Part A) Deontology

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A Levels RS Mind Map on Part A) Deontology, created by rhiannonjones96 on 20/03/2014.
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Part A) Deontology
  1. Intro
    1. Kantian ethics/Kant 18th Century
      1. Opposition to teleological
        1. Utilitarianism
        2. Intrinsic goodness of action
          1. deon/duty
            1. "wonder and awe...starry heavens and moral law"
            2. Moral objectivity - universal
              1. "fire burns here and in Persia"
            3. 'A priori synthetic'
              1. based on reason
                1. requires external verification
                2. Free will
                  1. all have ability to reason
                    1. Moral agents
                    2. Categorical Imperatives
                      1. 1. Universablility -maxim true if law for all
                        1. "act in such a way that their actions become universal law"
                          1. no slippery slope
                            1. HJ Paton "formula of the law of nature."
                              1. consider someone stealing - what would it be like if everyone did the same?
                              2. 2. Never treat as means to an end
                                1. "treat humans as an end within themselves"
                                  1. human rights/justice
                                    1. "humans are valuable beyond all price" - imago dei
                                    2. never exploit another - slave trade
                                  2. 3. "a law making member of a kingdom of ends"
                                    1. Summum Bonnum

                                      Annotations:

                                      • "the perfect agreement of the mind with the moral law is the supreme condition of the Summum Bonum"
                                      1. Sarah Tyler - $1 coin
                                      2. not hypothetical imperatives
                                        1. to achieve a particular end
                                          1. e.g. analogy of the shopkeeper
                                            1. "duty should be done for the sake of duty and duty alone"
                                              1. "good will shines forth like a precious jewel."

                                                Annotations:

                                                • fixed statements of duty - prescriptive
                                          2. Freedom
                                            1. make rational choices
                                              1. ought implies can
                                              2. actions irrelevant if forced to do something
                                                1. Formula of Autonomy

                                                  Annotations:

                                                  • "In morals, the proper and inestimable worth of an absolute good will consist precisely in the freedom of the principle of action from all influences"
                                                2. W. D. Ross
                                                  1. 'Prima facie duties'
                                                    1. at first glance
                                                      1. beneficience
                                                        1. self-improvement
                                                          1. justice
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