Phil 05

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plato and poetry

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1.philosophy, not poetry should be source of values
2.composed under inspiration not reason
3.=mimesis; imitation. removed @ 2 realities (art is imitation of imitation)
4.encourages emotions for performers and listeners
5.bad more ex b/c misrepresents nature of divinity

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aristotle and poetry

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1.represents life and action
2.is skill/art can be learned
3.mimesis of reality, but useful
4.arouses emotion which is beneficial
5.recognizing representations is an intellectual process

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kants 3 branches of phiolosphy

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1.natural science: empirical and formal. what does happen; universal laws that apply to nature
2.ethics: formal and empirical. what ought to happen, moral laws, before experience
3.logic: only formal. set of rules valid for all thinking

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deontology

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decisions made only by considering one's duties and the rights of others.

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why kant not consequentialist

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consequentialist=morally right action which produces good consequences

misses the point of good will; cant know everything
good will doesnt exempt you from consequences

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first proposition of duty

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Motive of duty

human action=morally good if done for sake of duty alone, not self-interest.
=the will that motivates the action

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second proposition of duty

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Formal principle of duty

action done from duty has its moral worth, not in consequences but in formal principle or maxim.
=doing one's duties, whatever duty may be

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maxim

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principle upon which we act

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subjective v. objective principle

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subjective: actions are performed
objective: how ought to act.

act upon objective principle and becomes a subjective principle

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third proposition of duty

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duty is necessity to act out of reverence for the law (=must follow moral values)

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autonomy?

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moral laws are autonomous.
self-imposed. give laws to yourself

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freedom

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is a presumption for question of what ought i do

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rationality

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controls rational action
if we want to assume reason has its own function--> produce a good will (not happiness)

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first formulation of categorical imperative

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only act in such way that could will the maxim of your actions to be a universal law.
better thing to do is what anyone would do
needs to be rational

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second formulation of categorical imperative

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act only in way that treat humans and self never as a means, but only as an end.
to treat as means, denying freedom of others and self

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third formulation of categorical imperative

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act in accordance with maxims that any member, in society like Kingdom of ends, would be the law