PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Consequentialism, Categorical Imperative, Kantian Ethics
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Is pursuing the good always right: ought" implies can" morality cannot ask us to do the impossible, morality isn"t real, it"s just what people or society says, feels, etc. The nazis thought they were doing the moral thing. Kant moving from common sense knowledge to philosophical knowledge about morality** Having personality traits such as intelligence, perseverance, and wit are good, but can be bad and lead to arrogance, thus, someone without good will can"t be worthy of happiness. Without the principles of good will, one can become extremely bad. Good will is defined as higher than any sort of satisfaction in order for it to exist. The outcome no matter what results in good will, it doesn"t mean that something good or bad will happen: if the jewel was useful, that would determine only the setting of the jewel. Kant compares this to nature, reason, and instinct.
