Review Questions from the 10/25 class worksheet
1. When it comes to human nature, Kant thinks that we will never figure out morality by paying attention to ourselves.
2. Involving human nature, eudaimonists think… a) Our emotions and our reason can be in sync. b) We have to stop being so arrogant. “Morality leads to happiness”
- People figure out morality by realizing how feelings are matched with their goals.
Eudaimonists have been known to “think long term” and “do not think about others opinions.”
When it comes to morality, Kant thinks… a) Duty is a matter of will b) Moral actions will be ones you can explain “like a genius.” You will sound timeless… c)Sounding moral does not involve knowing the details - details do not matter. d)Sounding moral will involve breaking down a situation in the most general terms as possible. e) Moral actions are not about making other people feel good – not their natural self. “Difficult action leads to its holyness”
When it comes to morality, eudaimonists think… a) you CAN be moral all day long b)you SHOULD be moral all day long c) morality is more physiological than physical d) Sounding moral means that you have all the details of a case clear. e)moral actions are about making other people feel good. f) moral actions are those your community requires g) moral actions are done really easily by people, almost automatically. h) being moral means you treat some people very differently than you treat others.
