Ethics And Morals In Kant's Groundwork '

Kant Groundwork (Ethics and Morals)
In Kant’s Groundwork an argument he presents is that ethics rely strongly on reason. He emphasizes that this reason can be obtained by every person who seeks acquire it. He explains that moral truths and ethics are not received by deific revelations and motivations but rather by reasoning that make sense to all humans. Thus he stresses that ethics and moral ideals are universal and unconditional. I agree with Kant’s argument to an extent in the aspect that every individual in the world can seek certain ascribed ethical ideals. For example it is perceived in many western countries that it is ethical to be engaged in a monogamous marriage but not a polygamous one. Therefore a woman or man who is in a polygamous
relationship or marriage can seek the reasoning that it is not ethical to be polygamous and thus can adapt to this reasoning and engage in a monogamous marriage. However I do not agree completely that ethics and moral ideals are universal and unconditional. This is because I believe that Kant’s argument was based on his background and the culture that was present at the moment. I assume that he was not aware that people weren’t as homogenous as he thought they were. I believe that people from different parts of the world, thus raised in different societies and different cultures have different ethical perspectives. For example in some parts of the world Female Genital Mutilation is viewed as ethical because the people who practice it believe that it is a form of cleansing and that it also reduces sexual immoralities in society however in many other parts of the world this act is viewed as unethical and hazardous to the women who go through this. It is viewed as an immoral practice that should be seized. This leads me to believe that ethics and moral ideals is not entirely universal but rather relative based on people’s backgrounds, society and culture.