Chapter 13 Flashcards
____wanted to construct an ethical theory that would apply both universally and necessarily
Kant
For kant, reason can be reduce to ___
Rationalization
The word ___ carries with it the concept of an if
Hypothetical
___ refers to something that may or may not be the case
If
Moral principles are discovered a ____ that is before experience
Priori
____ is not merely doing the right act, but doing it for the right motive- good will
Morality
Admit of no exceptions and thus universal and necessary. Kant called these ____
Perfect duties
Kant also stressed the idea of ___, that on freely choosing to abide by the moral law I legislate the moral rules I must submit to
Autonomy
_____ proposed a modification of objections to Kant’s theory
W.D. Rose
Ross proposed ____
Seven prima facie duties
The seven prima facie duties
Fidelity gratitude beneficence self-improvement justice nonmaleficence
___ claim that results have nothing to do with deciding whether an act is moral or not
Nonconsequentialist ethical theories