To reinforce the main points presented above. Review these two concrete examples of Kant applying Reason to right and wrong:
PROMPT
Respond to ONE of these questions:
Focus on Kant’s belief that because we can choose to act in accordance to our Reason, we should. Do you believe that we have a duty to be rational, especially in our moral judgments? Or is morality something that cannot or should not be subject to rational argument?
While Kant believes that we do not always act rationally and that sometimes we cannot (for example, a brain injury would excuse us from moral responsibility for lying, etc), he thinks that our capacity to REASON is fundamentally human and a good basis for a ethical framework that universally applies across all of humanity. Do you agree that this ‘solution’ is universal or as close to universal any ethical framework could get?
Should we regard someone as being moral when and only when they intentionally and rationally do what is right? If a person reacts and instinctively helps someone else, is this different than when they deliberately consider the situation and make a choice? Explain why or why
