PHILO-120 Lecture 17: Philo 120 (spring) - C17
28 Oct 2020
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Act only according to that maxim which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law . Maxim: a bit of reasoning about what to do. Ask, could my maxim be universally and publically accepted as good reasoning? (i. e. can it be a universal law?) E. g. maxim: when i would benefit by making a lying promise, i have reason to do so. (making a promise you have no intention of keeping) For kant, happiness does not equal good; good reasoning is not happy; good means coherent. I dont see an argument for this - professor. Two ways of flunking it (what ways??) (i. e. is it possible for me to endorse this maxim to become a universal law?) 1) a piece of your reasoning underminds its own end. E. g. maxim: when i would benefit from killing, i have reason to do so. If i endorse this being universally allowed, i could be endorsing my own killing.
