lecture 6 kant

Question 1

Reason can be practical

Answer 1

on the ground of pure reason i can tell myself what to do

Question 2

Ethics is among the acceptable actions

Answer 2

true

Question 3

In morality u dont have a choice

Answer 3

true

Question 4

In ethics u have a choice

Answer 4

true

Question 5

How do u choose , u choose ur action that favores ur ahealth and reason over animal

Answer 5

true

Question 6

morality checks an action , it doesnt it make it obligatory

Answer 6

is it moral to eat salad, yes. It doesnt make it obligatory

Question 7

kant is not sayng pleasure is evil (like eating salad or watching movies)

Answer 7

He is saying making ur body a mean for that pleasure is evil like masturbating

Question 8

Pleasures that respect morality are blessed

Answer 8

true (u are not using urself (the orginal adamic soul)

Question 9

2 reasons u shouldnt break contract

Answer 9

infiringing on his freedom

form of lying

Question 10

u cant sign a contract by pointing a gun into someones head

Answer 10

He will not be free

Question 11

U cant sign a contract to kill urself

Answer 11

because it killing first and because u are making him go against moral law

Question 12

U cant sign a contract for prostitution

Answer 12

becasue u will using someone as a mean for pleasure, and a person is an end inhimself not a mean else he will be unfree (prostitute will be exception herself)

Question 13

U cant sign contract to use people as object

Answer 13

I am using their bodies ( not actions) as a thing not a source of activity.

Question 14

Sex before marriage

Answer 14

immoral because u will be using his body, it must be foreover so under marriage to serve someone and honoring him forever (promise to serve his body and soul forever)

Question 15

why dinner is fine but sex is not

Answer 15

u dont have same costraint of having food with him

Question 16

u cannt own ur kids

Answer 16

because they will be used as things and they are ends

Question 17

u have obligations to raise ur kids

Answer 17

they will not be in debt but they must be grateful

Question 18

can u abort

Answer 18

no, because even the smallest flesh is a representation of human on earth ( it carry onside it pure reason) , which mean u are killing a person

Question 19

Public right

Answer 19

what will be ideal sttae and ideal juridicak system and economical state

Question 20

Ideal state

Answer 20

state that respect moral law, freedoma nd happiness in conformity morality

Question 21

We should aim for one state

Answer 21

because rationality is pure , u can have one rationality; thus one rational state

Question 22

Comprehensive doctrine

Answer 22

doctrine where u set the meaning og the good ( athiest vs muslims vs christians, each will assume his system is the best)

Question 23

Imagine that before u go to the parliment to vote for the constitutional law, you are struck by amnesia (forget who u are ); what would u choose as the best constitution for the state

Answer 23

the state that we will choose is the most rational state (why u choose liberal over da3sh)
u choose the political system where the worst off is better off.
A da3sh under liberal is better than a liberal under da3sh

Question 24

Maximin princple

Answer 24

worst off is better off

Question 25

public right , the best constitutional law

Answer 25

is the law where the worst off is better off

justice secure ur conceptions whatever they want

Question 26

best political system

Answer 26

is system that secures your conceptions, freedom of expression, consciousness and movement because he will be better off in the worst case scenario

Question 27

Principle of difference derived from maximin principle

Answer 27

worst is better off when the better of is better off, u will get 500 and ur neighbor 5000 instead from 100 each

Question 28

Let those who are the best pull out those who are worst

Answer 28

Rules for picking rookie basketball players:

weakest team will pick the best player. (not free competition)

Question 29

Implies u have 2 principles in public right

Answer 29

principle of maximin (worst off is bettter off)
principle of difference( let the best ones contribute to the worst ones)
i should make an exam where the worst ones get better at the same time the best ones also get better

Question 30

These 2 principles are guiding principle

Answer 30

the econommical system must comply with these 2 principles.

Question 31

when u set ur goal on pure reason

Answer 31

it is ur body serving urself(rational dimension) like eating an apple

Question 32

when u kill to get the apple

Answer 32

the animal is guiding me because u are going the moral law (u are under the domination of ur body)
When u go against the moral law , the animal is dominating, u are no more an end

Question 33

massage and physiotherapy and naked people in art course are acceptable

Answer 33

because the inetntion is health and art.Massage is ok he is not intended to pleasure u in a sexual u.