compatibility w religious ethics

• 1st formulation of the C.I. - universalisability

  • Jesus: "you shall love your neighbour as yourself"
  • golden rule

  clear compatibility between Kant + Jesus
• 2nd formulation of the C.I. - humanity formula

  • Imago Dei "God created humankind in his image"
  • St Paul "one may not do evil that good may come"

  suggests Kant + Biblical ethics are compatible

  • the Bible teaches that individuals have intrinsic (not instrumental) value; purposefully + uniquely designed
  • Kant advocates a view of treating individuals as ends in themselves, not as a means to an end
• Summum Bonum

  • parable of the sheep + the goats

  both Kant + Christian Ethics share the idea of judgement + reward for morally permissible action

  • in another life e.g. heaven