PP110 Lecture Notes - Universalizability, Consequentialism, Deontological Ethics
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Nothing in the world indeed nothing even beyond the world can possibly be conceived which could be called good without qualification except a good will. : kant foundation of the metaphysics of morals. Tuskegee: in us, scientists recruited 600 black men for an experiment (about 400 men had syphilis). They purposely did not treat them to see what would happen. These men did not know that they had such disease and were told that they would be given free health care. Later, they slowly became more ill and died. Scientists indeed gained a lot of knowledge: however, immoral every human (in a civilized society) should have basic human rights. Draws us away from utilitarianism (an opposition) How do you know what makes an action good or bad: the standard for kant is that it is done out of the good will, or with the proper motivation, or right intention. The standard of goodness is based on good will.
