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    consideration cultural norms‚ beliefs‚ values‚ or the code of law. One universal view that holds is that people do encourage morality‚ and punishment of immoral people (Hofmann‚ Wilhelm‚ et al‚ 1340). Emmanuel Kant and John Mill developed theories to explain the nature of morality among human beings. Emmanuel Kant based his argument on reasoning and human responsibility where he advocates the use of rational thinking and respect for other people. John

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    Born Immanuel Kant in what is now known‚ as Kalingrad Russia in 1724‚ Kant became one of the greatest philosophers since the Greeks. Kant stayed in his hometown for most of his life and became famous for his brilliant mind and thoughts of his own ethical theory. Kant’s ethical theory is an analysis of the bases of the concepts of moral code and moral obligation. His theory goes into breaking down and giving guidelines to those rational beings who wish to live or seek to live a purely good life. They

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    desires rather than categorical ought where it is possible due to reason (EMP 128-129). The “ought” implies that the ultimate aim of rational beings is to become perfectly moral. If we ought to work then we can become perfect and it can be possible. Kant believes using the Categorical Imperative is best‚ because it expresses to act only according to that maxim‚ whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal moral law (RTD 60). This practical reason issues that it commands

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    Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who‚ like several philosophers at the time‚ contemplated and wrote about morality‚ specifically the origin of human morals. Kant‚ unlike these other thinkers‚ believed that morality and religion‚ two topics that were typically paired together when speaking about morality‚ should be kept separate because they did not belong together. Kant believed that the only way to determine what was morally right and wrong could only be found by engaging reason‚ not religion

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    compare two moral theories in attempt to uncover what one provides a better argument and can be applied as a universal moral code. The two moral theorists Immanuel Kant and J.S Mill have created two distinctly different theories on morality and how to develop a universal moral code. Both theories focus on intentions and consequences. Kant believes that the intentions and reasons of our actions can be measured and defined as morally correct‚ where as Mill believes that our intentions really play no

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    Catalogo‚ Nathalie G. University of Makati IV – GMK Prof. Richard Nellas Immanuel Kant German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is considered the most influential thinker of the Enlightenment era and one of the greatest Western philosophers of all times. His works‚ especially those on epistemology (theory of knowledge)‚ aesthetics and ethics had a profound influence on later philosophers‚ including contemporary

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    Much has changed ever since Kant’s views during the eighteenth century. According to Kant‚ “Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from his self-incurred minority.” (17) Minority is the inability of individuals to use reason independently of others. The concept of minority is an important part of Kant’s argument of what prevents society from achieving enlightenment. During Kant’s time‚ the foundations of enlightenment were developing as society was slowly becoming aware of this once perceived

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    History has shown a pattern of increased freedom throughout the generations and it has also led to improvements in individuality and person identity. The Enlightenment with great thinkers‚ like Immanuel Kant‚ allowed for individual thinking to become more socially acceptable and expected. The increase in intellectual freedom allowed for commoners to gain more of an individual identity by expanding their knowledge as best as they could according to the ideas of the enlightenment philosophers. The

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    wrote ¡§what we ought to do is always a function of what it would be good to bring about: action can only be right because it produces good.¡¨ It was the departure from this idea that was perhaps the most important aspect of the works of both Immanuel Kant and David Hume. Each put forward a morality that does not require a higher being or god for a man to recognize his moral duty. Hume¡¦s moral theory arose out of his belief that reason alone can never cause action. Hume proclaimed virtue is always

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    Mill. Unlike Mill‚ Kant believes that reason leads us to making moral decisions. We should use reason rather than “utility‚ religion‚ tradition‚ authority‚ happiness‚ desires‚ or institutions” (Vaughn 120). Rationality should always be used when we make decisions. Kant’s ethical theory states that “right actions have moral value only if they are done with a ‘good will’ -that is‚ a well to do your duty for duty’s sake” (Vaughn 121). This is one of the main differences between Kant and Mill’s ethical

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