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What makes an action right or wrong? |
consequentialism: x is right if x has best consequences Deontology: x is right if x conforms to a moral rule |
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Kinds of Deontology Theories |
DCT/MDCT: moral rule=those God has commanded Contract Theory: moral rule=those agreed to by society Kantian Ethics: moral rule=those required by reason |
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Hypothetical Imperative |
depends on what you want conditional: IF you want x, and y is the means to attain x, then do y |
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Categorical Imperative |
does not depend on what you want unconditional: do x universal: everyone has a reason to do x |
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cont. |
Universal Law: "act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law" |
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maxim |
states what you are about to do states why you are about to do it |
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Violating the CI is inconsistent |
we will that everyone follow this rule so if we break the rule then we are making an exception of it for ourselves |
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Kant's Universal Law Categorical Imperative |
state the maxim imagine a world where everyone follows maxim can the goal of that action be achieved in that world? |
