According to Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “in contemporary moral philosophy, deontology is one of those kinds of normative theories regarding which choices are morally required, forbidden, or permitted.” A German philosopher Immanuel Kant agreed upon this and claimed that following it unconditionally is the achievement of ethics. However, his assertion is insufficient and there are some contradictions in it.
First of all, one of the major problems is a clash of duties that people have to obey. In Kant’s ethics, there are many duties you have to follow no matter what situation is. Yet, some of them sometimes repel each other depended on situations. For example, there is a mad murderer who is hunting for game. The game just hided behind
First of all, one of the major problems is a clash of duties that people have to obey. In Kant’s ethics, there are many duties you have to follow no matter what situation is. Yet, some of them sometimes repel each other depended on situations. For example, there is a mad murderer who is hunting for game. The game just hided behind