life of Kant
Where was Kant born?
Prussia
According to Kant, morality is grounded in what
Rationality
Situation: You find a wallet full of cash on the street. According to Kant, what must you do?
Return the wallet
what year was Kant born?
1742
Kant’s ethical theory is called deontological ethics. What does this mean?
It focuses on duty and motives, not on the consequences of actions
Why does returning the wallet have moral worth, according to Kant?
Because it is done out of duty, not for reward or personal gain
what university did he study at
University of Königsberg
According to Kant, why are actions like stealing or murder always wrong?
Because morality is strict, universal, and independent of outcomes
If everyone kept lost property instead of returning it, what would break down in society?
Trust
what type of home was Kant raised in ?
A strict Lutheran Pietist home
What principle states that we must never treat people as mere means to an end?
Treat people as ends in themselves
If someone tells the truth even when it causes personal harm, why would Kant say their action has moral worth?
Because they acted out of duty to honesty, not for personal gain.
What year did Kant die
1804
What is the test of the Categorical Imperative?
Act only on maxims that you can will as universal law.”
According to Kant, what matters more: the outcome of an action or the intention behind it?
The intention