Philosophy 1250F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Immanuel Kant, Virtue Ethics, Deontological Ethics
9 May 2020
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Character, act, or consequences: unlike nozick: everything has either a price of a dignity , unlike locke, the freedom respected is not heteronomous, but autonomous. Locke: freedom implied by reason in relation to natural desires. Kant: freedom as reason independent from natural desires. Deontology: an act possesses its ethical value in virtue of the kind of act it is. An act is good b/c it is motivated by a sense of duty. Justice based on dignity: knot"s emphasis on human dignity informs our present-day notion of justice based on upholding universal human rights. General overview: rational motivation, good will, ethical principle. Empiral motivation: the ethical theories discusses so far are based on some sort of empirical motivation or inquiry: Utilitarianism is based on the observation that we naturally seek pleasure and avoid pain. Lockes more law is based on our natural desire to survive and obtain assistance to pressure ourselves and our estates.
