There are many theories and articles to explain the ethical issues of the Wonthaggi desalination plant. Although the literature covers a wide variety of such theories, this review will focus on two main themes which appear frequently throughout the literature review. These two main themes are: the Kant’s theory on the Wonthaggi desalination plant, and the environment issues which are produced by the Wonthaggi desalination plant. This paper will focus on Kant’s theory and environment issues on Wontanggi desalination plant.
For Kant’s theory, the Victorian Government was made a correct decision to build the Wonthaggi desalination plant, which located in south Victoria, in short term. According to Johnson Robert (2012), Kant believed that only when human act from duty does human’s action have the moral worth and moral requirements are based on a standard. In short term, the Victorian Government decided to build the Wonthaggi desalination plant one could solve the problem of employment temporarily, the other hand of the Wonthaggi desalination plant might aid government in mitigate the stress of using water in Victoria. In other words, the Wonthaggi desalination plant was helped the Victorian Government on employment and using water issues and it may be Kant’s theory which has the moral worth on action. In addition, the decision of building the Wonthaggi desalination plant conform the categorical imperative of Kant’s theory. As Shandon L. Guthrie (2001) said moral is more actually like strength of binding, morality must be necessary and universal. In other words, the categorical imperative of Kant’s theory may a word which is stand for universal moral law and the highest principles of behavior. As Richard G. Graziano (2010) said the categorical imperative is the foundational—again, Kant calls it the “supreme”—principle of morality. Furthermore, Kant defined moral behavior may be a method for