PHIL 2103 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Universalizability, Golden Rule, Rationality
25 Aug 2016
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The kantian perspective: fairness and justice part i pp. N matter how much personal gain certain actions bring, they are still wrong, because they are unfair and unjust. Immanuel kant voice of opposition to utilitarianism. Consistency and fairness: two tests of morality: If disastrous results would occur if everyone did x, then x is immoral. Literature and film are powerful tools of moral education. Maxim a principle of action that you give to yourself. It contains your intended action and the reason you are doing it. Universalizabilitiy the feature of a maxim that indicates that every rational person can consistently act on it. Three parts: carefully frame the maxim, imagine a world in which everyone shares and acts on that maxim, determine whether the goal within the maxim can be achieved in such a world. It is crucial that the morality of our actions depends entirely on what is within our control.
