Kantian Ethics

Question 1

What did Kant believe about outcomes

Answer 1

That outcomes were inherently good, pleasure could result out of the most evil acts

Question 2

What did he believe of reason

Answer 2

Using reason an individual could work out one’s duty

Question 3

What did Kant believe of god

Answer 3

There must be a god and life after death other wise morality would make no sense

Question 4

What is catorgorical imperative

Answer 4

i should to X

Question 5

What is the hypothetical imperative

Answer 5

If x then maybe y

Question 6

What is the first formulation

Answer 6

Universability

Question 7

Quote in universalisability

Answer 7

‘Act as if the maxim will become a universal law’

Question 8

What is the second formulation

Answer 8

Ends and means

Question 9

What does the second formulation talk of

Answer 9

All rational beings are ends and should never be used as means

Question 10

Deontological challange of kantian ethics

Answer 10

What happens when two rules conflict - aquinas

Question 11

How did WD Ross adapt the ethic

Answer 11

When two rules contradict we determine which is the greater obligation (prima facie )

Question 12

What type of approach is kantian ethics

Answer 12

Deontological

Question 13

What is the humean problem

Answer 13

Hume showed that reason is subordinate to emotions and desires. Hume shows reason comes second

Question 14

Kantian ethics in real life

Answer 14

Kantian ethics is supposedly followed with being a key feature in human rights due to its equality

Question 15

Issue with Kants intrinsically good

Answer 15

Both Buddhist and aristocratic view show that we are not born intrinsically good, we learn through mistakes and consequence

Question 16

How is reason a strength

Answer 16

As it comes from a priori knowledge so not everyone needs the same experience to have reason

Question 17

what is duty?

Answer 17

once we have used our reason to figure out our duty, we should act purely out of a sense of duty and leave our personal feelings behind.

Question 18

what is the third formulation?

Answer 18

if everyone followed Kants ethics we would live in a ‘kingdom of ends’, a world of rational beings . Kant argued we should behave as if we did live in that world.

Question 19

what are the three postulates and why are they important

Answer 19

Kant thought that there were three postulates we have to assume to be true if ethics is to be based on reason. these are, God, afterlife and free will.

Question 20

what is the issue with the three postulates

Answer 20

if they turn out to be wrong then the whole ethic falls through.

Question 21

what is a strength of universalisability

Answer 21

it is a secularised version of the golden rule, treat those as you want to be treated.

Question 22

what is an issue with Kants deontological approach

Answer 22

he claims that we cannot completely control consequences and this can’t be responsible, however we can control consequences to some degree.

Question 23

why must we assume the three postulates are right

Answer 23

as good people are not always rewarded in life, there needs to be justice so there must be a God with an afterlife where good people are rewarded

Question 24

what are some examples of W.D Ross’ prima facies

Answer 24

justice, self improvement and non malifecience.