Not A Helpful Method Of Decision Making Flashcards
(5 cards)
Duty is the main weakness of his theory
Humans naturally act out of compassion and love. It would be cold to assume i visit my grandmother in hospital because it is a duty rather than because I love her.
The consequences of an action are deemed irrelevant
Surely it would be better to consider whether anybody will be hurt by our actions. Not all moral rules can apply to every situation.
What if imperatives clash?
You cannot universalise breaking a promise and neither can you universalise lying. But what if telling the truth means breaking a promise
What if using others as a means to an end is necessary
Leah Betts example: her parents used her death, which was a result of an overdose, to warn others of the dangers of drug taking
Kant’s belief that the universe is fair and that ‘it will all work out in the end’
Relies on the fact that there must be a God to make it so. If there isn’t a god or an afterlife then this will make your duties pointless
