that reason is what produces the “goodness” of the “good will.” According to Kant‚ to act out of a “good will” means to act out of “duty‚” or doing something because you find it necessary to do. Also‚ “good will” is will that is in accordance with reason. He believes everyone has a moral obligation or duty to do actions and he backs his theory up by discussing his idea of the “moral law.” The “moral law”‚ according to Kant‚ is when one is to act in accordance with the demands of practical reason‚
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From the way that Kant has been interpreted as a constructivist under the standard model‚ as Wood’s revealed‚ one can remark three points about this approach: Overemphasizing on the Formula of Universal Law (FUL)‚ Conception of Value‚ Conception of Autonomy. A. Overemphasizing on the Formula of Universal Law ( FUL) The way Kant applied his famous and first formula‚ namely the Formulas of Universal Law (FUL) and the Formula of Law of Nature (FLN) to four famous examples of maxims contrary to duty
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[A]Explain Kantian ethics. Immanuel Kant was born in 1724 and was a renowned German philosopher with huge influences on modern philosophy. He was perhaps most known for his work ‘Critique of Practical Reason’ which looked at the way we as humans use reason to arrive at result. This work with reason was his most significant‚ aimed as a response to empiricism and rationalism. Kant’s ethical standpoint was also extremely significant and was based strongly around the idea we are duty bound to do
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References: Immanuel Kant on Suicide retrieved on August 30‚ 2010 from http://www.euthanasia.com/kant.html Kant and the Categorical Imperative retrieved on August 30‚ 2010 from http://members.fortunecity.com/rsrevision/kantandthecatimp.htm Most Common Criticisms of Utilitarianism retrieved on August 30‚ 2010 from http://www.utilitarian
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ethical theory is that acts‚ and the intentions behind those acts‚ are what makes an outcome good over bad. Kantianism divides this theory into three ways to determine intentions behind acts; “universal law”‚ and the “formula of humanity”. These two imperatives being the most widely discussed here on out. Within this theory is the “Universal law”‚ stating “Act only according to that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law”. Interpretation can be understood
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Immanuel Kant explores the morals of an action based on the action’s fidelity to rules or regulations‚ each person has dignity as well as the ability to reason. Kant disagrees with the utilitarian principle; he believes that you shouldn’t make decisions based on pleasure. “Kant’s moral theory is based on his view of the human being as having the unique capacity for rationality. No other animal possesses such a propensity for reasoned thought and action‚ and it is exactly this ability that requires
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perhaps bring forth an interesting contradiction to her claim that mothers reject violence. III. Sarah Clark Miller’s Cosmopolitan Care Ethics Sarah Clark Miller‚ in “Global Needs and Care” presents the argument that Kant’s duty based ethics and Ruddick’s care based ethics are incomplete and that her cosmopolitan care based ethics provide better reasoning for the global responsibility to care for distant others. Her argument is that we are morally obligated to respond to fundamental needs and therefore
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theory can be best explained by comparing it to a math equation. Kant’s moral system will always hold true no matter what the circumstance just like how two plus two will always equal four. According to Kant‚ our lives should be lived according to maxims that can be willed into universal law (Kant‚ Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals‚ p 303). However the action regarding a moral decision is not judged by the consequences of that action‚ rather by the motive of that action. Kant’s
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favour whereas Kant would be vehemently opposed. Both philosophers use the same criteria to frame their argument; both men agree that suicide can only be considered morally wrong if it constitutes a transgression of our duty either to society or ourselves (both philosophers also mention our duty to God‚ but these theological discussions do not pertain to the modern debate on euthanasia). Hume‚ in his essay On Suicide‚ concludes that suicidal-acts do not transgress either of these duties. Kant‚ contrarily
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Medieval (1) St. Anselm (2) St. Augustine c) Modern (1) Descartes (2) Leibniz (3) Spinoza 3) Empiricists a) Ancient (1) Aristotle b) Medieval (1) St. Thomas Aquinas c) Modern (1) Locke (2) Berkeley (3) Hume 4) Kant and post-Kantian thinkers (Modern) a) Immanuel Kant b) Hegel 5) Pragmatism (contemporary-20th Century) a) Pierce b) James c) Dewey Skepticism- method of achieving certainty Empiricism- that is‚ there is nothing in the intellect that was not first in the senses. Rationalism-
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