a. The difference between a priori and empirical, and which category Kant things
morality falls into
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(1) is knowledge knowable through reason alone, and (2) is known/learned
through observation, experience, or experiment. Kant thinks morality falls
into a priori knowledge.
, j. Kant's concept of autonomy and the role it plays in his moral theory
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Autonomy is the ability to resist inclination and move from being empirical
to apriori
f. Kant's examples that are meant to illustrate the good will
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The honest shopkeeper who's not honest because he wants to be but
because it's good for business. Lying to the killer who wants to murder your
roommate is wrong.
4. Discuss the importance of the ideas of reason and autonomy in Kant's ethics by
answering the following two questions: (It will probably take much more time and
space to answer the second.)
1. What is autonomy, according to Kant, and how is it related to reason?
2. What role do Kant's ideas of reason and autonomy play in his moral theory? (In
other words, explain how Kant's ideas about reason and autonomy are connected to
other key ideas in Kant's moral theory.)
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1)The capacity to transcend inclination and act according to reason. Kant
believed all rational beings had this.
morality falls into
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(1) is knowledge knowable through reason alone, and (2) is known/learned
through observation, experience, or experiment. Kant thinks morality falls
into a priori knowledge.
, j. Kant's concept of autonomy and the role it plays in his moral theory
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Autonomy is the ability to resist inclination and move from being empirical
to apriori
f. Kant's examples that are meant to illustrate the good will
Give this one a try later!
The honest shopkeeper who's not honest because he wants to be but
because it's good for business. Lying to the killer who wants to murder your
roommate is wrong.
4. Discuss the importance of the ideas of reason and autonomy in Kant's ethics by
answering the following two questions: (It will probably take much more time and
space to answer the second.)
1. What is autonomy, according to Kant, and how is it related to reason?
2. What role do Kant's ideas of reason and autonomy play in his moral theory? (In
other words, explain how Kant's ideas about reason and autonomy are connected to
other key ideas in Kant's moral theory.)
Give this one a try later!
1)The capacity to transcend inclination and act according to reason. Kant
believed all rational beings had this.
