Immanuel Kant

Kantianism is a theory of the moral law of Immanuel Kant in the 18th century. Kant tried a moral system based solely on the reason for the hope that a moral philosophy that is objectively true and is universal. Kant stated the importance to base our actions on a reason why this is the only way to ensure that our morality is objective and is selfish in no way. Kantianism focused…

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…

utopia than that of eternal peace”(citace). Kant himself as well as his manifesto, The Perpetual Peace, had great influence on the concept of international organization and liberal thoughts, as we know it today. Moreover, I would like to prove that Kant conceived three fundamental liberal theories - commercial, ideational and republican liberal theories, which were introduced by Andrew Moravcsik. First of all, I would like to start off by briefly introducing Kant as one of the central figures of…

HernandezBianka HernandezProfessor Sarah JacobPHI2010 W 5:40-8:40 P11/28/2017How do we know and what can we know according to Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason? Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher whom in the late 1700’s questioned both empiricist and rationalist on their views of how humans gain knowledge of the world and sought to synthesize both theories into one, in order to close the gap between the two. His primary goal was to measure the extent in which rationalism could be…

(1) Immanuel Kant’s main purpose in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is to identify and examine the principle of morality. To be moral, we must make moral decisions using our own reason. An act isn’t ethical if it’s done with ulterior motives in mind (2) The key question Immanuel kant is addressing is, what we want to do isn’t what we ought to do. Kant analyzes the idea of duty to reveal a fundamental moral principle. Would you want people to act like you? Did you do the right thing…

First Principles and Moral Philosophy In many ways, eighteenth century philosopher Immanuel Kant and nineteenth century philosopher John Stuart Mill represent opposing sides of philosophical theory. While Kant is more concerned with metaphysics and epistemology, Mill explores the consequentialist side of moral philosophy. Though their starting points may seem at odds, we find both men drawing on the concept of a first principle. As Mill puts it, a first principle is an “ultimate standard” to…

Introduction Immanuel Kant discusses many ethical systems which are based on a belief that the reason is the final authority of morality. The actions of any sort must come from a sense of duty dictated by reason and no action performed solely in obedience to the law or custom can be regarded as moral. Kant described two main systems of command given by reason. Hypothetical Imperative defined by Kant is the formula of the command of reason that represents an objective principle "in so far as it…

This essay will distinguish between the theories of punishment illustrated by Jeremy Bentham and Immanuel Kant and will explain why I oppose Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian approach on punishment. Although Bentham and Kant did not have a concrete answer to the methods of issuing punishment, Bentham’s theory consists of more questionable and empty statements. Kant, in my opinion, has a more realistic view of life-based on the innate actions of human beings as opposed to Bentham utilitarian theory.…

Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, was born and raised in Konigsberg, a city in East Prussia, on April 22nd, 1724. He was born into a family devoted to Pietism, a Protestant sect. Being apart of this movement, Kant and his family believed in simplicity and obedience to moral law, and as a result, lived puritanical lives. Kant attended the local university and made a living as a private tutor. Following this, he worked as a private teacher at the university until being officially hired to teach…

Hurthouse’s analysis of emotions in ethics is quite intriguing. She seems to try and find the middle ground between two of the most influential philosophers of all time. David Hume and Kant. As a result, I will try to explain both their views, Hurthouse’s view, and an argumentative paragraph explain their differences and similarities. According to David Hume, morality is something that is unable to be created via reason alone. Primarily since because ideologies are incapable of…