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Kantian Ethics - Coggle Diagram
Kantian Ethics
Deontological ideas
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Moral statements are different to everyday statements. They are prior synthetic - meaning they can be understood without experience. Everyday statements are known through one's experience and verified by another by experience.
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Every decision should be made on reason, not on feelings or personal opinions.
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Categorical imperatives
Applies to all, all the time
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The three formulations
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2 -'Treat people as an end in themselves, not a means to an end'.
3 - The kingdom of ends - a rejection of hypothetical imperatives and emphasis placed on the second formulation.
A categorical imperative is not performed for the reward, but from moral duty.
The three postulates
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3 - God. Kant argues that moral law is evidence to prove God's existence. Only God could reward individuals for following the categorical imperative.
Hypothetical imperatives
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Only applicable to those wishing to achieve a goal and are seeking a reward as a consequence of their behaviour
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