PHIL 1 Lecture 29: Phil 1 Notes 29
15 Sep 2020
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Autonomy: following a law that comes from you, that you authored. Heteronomy: following a law that comes from somewhere other than you. The moral law is a law that we give ourselves, that comes from us. This means that we are autonomous when we follow it. We are being heteronomous when we follow the laws of a corrupt state, even when they go against mostal law. We are being heteronomous when we follow gods commands. The moral law has to be yours, not gods (though god is also bound by it) We are being heteronomous when we act on our inclinations or desire. Although these are a part of me, they are not my true self. The moral law must be a law you give yourself. If you were obeying laws that someone else had authored, you would need an incentive to obey them.
