_________ was a German philosopher who lived a long time ago
Immanuel Kant
He believed that morality is not about what you want or about the results of your action.
Immanuel Kant
For Immanuel Kant, Morality is based on _____ not on ______
Duty
Desire
Instead, it’s about your _______—whether you did it because it was the right thing to do.
intention
________ means morality is not judged by the result, but by the intention and principle behind the action
Deontological Ethics
Example: If you help a classmate just to copy their answers later, that’s not real morality. But if you help because it’s the right thing, that’s _______.
true morality
Kant’s Ethics = _________ Ethics
Deontological
“Deon” means ______.
duty
Kant’s ethics is all about ______.
duty
Morality here is not judged by the ______, but by the ______ and________ behind the action.
result
principle
intention
A nurse still takes care of patients even if she is tired—not for reward, but because it’s her ______.
duty
A student tells the truth even if he might get in trouble—that’s ______.
moral
The genuine choice to do what is right simply because it is right
Goodwill
Example a student heps a classmate study for an exam
Goodwill
Kant says “what matter is not the resultor the reward but the ______ behind the action
motive
This is the inner obligation to act morally regardless of consequences
Notion of duty
A nurse cares for patients even when she is tired
Notion of duty
The Two Types of Commands (Imperatives)
__________ is a conditional rules based on goals, not on morality
Hypothetical Imperatives
EXAMPLES:
If you want to be healthy, eat vegetables.
If you want to win a game, practice.
Hypothetical Imperatives
________ Is a universal and unconditional moral law, morally right in itself
Categorical Imperatives
Examples:
Do not lie
Do no steal
Categorical Imperative
Conditional (“if… then…”).
Hypothetical Imperatives
Based on goals and desires.
Hypothetical Imperatives