PHIL 2103 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Universalizability, Deontological Ethics, Rationality
25 Aug 2016
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The kantian perspective part one (reference reading pp. Test it this question does not really work all the time: landau - gets the answer often but sometimes this principle fails. Asking to put the individual in your shoes. Golden rule you treat others as you would like to be treated. Masochists like being hit, but that doesn"t mean everyone would want that done to them: based on fairness and consistency. Kant wants to come up with a principle that gets at fairness and consistency but do so in a way that avoids some of the problems with questions 1 and 2. An act is morally acceptable if, and only if, its maxim is universalizable. Maxim principle of action that you give to yourself. It contains your intended action and the reason you are doing it. Two parts: part a: states what you"re about to do, part b: states why you"re about to do it.
