6 Journals due:(your choice)
Thur-comments on your journal
returned at the final
Tues-pick up next term

KANT
Universal Law Test
-can you imagine a world where everyone acts on your principle?
If no, this is a CONTRADITION IN CONCEPT- immoral(lying promise)

CONTRADITION IN CONCEPT demonstraits negative duties-duties not to harm don't lie, steal, kill, ect.
-could you rationally want to live in such a world?
-a CONTERDICTION IN WILL
demonstraits positive duties
-help those in need
-develop talents
Objections-
Vagueness problem- seems possible to formulate your maxim(principle)to get any cat to turn out o.k.
"I'm saving humanity and the environment from world capitalism and industry"
OR
"I'll blow up people who disagree with me"
OR
"Ill use violence to accomplish political goals.

HUMANITY TEST
treat others always as ends never merely as means.

Am I using people, treating them as thing Vs person?

Am I considering the interest and desires of others?


ARISTOTLE
Eudaimania=human flourishing success-goal or purpose of human life.

Virtual Ethics-define morality by the qualities of the ideal person(virtues)

PLANTS-growth reproduction and nutrition

ANIMALS-all the above plus movement

HUMANS-all the above plus thinking

Man is defined as a rational animal

Success(Eudaimania)-
The life of contemplation (with the qualifier that your not hideously deformed, poor and sick or friendess.