Immanuel Kant

theory is split into the two categories of Theoretical Reason and Practical Reason. Theoretical reason is how we come to know about the laws of nature that govern our behaviour while practical reason allows us to understand how people make choices. Kant, like Aristotle believes that the good is the aim of life. His theory lists that the three factors needed in order to attain the supreme good are God, Freedom and Immortality. According to deontological ethics the supreme good can also be…

Granted my opponents such as Kant believe that lying is never acceptable even in a life or death situation (article 2 paragraph 2), yet can be helpful in a life or death situation. In the justification chart it states, “jason lies to protect his dad from having a heart attack by lying…

of choice and issues on ethics and morality. If I am anything like most people, I bet we will concise that we are not exactly sure what it is that makes us who we are. I found it entertaining going through many of these great thinkers like, Immanuel Kant, David Hume, Sigmund Freud and…

the consequentialism that believes that judge an action depending on its consequences. One of the pioneers of deontology is the philosopher Immanuel Kant. He argues that the only intrinsically valuable thing in this world is good will. He also proposed and introduce an idea called the principle of universality that help us determine the morality of an action. Kant discover that morality was basically a set of commands, so he divided these commands into two categories: hypothetical imperatives…

dealers in the documentary the house I live in. Third, and finally I will argue whether, in every case, we should accept deontology as the correct form of moral philosophy. The theory of deontology is best known from the philosopher Immanuel Kant in the 1700’s. In Immanuel Kant’s deontology there are three key principles of morality. The first being that “an action must be done from one’s duty of moral worth”. What this means is whatever…

In “Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals,” Immanuel Kant developed a philosophy of morality that was considered “pure” philosophy, a philosophy that was completely independent of subjective personal experience or perception. In that work, Kant presents the idea that ethical decisions should be based on a priori reasoning which is a type of reasoning that is based on logical observations, not experiences. Kant breaks these actions into the categories of good will and categorical imperatives,…

A major underlying construct of Piaget’s theory is the idea of natural selection and organism adaptation. Inspired by Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” (1859) as well as his own extensive work as a zoologist, the ideas of assimilation and adaptation are at the very heart of Piaget’s cognitive theory. Piaget believed that humans have dynamic cognitive structures (formed through individual experiences) that help us adapt to a dynamic environment. This learning system promoted by Piaget--…

where there is a complete and undeniable direction towards moral humanity would greatly benefit society. Knowing the distinction of when you are in the right or the wrong of morality could prevent many issues that we experience in society today. Immanuel Kant crafted an impressive system known as the categorical imperative, which requires a thorough examination to truly understand its aspects. I believe it is also important to analyze the aspects of the categorical imperative to determine if it…

Another approach is deontological ethics where one considers the morality of their actions. Using Andrew Bailey’s First Philosophy: Second Edition I will further explain my points on both utilitarianism and deontology, and explain why I believe Immanuel Kant’s theory of deontology is flawed using the trolley problem. I will argue that John Stuart Mill’s theory of utilitarianism is a more appropriate approach to moral dilemmas, as making calculated decisions in consequentialism results in better…

Sue Rodriguez wanted to commit suicide in order to spare her family the agony of caring for her as her amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) worsened. She also wasn’t willing to accept living through the indignity that the final stages of the disease would causer her, and would much rather die peacefully and with self – worth, via physician assisted suicide. However, this particular case became problematic due to Canadian laws that were impeding her from fulfilling her death wish. This case…