Wavey Krockett Ethics Midterm Paper Everyday Duties in the eyes of Immanuel Kant Abstract : . Kant’s ideas or his take on ethics was based upon autonomy (self-governance)‚ and reason. He believed that unless a person freely and willingly makes a choice‚ then their action has no meaning much less any moral value. Kant also thought that every man when using reason when analyzing moral dilemmas would in fact agree with what he called the Categorical Imperative
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morally equal to us?’ and ‘Does the mother have the right to choose to end the life of her unborn child?’ are a few of the major issues which arise. Contrary to Utilitarianism‚ Buddhism has a very clear view on when life begins: conception. Like Kant‚ Buddhists believe that life is sacred and have a very positive view of human beings. However Buddhism extends this idea‚ believing that every living creature has Tathagatha-Garba (perfection in embryonic form)‚ suggesting that every living being has
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that lead to this conclusion are very different. We were presented four philosophers specifically and though many things match up to make a good case on the subject of a human’s goal‚ I believe that Kant and Lucretius’ arguments and ideas match up the best. When discussing the similarities between Kant and Lucretius’ philosophies‚ we find that their ideas on a human’s goal‚ emotional state and how they treat themselves and others parallel each other in multiple ways. For example‚ while Lucretius specifically
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normative ethical systems; they are deontological‚ teleological‚ and virtue ethics. Deontological‚ and teleological are considered action based theories of morality; they focus completely on the performance of a person’s action. Teleological or consequentialist is ones action judged morally right based on their consequences. When actions are judged morally right and how they conform to some set of duties‚ then it’s a deontological ethical theory. Both systems deontological and teleological focus on asking
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The moral law within me.” - Kant‚ Immanuel (1724–1804)- Through ancient times and evolution of history ethics has always been viewed as a center of societies of mankind‚ embracing practical nature links it with many other areas of study‚ including anthropology‚ biology‚ economics‚ history‚ politics‚ sociology‚ and theology with the teaching of Western philosophers like Plato‚ Aristotle‚ or Asia with the view of Confucius‚ Lao-tzu or Meng Tzu etc. Yet‚ “ethics remains distinct from such disciplines
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Deontological ethics or action-based theories mainly focus on the actions people implement. This allows people to break their bad habits and truly get rid of all the anger and hatred they contain. Deontologist believe that you should always do the right thing even if it results in pain rather than doing the wrong thing‚ it is your duty. One of history’s’ greatest philosophers‚ Immanuel Kant‚ was also a great believe of doing the right thing. His overall perspective within was that if you commit a
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Before my time at Johnson had started I personally viewed the deontological perspective of ethics as the most important one of the three that were discussed in class. After our discussions in class‚ and the interdisciplinary presentations that were given this semester‚ I would still believe deontological perspective to be the most important. My reasons for this assumption is that decisions have consequences or rewards‚ morals stem from experiences‚ and morals are the bases of human existence. This
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The main argument concealed in this statement is that of utilitarianism demanding too much from us when considering topics such as murdering to lessen murder. It is paradoxical to disagree with something yet use that very objectionable act to minimise the number of the same objectionable act. I will try and dismantle this tug-of-war—between what one ought or ought not to do—by reflecting on the doctrine of deontological constraints and conclude with an un-demanding finale of how one’s ethics (thereby
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Antigone‚ like Kant‚ is governed by a philosophy of duty‚ but one that is very different from Kant’s. Antigone’s duty is to the gods. Unlike Kant who follows a sort of subjective moral law‚ Antigone’s moral law is far less arbitrary. She is obligated to uphold her family duties regardless of the circumstances. I believe this is what separates Antigone from both Mill and Kant‚ as well as Smith. Her actions are independent of circumstances. There
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1. Based on the opening paragraph of the article “What is Justice?” the main difference between philosophical and legal laws is their origin. Legal laws are created and changed to reflect the needs of society which are ever changing. They are put in place by a governing body to ensure the security of all the members of the state and the wellbeing of the state. On the other hand‚ philosophical laws differ in the sense that they focus less on the wellbeing of a society in terms of its politics and
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