Theory of Utilitarianism

Natural Law Theory
(brief description)

Kant's Moral Theory

Kant's Categorial Imperative
(Universal law formulation)

Maxim

Kant's Test

Innocent-but-not-universalizable

Kant's Categorical Imperative
(Formula of the end in itself)

"as an end"

"as a means"

Kant's first argument for immorality of suicide
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Objection

Kant's second argument for the immorality of suicide
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Objection

Perfect Duty
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Example

Imperfect Duty
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Example

Euthanasia

Active vs Passive
Euthanasia

Euthanasia
- Voluntary
- Non-voluntary
- Involuntary

Traditional Doctrine
(active vs passive)

Rachels opinion and argument on active vs passive

Rachels opinion and example of killing vs letting die
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Objection

Sledgehammer effect

Foot
Agent of one's death
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Examples

Foot on MORAL difference of being agent
(Rights)

Foot on MORAL difference of being agent
(Of the end in itself)

Objection to Foot

Conditions of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act

Main argument FOR Oregon PAS

Autonomy

Kass's Argument Against PAS
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Example

Hard-line Libertarian response to
Kass (self-contradictory)

Gill's response to
Kass (self-contradictory)

Natural Law Theory

NLT
Intrinsic goods and why are they

Doctrine of Double Effect

DDE Cases