Saturday, March 2, 2013

The fundamental rule of morality



Conclusion:  Treating others the way you want to be treated is the fundamental rule of morality.  

EP1: Imperatives of skill have a well defined end, and actions one must take to achieve that end. (27)

EP2: For imperatives of skill, willing an end is the same as willing the causes of that end. (27)


EP3: Only hypothetical imperatives can be described by experience.(27)


IP1: Actions are taken to achieve goals only after those goals are set.


EP4: Happiness by definition is an absolute, so it can not be defined relative to experience.(27)

EP5: In order to know what will make you happy you must be omniscient. (28)

IP2:  You can never know what you most desire or when you are most happy.

EP6: Imperatives of prudence are general rules that on average bring about the most happiness even though 
happiness can not be explicitly defined. (28)

EP7: Morality is not hypothetical  therefore it can not be described by experience.(28)  

EP8: It is possible that a categorical imperative is actually caused by some advantageous motive you are unaware of. (29)

IP3: All morality must be a priori. (29)

EP9: The only one categorical imperative is to act according to a rule that is willed to become a universal law. (30)

EP10: Duty is a result of this universal law. (30)

IP4: Actions performed in accordance with the universal rule benefit society.