When a choice is made, often the question is asked: “was it the right decision?”. For thousands of years, humans have struggled with the idea of the morality of their actions. This has resulted in a multitude of belief systems regarding the nature of actions. In the system of Utilitarianism, the ends justify the means, […]
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Act as if the principle of your action is the universal law of nature through your will (Rohmann, 1999). This idea really sums up Immanuel Kant‘s view of ethics. Kant suspected that ethical decisions should be based more on the motivation of the decision than on the benefits or rewards of the action. I think […]
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Immanuel Kant was a powerful philosopher who placed moral dignity in the good intention of a person in an action, rather than in the consequence of the action – this kind of ethics which pertains to duty and obligation rather than practicality is known as deontological ethics. The moral law, which every objective reason, according […]
Immanuel Kant was a great philosopher of his time and continues to be an influential figure in the realm of theology and epistemology. Additionally, he is one of the latter philosophers of the Enlightment. He challenged the structure of reason by expanding the traditional thoughts on metaphysics – not only by the formulation of moral […]
The word deontology comes from the root “deon”, which means “duty”. By definition, he suggests that we are bound to live by certain rules that dictate right and wrong. Deontologists freely accept these rules and do not look at the consequences of specific actions but at the nature of the actions themselves. When the deontologist […]
Thomas Hobbes wrote part of his flagship, Leviathan, in 1651, at the height of the English Civil War. The political upheaval of the time, coupled with the utmost faith in the inherent rationality of the Age of Reason, inspired Hobbes’s first philosophical political-contracts, based on politics, and advocated a strong Monarchy with central power. The […]
In the view of 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804), all individuals possess a “rational free will” and are capable of recognizing the three pillars of morality — God, freedom, and immortality — and acting accordingly with them. Kant recognizes that every intended deed is purposeful and selected by its commissioner. According to […]
In 1785 Immanuel Kant wrote his Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals. Within his work is his theory known as the Categorical Imperative. This view is very straightforward and not difficult to understand as some other ethical philosophies can be. To use the categorical imperative, simply makes the most of. It is the most […]
According to the 18th-century German thinker Immanuel Kant, no person may possess inherent wisdom about reality. This is best summarized in the philosopher’s famous expression, “Thoughts without content are empty; intuitions without data are blind.” Indeed, Kant believes that in order for us to utilize our sensible intuition, we must possess two stimuli, “physical sensation” […]