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Not A Helpful Method Of Decision Making Flashcards

(5 cards)

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Q

Duty is the main weakness of his theory

A

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.

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The consequences of an action are deemed irrelevant

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Surely it would be better to consider whether anybody will be hurt by our actions. Not all moral rules can apply to every situation.

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What if imperatives clash?

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You cannot universalise breaking a promise and neither can you universalise lying. But what if telling the truth means breaking a promise

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What if using others as a means to an end is necessary

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Leah Betts example: her parents used her death, which was a result of an overdose, to warn others of the dangers of drug taking

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Kant’s belief that the universe is fair and that ‘it will all work out in the end’

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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

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