Kantian Moral Theory I agree with Kantian moral theory instead of utilitarianism because I find Kantian reasoning to be more agreeable than utilitarianism. Kantian moral theory believes that in order for people to act morally, people’s actions need to follow consistency, reasons, and fairness (Shafer- Landau 161-163). The Kantian moral theory further explains about maxim, which is essential to Kant’s argument. Maxim is an action you state you are to do, and why you are to do it (Shafer- Landau 163). Then Kant introduces categorical imperative, which is “…rational requirements that do not depend on what we care about. They are requirements of reason that apply to everyone who possesses reason—in other words, everyone able to reflect on the
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Many people use and hear the second question throughout their life, and the point of the question is to help the aggressor or wrong-doer to understand how their actions were wrong to do. Normally, a parent would ask the second question to the child or children who hurt the other sibling(s). For example, there were two brothers walking to church with their parents and friends. The eldest one trips the youngest sibling and he landed face down in the mud. The youngest was crying because the fall was painful, his church clothes were covered in mud, and the other children around are laughing at him. The eldest child laughed because he thought the fall was funny to watch and his brother covered in mud was also hilarious. The parents ask the eldest, how would you like it if your brother did that to you? The eldest son would not want that to happen to him because he imagines himself in that same position and then understands how his bother feel—humiliated, mad, and pain. Therefore, since the brother understood how his younger brother felt, he would not do that action again. This example is a strength for Kantian moral theory because the goal of the second question is to show people how to act fairly and the acts consistently by allowing …show more content…
To understand this, there is an example of animals causing damage or hurting another being, the result of an animal behaving this way is out of people’s control. A person’s intention and reasoning is something they can control, therefore, moral actions are better to be determined through intention and
Many people use and hear the second question throughout their life, and the point of the question is to help the aggressor or wrong-doer to understand how their actions were wrong to do. Normally, a parent would ask the second question to the child or children who hurt the other sibling(s). For example, there were two brothers walking to church with their parents and friends. The eldest one trips the youngest sibling and he landed face down in the mud. The youngest was crying because the fall was painful, his church clothes were covered in mud, and the other children around are laughing at him. The eldest child laughed because he thought the fall was funny to watch and his brother covered in mud was also hilarious. The parents ask the eldest, how would you like it if your brother did that to you? The eldest son would not want that to happen to him because he imagines himself in that same position and then understands how his bother feel—humiliated, mad, and pain. Therefore, since the brother understood how his younger brother felt, he would not do that action again. This example is a strength for Kantian moral theory because the goal of the second question is to show people how to act fairly and the acts consistently by allowing …show more content…
To understand this, there is an example of animals causing damage or hurting another being, the result of an animal behaving this way is out of people’s control. A person’s intention and reasoning is something they can control, therefore, moral actions are better to be determined through intention and