PHILOS 2YY3 Lecture Notes - Self-Control

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October 9: ethics and obligations grounded in reason, not empiricism or nature of persona. Kant wants to ensure absolute necessity of directions of actions: experience and judgement necessary for practical rules and applying law. Not a theory of value; what kind of action is right: the right action is. The good will motivated by the right reason: good will is the only thing with intrinsic, unconditional value the faculty of choosing. Choosing the right thing for the right reasons: what about intelligence, courage, moderation etc. Can be bad/harmful: can"t count on developing these character traits. Self control: a villain with self control could be more dangerous than: what about happiness? a non controlled villain. Happiness is a part, but should not be the ground of our moral. Kantian agency: theory: rational persons act from reasons (derived from principles/laws, thereby have wills (faculty of choosing, we regard ourselves as free and free will gives itself laws.

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