axiology

from Reasons for “Correctness” axiology - categorical imperative - Should be done regardless of conditions. - ‘A murderer was chasing his friend and hid his friend. What if the murderer said, ‘Did you hide him?’ ?” - Kant: “I shouldn’t lie, so I should answer, ‘I hid it.‘” - ‘We do not cause harm to victims by telling the truth, but by chance.’ - principle of dual results - Obligations do not conflict in the first place. - If your duty is “don’t lie,” then you don’t lie. - If your duty is to “save lives,” then lie and save lives. - If you think it’s wrong to rationalize the loss of life without lying in this situation, then you have an obligation to “save lives without lying.” - Personality as an objective

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