What I Believe In Immanuel Kant's Doing Morally Wrong?

For this case study we have Ben and Sarah who are elderly and both are widowed and in their seventies. Although, very much in love and living together, the two cannot marry or else Sarah would lose her social security pension benefits. However, not everyone is happy for the couple, as their adult children express their dissatisfaction of the domestic arrangement and they have no problem in letting them know how they feel and have even gone as far as to refusing to visit or maintain communication with the couple. So is what the couple is doing morally wrong? If you believe in Immanuel Kant’s philosophy that states that good will is of the most importance without regard to the consequences. Be that as it may, different circumstances may have one alter his opinion and take after a consequentialist hypothesis, where it is trusted "one should carry on in …show more content…
I’m sure that the couple is having difficulties with their current living condition however, because I believe that perhaps they would want to marry but due to financial issues, it isn’t feasible. The way that both Sarah and Ben's adult kids object to this circumstance so much that they decline to call or visit their parents, speaks to right around a shift of traditional roles. The kids appear to have taken the part of parents who tell their kids that living together or sex outside of marriage isn't right. This falls into the category of the Divine Command Theory (Thiroux & Krasemann, 2015). By dismissing and excluding them, the children have made their parents feel remorseful of the way that they are upbeat and adore each other. It makes me wonder if the children would prefer to have their parents be alone and live separately, even if it isn’t what brings the most joy to their