PHIL 4230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Immanuel Kant, Practice Theory, Middle Term
12 Apr 2016
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Week: immanuel kant on the common saying. Fore most philosopher of the enlightment the age of reason - in that he gave the most powerful and systematic expression to its ideals. An important theme in several of kant"s works is the concept of autonomy, or freedom, which he saw as central to both morality and politics. That is, to see it as freedom according to reason. To show the rational limit of freedom in morality, kant begins by making a distinction between moral maxims and practical maxims. Tells you what to do to achieve a particular goal. Once you do the necessary action to achieve the goal, the action loses force when the goal has been achieved. Tells you what to do without taking into account out desires. No reason to it, just don"t lie for the sake of not lying.
