Similarities Between Kant And David Hume

David Hume and Immanuel Kant are both known for their great contributions to moral philosophy. Hume who is mainly known for his empiricism, skepticism and naturalism and Kant who is best recognized for his great work in metaphysics, ethics and also for his contributions in others disciplines in the area of philosophy. Although they were both exceptional philosophers and gave stupendous apports, Hume and Kant agreed nor differed in various aspect and ideas.

Hume believed and is mostly based on his empiricism which involves the theory of the mind. Hume’s empiricism consist in to affirm that the moral foundation is not in the reason but in the senses. Molarity existence is considered by Hume as a matter of fact: everybody in the world makes moral distinctions and each one of us is affected by what we consider right or wrong. However, Is the right and the wrong the same for everybody? Is there a standard? Humes believes that yes, there is a standard. …show more content…
Kant states that it is the Categorical Imperative ( an unqualified moral obligation that applies to all rational beings ) what helps reason provide the standard. However, Kant’s moral theory is defined as deontological where actions are determined by rules of behavior. According to Kant, we experience reason as an obligation so we act in distinct ways or imperatives which can be found in two different ways: Categorical imperative and Hypothetical Imperative.

Hypothetical Imperative is defined as; the performance of an action for the sake of the desired end. I.e if you want to lose weight, you must eat healthily, or if you want to pass the class, you must turn in your work. In others words “DO A if you want X to be the final product.” In some circumstances, we are morally expected to Do An only if what we want at the end is actually