kantian ethics

what is Kant's first maxim?

• universality

• the kingdom of ends

• treating people as a means to an end

• disregard emotions

what are Kant's three postulates?

• god, love, immortality

• immortality, freedom, love

• freedom, god, immortality

• freedom, god, righteousness

what does autonomy mean?

• kindness

• freedom of choice

• no freedom of choice

• belief in god

what is a postulate

• a rule to abide

• something one can choose to believe

• something that does not exist

• something one assumes exists

what does a hypothetical imperative always begin with?

• when

• if

• while

• what

why does Kant not want us to use hypothetical imperatives?

• they only allow you to be mean

• bring about a specific end for a particular goal

• not selfish enough

• involved with emotion

what are categorical imperatives?

• something kant doesn't want us to do

• things we should never do

• things we should do as our duty

• actions which only bring about individual benefits

what does kant think our duty is?

• our moral obligation

• something we should never follow

• something we should follow even if we don't enjoy it

• a judge of goodness

how does Kantian ethics and categorical/hypothetical imperatives contradict themselves?

• when you bring god into life, it becomes a hypothetical imperative (if i do my duty, i will go to heaven)

• they are the same thing

• they don't

• kant forgets what they are when he brings in postulates

what is ultimate happiness

• summon bonum

• form

• heaven

• prime mover