Emmanuel Kant (1724-1804) a German philosopher and thinker, born in Prussia. He is one of the brightest philosophers in the Age of Enlightenment. Kant stated the supreme principle of morality is not based on religious revelation but based on reason. In Kant's theory, there are some particular parts that important to consider in relation to leadership "first, his theory emphasizes the fact that no one is an exception to moral laws. Second, his theory makes us think about situations in which leaders must act on strongly held beliefs or duty duties that are not their own interest. Third, he says that we should never use people. And finally, he says that everyone, no matter who they are, should be both the legislator and the follower of moral laws in what Kant calls "this kingdom of ends." (p.95). However, in Kant’s theory, we can see the argument among duty and self-interest.
The philosopher Immanuel Kant believes that people should be treated as ends in themselves and not treated as means. The reason is that people have value in life and should be respected. He believes that human will always be valued depend on the fact that they are human not because of any other reason. …show more content…
Hypothetical imperatives are doing an action in order to reach our goals. Those kinds of actions are motivated by our desires so we can reach our ends. People did those kinds of actions frequently which is the act of reason. For example, studying will get us a degree. The moral rules are universal laws. For that, our actions goals should be toward making them not universal. There are many examples of leaders that treating their employee in the workplaces as means. For example, when a leader gives extra work to his employee it is not in his duty just because he does not want to hire a new one so in this case, he is treating his employee as
The philosopher Immanuel Kant believes that people should be treated as ends in themselves and not treated as means. The reason is that people have value in life and should be respected. He believes that human will always be valued depend on the fact that they are human not because of any other reason. …show more content…
Hypothetical imperatives are doing an action in order to reach our goals. Those kinds of actions are motivated by our desires so we can reach our ends. People did those kinds of actions frequently which is the act of reason. For example, studying will get us a degree. The moral rules are universal laws. For that, our actions goals should be toward making them not universal. There are many examples of leaders that treating their employee in the workplaces as means. For example, when a leader gives extra work to his employee it is not in his duty just because he does not want to hire a new one so in this case, he is treating his employee as