evaluate Kants categorical imperative (25 marks) Kant’s categorical ethics is a deontological theory of ethics‚ this means that the actions are either intrinsically right or intrinsically wrong‚ this is due to absolute law; the outcome of the situation is not important to Kant’s theory even if the outcome may be good. Kant has a deontological theory because he believes that you must stick to the moral rules and beliefs that you have no matter what the turn out. An example of this would be‚ Lying is wrong
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part of Kants view‚ he’s basically saying one should only act or intend or choose to do things that can become a “universal law”. In other words‚ lying would be seen as immoral and what you ought not to do and telling the truth is what one ought to do‚ telling the truth is morally correct and could be made a universal law. Everyone should tell the truth however‚ not everyone does. To always do good‚ no matter the outcome. Which is why utilitarianism does not work for Kant. The second part Kant talks
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foreseeable consequences. In 1797‚ a well-known German philosopher by the name of Immanuel Kant published a book entitled‚ Metaphysical Elements of Justice. Immanuel Kant says‚ “Judicial punishment can never be used merely as a means to promote some other good for the criminal himself or civil society‚ but instead it must in all cases be imposed on him only on the ground that he has committed a crime…” Kant argues that retribution is not just a necessary condition for punishment but also a sufficient
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Explain the main differences between absolute and relative morality (25 marks). Absolute morality is morality with fixed rules. An absolutist argues that moral actions are right or wrong in themselves – regardless of circumstances‚ cultures or intention. They believe in ethical absolutes – rigid moral rules true for all time in all places and situations; they are facts – morality is objective. Most absolutists follow a set of rules that they view as universal truth – a religious person may see their
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non-consequentialist theory introduced by a German Philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant. Kantianism refer to the rightness or wrongness of actions does not depend on their consequences but on whether they fulfill our duty. In this theory‚ Kant stressed on the role of moral sentiment and desire for moral commitment and motivation. Kant argued that morality and rationality coincided. To be moral is to be rational‚ to be immoral is to be irrational. Kant believed that there were some rules of morality that all humans
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Kant ’s Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Moral The central concept of Kant ’s Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals is the categorical imperative. "The conception of an objective principle‚ in so far as it is obligatory for a will‚ is called a command (of reason)‚ and the formula of the command is called an Imperative." (Abbott‚ 30) An imperative is something that a will ought or shall do because the will is obligated to act in the manner in which it conforms with
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Larry Cross Philosophy 3514 In discussing the difficult subject of biomedical ethics‚ there are different scenarios that play out differently because of people’s views about morality. Consider the scenario of an eighty year-old man whom we will call Mr. Simpson. Years of getting the flu with complications has left Mr. Simpson’s lungs very weak and unable to take another year of the flu. In fact another year of the flu will likely kill him. He does not want the flu shot because he sincerely
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Agree to Disagree: Kantianism vs. Consequentialism Determining how to classify the difference between right and wrong has been argued over and studied with no avail. Although all Normative ethical theories have positives and negatives‚ a few set themselves apart from the rest. Consequentialism versus Kantianism‚ although similar in some respects have enough of a conceptual difference to be studied further. Tendencies to side with Kant’s ethical theory over that of the consequentialist theory seem
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Explain the first formulation of the Categorical Imperative The first formulation of the categorical imperative states; “Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it would become a universal law.” Kant invented a phrase‚ “categorical imperative‚” that makes the above point in a different way. He distinguishes “the categorical imperative” from so-called “hypothetical imperatives.” A hypothetical imperative is a directive to the effect that if you wish to
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They both got drunk and both decided to drive home impaired even though they knew that they shouldn’t. According to Kant‚ duty is the necessity to act out of respect for the law. Kant believed that the rules were a universal of “Don’t lie. Don’t steal. Don’t cheat”. He also believed that there was a superior prince of morality and it was The Categorical Imperative. CI is what provided us a way to
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