DEONTOLOGY Flashcards
(25 cards)
One’s duty to do the right thing
Moral Conviction
Moral theory that examines actions, whether or not they are done because of duty.
Deontology
Greek word of deontology which means being necessary
Deon
Study of duty and thr necessity of fulfilling obligation.
Deontology
Main proponent of deontology.
Immanuel Kant
German Enlightenment philosopher who wrote “Groundwork towards a Metaphysics of Morals (1785)”
Immanuel Kant
Inherent mental capacity
Faculty
To point out the difference between animals and persons
Rational Will
Refers to an orgamisms ability to perceive and navigate its external environment.
Sentience
Refers to the faculty to intervene in the world, to act in a manner that is consistent with our reason.
Rational Will
Ability of a person to act based on her intentions and rational deliberation
Agency
Greek words autos, heteros, nomos meaning
Self, other, law
Self-law (self-legislating)
Autonomy
Other law
Heteronomy
Subject comes from what Latin words
Sub - under
Jacere - to throw
Choice that can be determined by pure reasom
Free choice
Choice that is determinable only by inclination (sensible impulse, stimulus)
Animal Choice (arbitrium brutum)
A sensible impulse is akin to ____ that has the same immediacy of an external authority figure
Foreign impulse
Immediately promulgates the specific actions that comprise that theory.
Substantive Moral Theory
Provides the “form” or “framework” of the moral theory.
Formal Moral Theory
Subjective principle of action
Maxim
Consists of a rule that we live daily. It depicts the pattern of our behavior. Standard Opearating Procedures (SOP)
Maxim
Four key elements in formulation of the categorical imperative
Action, maxim, will, universal law
Intrinsic quality of an action that it is objectively and necessarily rational
Rational Permissibility
