason must be pure reason

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4
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Cardinal four duties

A

Cant lie, cant steal , cant kill ,cant betray

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5
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When u act in accordance to the concept the person becomes an end

A

true

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6
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Treat the other as u want them to treat u

A

Perfect symmetry because the pure concept is the same for me and for him; Friendship include honesty for everyone, so it is the same treatment

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7
Q

Why is life valuable

A

To practice the moral law

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8
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Function of moral law

A

sort out the permissable from the non permissable

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9
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it is not obligation to preserve ur life (it is not categorical imperative)

A

Because u have cases of sacrifice

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10
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Purpose of life

A

practice moral law for paradise

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11
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In kant, in our original nature we are moral and free

A

True

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12
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Killing is different from punishment kill

A

True

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13
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U dont kill whatever

A

true

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14
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Ethics is about actions that are permissable, there are no obligations on them

A

true

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15
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It is ethical duty not a moral duty to eat healthy (preserve ur body type)

A

True

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16
Q

Kant kind of meditation

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ASking urself, was i moral and did i do things to improve myself….

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17
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In kant u are recommeded (not obligation) to cultivate urself

A

true

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18
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If our only obligation is the moral law, how then we have obligation to others property

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the origin of right is the moral law

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19
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if u are exercising ur morality, being honest to ur friend; should i not allow u to practice morality

A

No, becauce i wll be infringing on his obligation; i will be not respecting the moral law. Implies consequence of moral law, i must respect people respecting the moral law

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20
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Anyone who is acting morally must be respected else i will not be respecting the moral law

A

true

21
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why do i have to respect the freedom of the others because i will be respecting the moral law, else i will be immoral. Because the others are free when they are respecting the moral law, if i dont respect their application of moral law as if i am not being conceptually coherent as if i am not applying the moral law

A

true

22
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When i am limiting my freedom to the moral law, i am not limiting it , totally opposite i am being free

A

true

23
Q

Only when u willingly limit ur freedom , you are being free

A

true

24
Q

There is no real freedom without the limit of freedom

A

true

25
Q

origin of right: Willingly i limit my freedom because that is only how i will be free

A

true

26
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Crime

A

not respect the freedom of the others ( I will be infringing on the moral laaw)

27
Q

When someone is commiting a crime, should i go against h]is freedom

A

yes, because he is infrining the noral law and the only way to get him back to freedom is to go against his freedom; to get him back to the pure reason and intention of the application of the moral law

28
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When u commit a crime , we go against ur freedom because by you commiting a crime you made yrself an exception . Thus we are making your exceptional act universal so bring u back to the real freedom. So when u kill we kill u because u thought ur act is really free but it was fake , so bring u back to the real freedom by making u wish ur action is universal thus killing u

A

u claim ur action is exceptional because in origin it is moral, so punishment is to make u wish that ur action is universal and hence it apply to u, and thus by that binging u back to freedom
It is a rational vindictive justice

29
Q

Origin of right

A

respect the respect of the moral law , meaning respect the freedom of the others

30
Q

origin of property

A

as long as u perform ur actions freely, meaning in conformity with the moral law, no one should interfere with ur freedom. So if u are in an island, and using a land freely (meaning abide the moral law) and this land was for no one originally. If anyone claimms this land he will be infringng ur freedom thus not respecting the moral law.
what make it ur property
U are 1st one using it
and people most respect ur freedom, so no one can use it else he wiil be infringing on ur rights

31
Q

What makes ur car ur proopery

A

people must respect my freedom to use it else they will be infringing on my freedom and not respecting the moral law

32
Q

by suspending the right of others on things they become private properties

A

right

33
Q

property

A

right against persons when it come to things

34
Q

Two condotions for property

A

the thing must be a usable thing by everybody

people respect my freedom to use it

35
Q

are our bodies property

A

no because they are not usablr by everyone. Even myslef cant use myslef, (i cant make m self an end to an end which is not an ultimate end. ( i cant use myself for pleasure)
can other use me no, because i am end not a mean else they will not be behaving with me as a persona representing a moral category

36
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u cant sell ur body or blood but u can donate

A

true ( it will be end not a mean for monry for example)

37
Q

what is a contract

A

a contract is when u sign an agreement with somebody for an action in return for the perfomance of another action be the other party (mutual agreement on the performance of actions)

38
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contract

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agreement of 2 willing free persons to perform deeds. (They must be free, i cant put a gun into anothers head)

39
Q

If i sign a contract for 100 kg of tomatoes to be delivered that doesnot mean i now own the tomatoes in ur garden

A

because the agreement of contract is to perform an action

40
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If the tomatoes go rotten, it is not my fault

A

false it is, we agree to deliver the good tomatoes

U own the action to deliver the stuff

41
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I cant break the contract because

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1st i will be lying
second i am infringing ( i am making him doing actionthat he would not have done it with the contract) he would for example signed with another one and not wasted a day

42
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An immoral action can be not a crime for example homosexuality, it is immoral but not a crime (I am not making the other do things against his will)

A

true

43
Q

if i a make u do things based on a lie then it is a crime

A

true

44
Q

Only case u can own someone is marriage

A

Sexual relations are necessarily animal, u are objectifying someone. Sex is about the physical properties. But u cant use someone as a thing for physical properties, however the species have to continue and people have sexual needs, u can do it under the condition tha sex is not an end itsel

45
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Having sex can only be done by

A

making it not an end itself, so u are having sex with someone to honr him and serve him in totally (improve the spirit and preserve the body. Thus it will be under marriage, a mean under a higher end (to

46
Q

Marriage

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i commit myslef to serve u in everything .
whenever u have a sexual need , it is the obligation of the otherpartner because he commited himself (he signed a contract for all the needs including the sexual one.
u cant get ppolymarriage, because u are not allowing a person who has the duty to derve to servve u when required

47
Q

immoral

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against moral law (example not being loyal when polymarrying)

48
Q

wrong

A

because u are infringing on his freedom to do his duty when u polymarry

49
Q

u are not serving him for eternity

A

u will be using him