PHIL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Kantian Ethics, Moral Agency, Immanuel Kant
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Immanuel kant, 1724-1804: three critiques of his own: critique of pure reason (1781), critique of practical reason (1788), and critique of the power of judgment (1790, his ethical views are developed primarily in the critique of practical reason. Three central strands of kantian ethics : acting for reasons, lots of requirements are merely hypothetical. Reasons depend on an external source of authority. Ex: serving on jury duty (if you want to obey the government) Ex: turning on the television (if you wish to watch tv: kant sees moral requirements as categorical: they must carry their authority with them, simply by virtue of what they require. Inescapable can be no questions on why we should obey; asking why should i promotes the requirement of reasons. Mustn"t depend on external source of authority because those sources can be questioned. A universally shared perspective of practical reasoning.
