Kant's Deontological Ethical Analysis

This rigid moral ethic entitled “deontological ethics” covers Immanuel Kant's moral theory centered on some autonomy’ concepts in which everyone has the ability to make choices according to one's own will. Kant’s philosophy on moral theory described the concept of having personal autonomy as the capacity to deliberate and give oneself the moral law, rather than merely heeding the injunctions of others. So, the capacity to decide for oneself pursued a course of action in one’s life, often regardless any particular moral content. This intellectual figure explained the deontological ethics with the concepts of having a good will in the meaning of having a right intention of doing what is right. According to Kant, an action is morally good only if it is recognized that the action is a moral duty, not by the inclination, but the obligation of doing the right things. Kant also introduced the deontological concept of hypothetical and categorical imperatives …show more content…
Additionally, the philosopher Immanuel Kant’s theory of morality or the categorical imperative, states that it is immoral to use another person merely as a “means to an end” (MacKinnon, 2009, P.117)’ and that person must be treated “as ends in themselves” (MacKinnon, 2009, P.117) so that the humankind who is willing to serve as the means to the ends of others, will necessarily regard others as the means to his ends. In the other hand, Kant’s moral theory argued that the categorical imperative is better revealing what you have not to do than to tell you what you ought to do. In conclusion, let’s appreciate these Kant’ deontological theories to help the humankind to mean an end in himself, not the means to the ends of others so that the pursuit of his own self-interest and happiness may be the highest moral purpose of his life. I like these rhetoric moral