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BENTHAM AND KANT - COMPATIBLE WITH CHRISTIAN MORAL DESCION MAKING - Coggle…
BENTHAM AND KANT - COMPATIBLE WITH CHRISTIAN MORAL DESCION MAKING
BENTHAM
COMPATIBLE
Bentham = his attempts as social reform based on compassion and concern for others - stress equality of al
Christians = Jesus said he come to help those in need and that people would be judged on the basis of their response to those tho needed help - parable of the sheep and goats
Bentham = self interest inevitable as it is an integral part of human nature
christians = Jesus said 'love thy neighbour as you love yourself' = recognises self love as important
NOT COMPATIBLE
Bentham = no time for religion - happiness was earthly happiness
Christians = belief in god is central happiness is entering joy in gods presence
Bentham = self interest inevitable as it is an integral part of human nature
Christians = encourage selflessness
Bentham = consequences alone matter not rules/ motives
Christians = Jesus taught if you give to the poor to impress others then there is no moral value - inner thoughts are as bad as the actions
KANT
COMPATIBLE
Kant = the rational basis of Kants ethics has links to Aquinas' thinking - good will = freely and rationally chosen (reason god given factualty)
christian = NML based on use of reason - aquinas = virtues are freely chosen to be practiced by good people
Kant = reality beyond the world of space and time - god postulate in summon bonus which union virtue with perfect happiness
christian = aquinas said god is beyond space and time + goal is union with god after death
NOT COMPATIBLE
Kant = secular theory in line with 18th century thought - our sense of obligation comes from our nature as rational beings and has nothing to do with god
christian = belief in god god is central to NML and DCT
Kant = rule based theory in which rules apply universally and without execution - situation does not affect them
christian = Jesus on occasion set aside rules to allow for peoples needs, and situation ethics takes this approach further