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Robots

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Kane’s ethics are too difficult to Humans to legitimately follow.
We are not Robots.

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Ignores Emotions

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Humans are emotional beings.
We have passions.
K’s ethics are cold hearted.
Hume ‘Reason is the slave of passions’

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Ignorance of Consequences

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Humans are consequential beings.
It’s unwise to ignore consequences.
Utils are correct.

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Ignorance of Circumstances

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Kant Ingres the circumstances of a situation.
Circumstances count.
e.g. Lying to the Axeman is the right thing > In the circs

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Claimed Secularity

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K’s theory claims to be secular but he’s not Christian
Nietzsche calls him a ‘Cunning Christian’
K’s 3 postulates include immortality and God.

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Conflicting Duties

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Modern Kantians recognise Prima Facie.
These are Primary Duties
E.g. To our loved ones

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Assumptions of ML

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K wrongly assumes we have Moral law.

There is no evidence for moral law.

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Kingdom of Ends as a False hope

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The KoE of not reality.
Virtue of not always rewarded by Happiness.
Ppl are a means to an end, we are selfish beings.
T.Hobbes negative view of human nature -‘Life is nasty, brutish, and short’

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Issues w/ Freedom

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K argues we are free.

Biological, Sociological and Psychological factors suggest our freedom is limited.

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Conflicting Rules, laws and Duties

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Different leaders have different rules, laws and duties.

There are no absolutes.