Module 7 Kantian Ethics Flashcards
He is:
German Philosopher
Epistemology,Ethics, Aesthetics, Metaphysics
April 22, 1724- February 12, 1804
Critique of Pure Reason(1787)
Critique of Practical Reason(1788)
Critique of Pur Judgement (1790)
Immanuel Kant
what does deon means
duty
Based on this ethics, An action is considered morally goodbecause of the characteristic of the action in itself,not because the product of the action produces good
Deontological Ethics
What is the central principle of Deontologiacl Ethics
In conformity of an action to some rule or law
It must be good in itself and not in virtue of its
relationship to other things such as the agent’s own happiness
Good Will
commands you follow if you want something or want to achieve something
Hypothetical Imperative
Commands that you must follow regardless of yourdesires
Categorical Imperative
It does not matter whether you want to be moral or not, the moral law is binding on all of us
Categorical Imperative
“Act only according to that maxim which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law without contradiction
Universalizability Principle
“Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as an end, and never as mere means.
Formula for Humanity
recognition of thehumanity of
the person that you’re encountering
Humans as ends-in -themselves
“Act as a rational being who is able to regard oneself as a maker of universal law.”
Formula of Autonomy
“So act as if you were, through your maxims, a law-making member of the kingdom of ends.”
Kingdom of ends
Kingdom of Ends
a hypothetical state of existence where each individual would only accept maxims which could govern every member of the community without treating any member merely as a means to an end.
