What is moral goodness?

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)

5 minutes research into Kant

What can you find out about Immanuel Kant?

http://www.philosophyslam.org/kant.html

Duty According to Immanuel Kant moral

goodness is a commitment to ‘duty’

Doing what one ought to do can often be difficult or painful involving sacrifice of varying kinds.

Our personal desires, feelings

and interests

What we ought to do - DUTY

These 2 opposing forces often come into conflict

The Simpsons Episodes of The Simpsons frequently

highlight the conflict between personal desire, feelings and interests, on the one hand, and the sense of moral duty, on the other.

Each member of the Simpson family contributes to the creation of a complex moral atmosphere, in which morality stands out in its significance as duty precisely because the contrary exists as well – the passionate desires, feelings, and interests of strong personalities.

Homer – War of the Simpsons

Watch the episode ‘War of the Simpsons’

Answer the questions on the worksheet