Immanuel Kant's Moral Theory Paper

Immanuel Kant explores the morals of an action based on the action’s fidelity to rules or regulations, each person has dignity as well as the ability to reason. Kant disagrees with the utilitarian principle; he believes that you shouldn’t make decisions based on pleasure. “Kant’s moral theory is based on his view of the human being as having the unique capacity for rationality. No other animal possesses such a propensity for reasoned thought and action, and it is exactly this ability that requires human beings to act in accordance with and for the sake of moral law or duty” (Shakil, 2013). For example, the donor-child’s mother may a sense of duty to protect the child from the donor-father, yet the consequence of that decision is the child learning about this information and then later feel betrayed or feel a sense of loss. This theory applies to egg and sperm donation because in some people criticizes those who donate their future children, and those who are “inseminated” with other peoples children. Most believe that God gave you what was intended for you. According to Hamilton (2013), it is
Utilitarianism consists of whether actions are morally right or morally wrong based on the effects of the actions consequences. When deciding if an action is morally right one must identify what type of action is being performed, and determine what benefits and harm will result from the course of action as well as how will it affect everyone that is involved. “Utilitarian’s believe that the purpose of morality is to make life better by increasing the amount of good things (such as pleasure and happiness) in the world and decreasing the amount of bad things (such as pain and unhappiness). Utilitarian’s think that what makes a morality be true or justifiable is its positive contribution to human (and perhaps non-human) beings.” (Santa Clara University,