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What makes an action good or bad?
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Difference Between Animals and Humans?
This applies to everyone!
He follows up with The Formula of Humanity....
Thus, the Categorical Imperative...
- Problem=There is no consistency
Mill & Kant:
What makes an action good or bad?
What makes something
ETHICAL in Kant's eyes?
ABSOLUTISM
He begins with The Universal Law of Formulation...
Inclinations and Consequences
Define them as...our natural tendencies (just how we are) or how we tend to behave.
......hence the
universality.
If you think something
is the right thing to do,
then it would have to
be the right thing for
everyone........
- Direct inclination=
internal or an emotion
or feeling.
- Indirect inclination=
your reputation or
how you are with other
people
- Consequences=
The desire to change
them; doing an action
only to get a desired
outcome/response
The difference... REASON!
Using someone as a "means to an end" example
All human beings have reason.
The Categorical Imperative:
- And Kant LOVES reason!!!
- This is what separates us from animals.
- We only have ethical obligations to other human beings.
*All of this boils down to test your motives: If your motive for action (also known as the maxim) passes the categorical imperative, your action is deemed ethical.*
- Should act as a decision rule for
right action.
- You shouldn’t act on motives you
wouldn’t want to be universal law
- So you shouldn’t do what you wouldn’t
want others to do.
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