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'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Twilight of the Idols' and 'Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals'
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46 ideas
23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism
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A wholly altruistic morality, with no egoism, is a thoroughly bad thing [Nietzsche]
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 2. Golden Rule
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The 'golden rule' cannot be a universal law as it implies no duties [Kant]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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Virtue lets a rational being make universal law, and share in the kingdom of ends [Kant]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / d. Virtue theory critique
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Kant thinks virtue becomes passive, and hence morally unaccountable [Kant, by Annas]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage
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Military idea: what does not kill me makes me stronger [Nietzsche]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / f. Compassion
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Generosity and pity are vices, because they falsely imply one person's superiority to another [Kant, by Berlin]
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Invalids are parasites [Nietzsche]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / h. Respect
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Kantian respect is for humanity and reason (not from love or sympathy or solidarity) [Kant, by Sandel]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 1. Deontology
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The only purely good thing is a good will [Kant]
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The will is good if its universalised maxim is never in conflict with itself [Kant]
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Other causes can produce nice results, so morality must consist in the law, found only in rational beings [Kant]
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If 'maxims' are deeper underlying intentions, Kant can be read as a virtue theorist [Kant, by Statman]
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Kant follows Rousseau in defining freedom and morality in terms of each other [Taylor,C on Kant]
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We can ask how rational goodness is, but also why is rationality good [Putnam on Kant]
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It is basic that moral actions must be done from duty [Kant]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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There are no imperatives for a holy will, as the will is in harmony with moral law [Kant]
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Kant was happy with 'good will', even if it had no result [Kant, by Marx/Engels]
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Men are subject to laws which are both self-made and universal [Kant]
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Kant has to attribute high moral worth to some deeply unattractive human lives [Kant, by Graham]
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Kantian duty seems to imply conformism with authority [MacIntyre on Kant]
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Dutiful actions are judged not by purpose, but by the maxim followed [Kant]
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Telling the truth from duty is quite different from doing so to avoid inconvenience [Kant]
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A categorical imperative sees an action as necessary purely for its own sake [Kant]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
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Almost any precept can be consistently universalized [MacIntyre on Kant]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative
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Act as if your maxim were to become a universal law of nature [Kant]
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The categorical imperative smells of cruelty [Nietzsche on Kant]
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The intuition behind the categorical imperative is that one ought not to make an exception of oneself [Kant, by Finlayson]
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Universalising a maxim needs to first stipulate the right description for the action [Anscombe on Kant]
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The categorical imperative will not suggest maxims suitable for testing [MacIntyre on Kant]
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Why couldn't all rational beings accept outrageously immoral rules of conduct? [Mill on Kant]
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I can universalize a selfish maxim, if it is expressed in a way that only applies to me [MacIntyre on Kant]
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Suicide, false promises, neglected talent, and lack of charity all involve contradictions of principle [Kant, by PG]
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Always treat yourself and others as an end, and never simply as a means [Kant]
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Morality is the creation of the laws that enable a Kingdom of Ends [Kant]
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Act according to a maxim you can will as a universal law [Kant]
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If lying were the universal law it would make promises impossible [Kant]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 5. Persons as Ends
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Rational beings necessarily conceive their own existence as an end in itself [Kant]
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The maxim of an action is chosen, and not externally imposed [Kant, by Bowie]
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Always treat humanity as an end and never as a means only [Kant]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 6. Motivation for Duty
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Only a good will makes us worthy of happiness [Kant]
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The function of reason is to produce a good will [Kant]
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For Kant, even a person who lacks all sympathy for others still has a motive for benevolence [Kant, by Hursthouse]
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If we are required to give moral thought the highest priority, this gives morality no content [Williams,B on Kant]
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If Kant lives by self-administered laws, this is as feeble as self-administered punishments [Kierkegaard on Kant]
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Actions where people spread happiness because they enjoy it have no genuine moral worth [Kant]
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Our inclinations are not innately desirable; in fact most rational beings would like to be rid of them [Kant]
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