Rosemarie Ong
Tu-Th 2:30-3:50
11-15-01

Motives 1 and 2 on deontology paper
derives from desire "inclination" what
sort of desires you have (character).
1.Natural inclination-desire only
2.Indirect inclination-desire + "practical
reason" (hypothetical
imperatives.
These two Kant says are selfish.
3.From duty-categorical imperative.
reasoning. no desire.
Kant-
Morality is categorical. absolutist. These
two are always in conflict duty
and desire.

Hypothetic imperatives-here's the goal
and here's how you get it.
Form:natural inclination indirect
inlination. These are means to
achieve goal.

Kant: Categorical imperatives-tell us an
act must be done no matter what we
desire.

Two formulation of moral law:
1. universal law formulation
2. humanity formulation

The universal law formulation-test
-formulate the maxim (moral principle) of
which your act is an instance of.

MAXIM Ex. lieing promise. Borrow money
and making a lieing promise in order
to gwt out of trouble.

-Try to imagine a world where everyone
does this or acted this way. Does
not hold up as good maxim (destroys
itself).Loses its value.

-In a world where no promises are kept
promis making would not exist.

-If everyone did it, would you still be able
to do it?

-Immoral acts are irrational.

-Contradiction in concept

-If everyone stole all the time the concept
of propery would disappear.

2.The humanity formulation-Act so as to
treat humanity always as an end,
never merely as a means.

-Don't treat people as things. Don not use
people to get something to
benefit yourself.
-Consider people as of them having
desires and goals.

Three kinds of actions:
-forbidden-wrong,can not do
-permitted-morally ok
-required-must do, have to do, duty