PHI 3382 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Categorical Imperative, Critical Philosophy, Intuition
22 Nov 2016
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We were left with the appearance of reason as a priori, unconditioned and therefore, free. Free and therefore to freely legislate laws. Laws that are unconditioned and a priori. Reason has a vocation for making laws of freedom. Reason was part of the realm of the ideal. 3 ideas of freedom: soul, freedom and god. The realm of what ought to be, rather that what is. We looked at that foundation of kantian idea: reason has the ability that is against nature, reason has the ability of the will", determination of the will is linked to reason otherwise it is not free. We feel this duty as the pure oughtness of reason: the feeling of universality. Hedonism happiness should be the goal. We should do good in order to do happiness: happiness if it occurs, as a result of moral action is arbitrary, happiness is not a moral law, it"s a possibility, moral laws must not be hypothetical.
