Immanuel Kant created Kantian ethics, an example of deontological moral theory which places focus on the morality of the action itself, rather than the morality of the consequences of the actions, or the morality of the person who committed the actions. Kant believed in the existence of an inherent good will within humans that would lead them to make moral and just decisions. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, on the other hand, completely rejects the idea of an inherent goodness and instead places focus on the idea that humans have a natural instinct to survive and be victorious and that the victors of social, economic, and political battles would determine what is good and bad. Nietzsche 's criticism of Kant centers on its acceptance of duty as
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The categorical imperatives are imperatives that must be followed unconditionally and follow three formulations The first is that the imperative must be universal, in that it is an imperative that everyone can and must follow, such as the illegality of murder. The illegality of murder is a categorical imperative because if everyone committed murder, then there would be humans to live on this Earth. The second formulation is that one must never use another person as a means for their own personal benefit, an example would be the use of slaves to further one’s own business. The third is that imperatives must be universally beneficial to everyone to be considered a categorical imperative. The hypothetical imperatives on the other hand, is not universal and only applies to those whose desires match with the imperatives. For example, if the imperative was to write an essay if one desires a good grade, the imperative would only apply to those who wished for a good grade. If one did not care about getting a good grade or not, this imperative would not apply to them. These imperatives are conditional and are solely followed based on whether or not one’s desires are in accordance with the imperative, which is why Kant believes that the categorical imperative is superior to the hypothetical imperative due to its
The categorical imperatives are imperatives that must be followed unconditionally and follow three formulations The first is that the imperative must be universal, in that it is an imperative that everyone can and must follow, such as the illegality of murder. The illegality of murder is a categorical imperative because if everyone committed murder, then there would be humans to live on this Earth. The second formulation is that one must never use another person as a means for their own personal benefit, an example would be the use of slaves to further one’s own business. The third is that imperatives must be universally beneficial to everyone to be considered a categorical imperative. The hypothetical imperatives on the other hand, is not universal and only applies to those whose desires match with the imperatives. For example, if the imperative was to write an essay if one desires a good grade, the imperative would only apply to those who wished for a good grade. If one did not care about getting a good grade or not, this imperative would not apply to them. These imperatives are conditional and are solely followed based on whether or not one’s desires are in accordance with the imperative, which is why Kant believes that the categorical imperative is superior to the hypothetical imperative due to its