PHL105Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Immanuel Kant, Kantianism, Moral Luck
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Roughly - a moral action is an action that respects others" autonomy. Precisely - a moral action is an action that does not intentionally conflict with another"s capacity to choose his or her own pursuits: ex. It would be immoral for me to lock someone in their room to intentionally conflict with another"s plans. Immanuel kant: act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another"s (or one"s own), always as an end and never as a means only. Treat humanity as a being that can choose their own pursuits (capacity to be reflective) Autonomy capacity to choice own pursuit (self government) Kantianism says you can treat people as a means, but not as a means only. In a restaurant you use the waiter as a means to get your food. Don"t do something that conflicts with another"s capacity to choice.
