Philosophy 1305F/G Lecture 10: Philosophy 1305F/G - Lecture 10.docx
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What constitutes good vs. bad moral action in controversy with the teleological and. St. thomas the object, intention, and circumstance must be good. Results are the sole standard of judging the moral act. They disregard the value of the object and intention, only locking in on the circumstance (results or ripple effect). Duty (not results) is the sole standard of judging a moral act. We understand that there will be a ripple effect, but we do not care about that aspect of it. In a way, this theory is like kant, in that the means justify the ends (a constant, or the categorical imperative). In a qualified constant, we are dealing with an element of st. thomas aquinas" teaching: duty is irrespective of circumstance. For kant, you can never know the nature of the object, because we can only know something through interaction, or in the way that it relates to ourselves.