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Question: Can anyone answer my questions about Kant!?
Firstly I just want to say, he's the most CONFUSING philosopher out of all the philosophers!.!.!.
Question one: He says one who has good morals must act in accordance with duty and not out of duty!.
What's the difference!? Who can tell if a person is acting out of duty or in accordance with duty!?
Question two: Why does he think 'lying' is so bad because it's a principle that can't be applied universally!.!.!.
DUH!! Why doesn't he focus on more important things such as justifying evil
He's so confusing and yet I read modern society is influenced by him!.!.!.no wonder our world is so backward!.!.!.sheeshWww@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I was really excited to help you out here!. Kant is a very complex thinker and writer, and that complexity is compounded by the fact that he wrote in German at a time when it was accepted to band multiple words together and create new words to suit your needs/purpose!. I've written a graduate-level paper on the first question, and have examined the second one in pretty good detail!.
But then I got to your closing remarks and I kind of lost my enthusiasm!. If your going to criticize him because you fail to understand him, I'm going to let you!. Your comments on the questions completely miss the points he is trying to make, so good luck!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
There are some professors of philosophy who've said essentially that Kant makes simple things complex/hard!.
When a person acts in concord with duty, that is harmony!.
When a person acts "out of a sense of" duty, that is less authentic, less enthusiastic, less genuine!.
Lying can't be applied universally, hence it's not a "categorical imperative!." Kant is trying to justify being only human, and moral at the same time!.
You might appreciate Father Seraphim Rose's book "Nihilism," for it is written in plain English, and is about 100 pages!.
Hegel critiques Kant as not going far enough, i!.e!., into Noumenon, or Spirit!. On the other side of the coin, Hegel's use of Spirit is sometimes less than perfect, as a programmatic!.
"A Philosophy of Universality," O!. M!. Aivanhov, might be interesting; also, "Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts," ed!. Baggett!. Modern philosophers examine issues raised in the HP series!.Www@QuestionHome@Com