Friday, September 26, 2014
Duty
In Todays Class Lecture We Talked About Duty. The First Proposition Of Duty Says "The Purpose Of Reason Is To Produce Good Will. A Human Action Is Morally Good Not Because It Is Done From Inclination And Still Less So Because It Is Done Out Of Self Interest But Only Because It Is Done For The Sake Of Duty" How Do We Know If It Is Our Duty To Do Something Or Not ? If We Are Inclined To Do Something That Is Morally Good, Does That Mean It Is Our Duty ? I Think Our Duty Is To Complete The Task We Were Put On Earth To Complete. Everyone Must First Figure Out Their Calling In Order To Know What Their "Duty" Truly Is. Just Because We Feel Like It Is Our Duty To Do Something, Does Not Necessarily Mean That It Is. Since Everyone Has Different Morals And Values, The Way Each Of Us Determine What Our Duty Really Is Can Be Very Unique.
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Disclaimer: I was not in class today so my account may be off
ReplyDeleteAlthough I was not in class today, based on your definition and explanation, I agree. Revisiting the question of what justice is, you can see a correlation in that question and this topic because just how different groups can view justice differently, people can see their duties as different even within the same group. For instance, one person could feel that lying is so morally wrong that they will feel that it is their duty not to lie no matter the circumstances. On the other hand, another person could also feel that lying is wrong but hurting someone else's feelings is even more wrong so they will willingly sacrifice a "white lie" to try and hold true to their "duty". Who is more right? Can u really say, without being ethnocentric?
A person's duty can be very subjective especially across cultures and across large periods of time. Placing so much importance on what we feel and not something that anyone can reason out using logic can lead to people making mistakes especially in the heat of the moment. Many people probably truly felt it was their duty and other individuals probably thought that they were right but ultimately their actions ended up being bad and not the most moral thing to do. Rational beings can simply disagree on things based on a core difference of values this is why it seems to be important to establish a universal intrinsic good so difference in values don't come into the equation.
ReplyDeleteYou make very good points, in that how do we really know if it is our duty or not to do something. In some situations, we may think it is our duty to do something but it may just be our self interest over doing the right thing. Another thing that you say is that everyone has different goals and morals which means I see as, what one person sees as their duty another may think its not that persons duty because different people view things differently.
ReplyDeleteI agree that not just because we have a moral duty we where called on to do that or it was in the cards. I just think it's a matter of the outcome and what we feel like acting that day. We all have different views on the same situation, but its whether you are willing to do that duty in the first place and want to be moral for that moment. Kant has a very good point to because many people do their moral duty to have a good outcome and many do not know they are doing it in the first place.
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