FTF June 16, 2025 - Deontology II

• its not about solely the result of our actions, its also the intent. does it align?

• morality is not contigent and dependent on other factors

• for anything to be good, it should be done out of good will

• good will is acting out of duty, in accordance to duty

  • u do smth out of mere compliance, u js choose to act in accordance

  • for kant, he finds it to have no moral value. have respect for the law

• ex. moved by emotions from seeing typhoon news, if u starve urself for a week to save money to give to victims, kant says it has no moral value.

  • kant is big on rationality, not emotions.

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• types of moral imperatives

  • hypothetical imperative

    • if u want x then do x - consequentialist

      • kant' believes morality there should be no formula

  • categorical imperative

    • do y.

    • ex. if our mom has a badheart and we receive bad news, under this imperative, we cannot lie abt it.

• moral principles

• formulas of the moral categorical imperativ

  1. Principle of Universalizability - An action is morally good if its maxim can be made universal or as a law for everyone without contradiction

  • maxim - a law created by a perosn for themselves

  • don’t universalize a maxim

  2. Principle of Respect for Persons

  • dont treat ppl as means (without consent)

CONDITIONAL DEONTOLOGY

• abiding duties that we have

• context-dependent

• prima facie duties - sa unang tingin

  • no need to think, it already is there