Moral actions
should be
preformed as a
matter of duty.
Humans are seeking
an end goal - Summum
Bonum
Summum Bonum
cannot be achieved
in a lifetime -
Humans must be
immortal
The existence of
morality proves the
existence of God
Rationalist
'ought' implies can' means
if you ought to do
something then you
should do it.
Good will is the
intention to do
your duty.
Apriori is based on
logic rather than
evidence
The Kingdom
of Ends is a
world in which
people do not
treat others
as means but
only as ends.
Enlightenment
is greatly
important to
mans ability to
reason .
Good will + Duty = Moral action
Categorical
Imperative - the
one rules that
should be
followed in order
to decide what is
right and wrong.
To be a categorical imperative it has to be;
Universalisation
- apply to
everyone
Humans as ends
and not means -
people are the
most important
factor of morality.
It is not ok to use
humans to haeve
the majority.
The Kingdom of Ends - All people should be treated
equally. Assume that everyone can make rational
decisons; everyone can be moral. Assume
everyone is good.
We all have good will
inside us - the drive to do
good.
Morality is a categorical
imperitive - moral rule
you HAVE to follow.
Hypothetical
imperitive -
something you
have to do in
order to achieve
a goal. (only
applies to you)
Rational - use reason
to logically work out
something
An end in itself - treating as
if it is important.
Legislator in the Kingdom of Ends -
act as everybody will choose the
right thing to do.
Kant believes there is 3 postulates of practical reason.
Freedom
God
Immortality
These postulates come from
Kant's theory about the use of
reason. Kant believed that the
experience of the moral law
leads us to our awareness of
freedom.
Not concerned with
consequences
These moral choices are independent of any though of consequence.
Acting morally is an end in itself.