Immanuel Kant
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Back ground
Values
His critical phase
Politics
22 April 1724- 12 February 1804 German Philosopher
The central figure of modern philosophy/
"Human mind forms the structure of human experience"
Experiences
Major work
He aimed to resolve disputes b/w empirical and rationalist approaches
Age of Enlightenment
How human beings can be good and kind?
Father was a saddle maker
no money
modest
very religious fam
He was not religious at the end but learned how religion is effective in fostering social cohesion and community
Replacing religion with secularism
Reasons over religions
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human intelligence
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"Religion within the bounds of reason alone"
argued although historical religion had been wrong in the content, they latched onto a great need to promote ethical behavior
Categorical Imperative
"Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should be a universal law."
basically delivered same ideas of religion "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
but gave a practical guide
what would be like??
Less personal and get to see your own behavior
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politics
government
central duty of a government is to ensure liberty.
Ruled by a universally valid will under which everyone can be free
"The Critique of Judgment"
Nature leads us
art
memorable symbols of good behaviors
Understand how the better, more reasonable parts of our natures could be strengthened in order to win our own weaknesses
Virtue and Happiness
But sometimes doing what is right is opposition to doing what makes you happy.
Humans are determined by reasons
reasons help us to be virtue
earned though education
External freedom(society) is required in order to expect others to perform the freedom
Self Respect
to not to get into bodily inclinations
adopts good principles freely
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