PHIL 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Moses Mendelssohn, Hypothetical Imperative, Categorical Imperative

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2280
• Professor: Omid Payrow Shabani

Document Summary

Kant combats attitude, math and logic they can only be taught through reason. Kant says that this is the same for morality and politics found by duty. Theory = danger because it denies the significance of duty: in morality in general regard to the welfare of the individual. You relate reason as your duty to do, its independent of possible inclinations. It"s not based on any particular end, but a new end. Hence, grave argued the gap between theory and practice. Make all people worthy to become happy not make people happy. Hypothetical imperative (practical): you like tom cruise so you should watch his newest movie. The universal law acts in a way you could accept everyone in the world behaving according to it. Duty is the necessity of acting out reverence for law. Categorical imperative: act only according to that maximum by which you can at the same time will, that should become the universal law.