Philosophy 2700F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Immanuel Kant, Consequentialism, Hedonism
30 Dec 2018
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2700f ethics and value theory october 31, 2016. Commitments/ground projects: plans which we develop our lives around, emotional attachment. Negative responsibility you are not only responsible for what you do but also for what you allow (1) george and the chemical weapons factory (2) jim and the indians. Rejects integrity because utilitarianism makes us put more value on the commitments/ground projects of other people than our own. Utilitarianism gets to the right answer, but through the wrong route: jim should kill the one person over killing 19 others. Utilitarianism alienates us from our feelings that come from our ground projects by making us consider other"s feelings. Cost-benefit reasoning is used: may be too strict means. It is rational to step back from our feelings and consider the external factors. Develops a view to protect us from skepticism. Allows room for us to live an ethical life. In order for there to be ethics, there had to be free will.
