PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Categorical Imperative, Moral Rights
14 Dec 2017
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Moral theory: explains why an action is right or wrong or why a person or a person"s character is good or bad. Making, using or assessing moral theories is a normal, pervasive feature of the moral life. Stated knowledge was perception, our minds imposed their knowing on the objects and world around them. God exceeds the limits of human knowledge. Had difficulty understanding why bad things happen to good people when he believed good should be blessed and bad people shouldn"t. Reasoned that it was the lack of understanding between virtue and happiness that lead to faith in god and morality. Solving problem of evil = immoral because we would lack freedom that morality requires: moral choice: By informing us on what to do, reason allowed us to go beyond natural instinct and narrow self interest. Moral choice was in accordance with unconditional duty or discoverable laws of reason.
