PHIL 120W Lecture Notes - Kantianism, Core Stability
1 Oct 2012
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Quiz on monday, review sheet and mock quiz next class, multiple choice, true and false, takes 10 minutes, general comprehension. Wrong if behaviour can"t be universalized and if you treat someone as a means to an end. Feelings don"t play a role, always wrong to lie and steal. Core stability absolute (i. e. , the 10 commandments; eternal) a lie is always wrong no matter when it is told, lying always violates categorical imperative, impossible to tell a lie without treating someone as a means. What violates the categorical imperative is always wrong. General morals and rules that hold true all the time i. e. , slavery is always wrong. Intentions do matter even if someone is acting from the best will but make a mistake, it is still good because they meant good. i. e. , a surgeon made a mistake. They are still moral because his intention was to help the person.
