Final word count: 1597 A. THE CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE For this case‚ I will be using Kantian ethics to pinpoint the rationally correct action to take. Before discussing Kantian ethics in relation to the case‚ we must first explore what Kantian ethics is. Kantian ethics comes from the deontological school of thought‚ which focuses on the moral correctness of the act in itself (Johnson‚ 2013). This means that the judgment on the act is done a priori. This is contrasted to the consequentialist school
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The Kantian approach to torture is that we ban it entirely‚ although this would be the most preferred method in a perfect world‚ we do not live in a perfect world. Because war‚ terrorism‚ and crime exists‚ on occasion torture can effectively prevent large scale
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Introduction to Kantian Ethical Analysis Reason‚ declared Kant‚ is the source and ultimate basis for morality. Morality wholly rests in pure‚ innate reason and not in intuition‚ conscience‚ law‚ or utility. The standard of morality‚ therefore‚ is inherent in the human mind; it is definable only in terms of the mind; and it is derived from one’s innerself by direct perception (Cavico & Mujtaba‚ 2013). According to Kant‚ in order to be moral‚ one has to be rational. “The right use of reason
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Kantian Perspective Immanuel Kant‚ a German philosopher lived from 1724 to 1804 and during his lifetime created many theories on ethical conduct and human motivation. Unlike consequentialism which believes the morality of actions depend on the best actual or expected results‚ Kant believes the morality of our actions has nothing to do with the results but has everything to do with our intentions. For Kant‚ “it has everything to do with our intentions and reasons for action‚ those that are embedded
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Kantian Ethics The relationship between society and an individual is as though between an object and its shadow. No one individual can function apart from society‚ nor can society operate without the support of individuals. Society‚ as we know‚ is the umbrella term for the collection of humans working as a community and sharing common ideals with regards to actions‚ ethics‚ and morals. The foundation of a society is always going to be the individuals that make it up. When the individuals in
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Examine some of the key principles of the argument for the existence of God based upon religious experiences Religious experiences are experiences we have of the divine or God. These experiences may be Mystical experiences‚ conversion experiences or revelatory experiences. Paul Tillich states that religious experience is a feeling of ‘ultimate concern’‚ a feeling that demands a decisive decision from the one receiving it. He describes it as an encounter followed by a special understanding of its
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The Argument from Religious Experience The argument from religious experience is the argument that personal religious experiences can prove God’s existence to those that have them. One can only perceive that which exists‚ and so God must exist because there are those that have experienced him. While religious experiences themselves can only constitute direct evidence of God’s existence for those fortunate enough to have them‚ the fact that there are many people who testify to having had such experiences
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In this paper‚ I will explain Kantian ethics and its application‚ by utilizing the surgeon and six patients scenario. The surgeon has five patients who are in need of an organ transplant‚ and without a transplant‚ they will all die within a day. Another patient‚ who is a perfect match for all the other five patients‚ refuses to donate his organs to the other five patients. Thus‚ the surgeon is presented with two different paths‚ whether to go against the healthy patient’s refusal and save the lives
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Edward Snowden‚ Kantian Ethics Edward Snowden the Ethical Issue In early 2013 a man by the name of Edward Joseph Snowden began leaking classified National Security Agency (NSA) documents to media outlets‚ which in turn ended up in public ears. These documents‚ mainly involving intelligence Snowden acquired while working as an NSA contractor‚ are mostly related to global surveillance programs run by the NSA. This has raised multiple ethical issues ranging from national security‚ information privacy
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irrational assumption‚ a sensation of dark raptures but never to be known to itself. Sublime is the nearest notion of thought that is able to correspond spiritual sexuality – sexuality without sex but still within the realm of sex. In this regard‚ Kantian sublime is akin to spiritual sexuality.. Apart from Kant‚ the notion of sublime in spiritual sexuality can best be found with anthropomorphic values. Human being ‚ human mind‚ is the centre of feeling -- whether it is physically limited and defined
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