Immanuel Kant

Abortion Through the Lens of the Kantian Ethics The Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Roe vs. Wade in January 22, 1973 legalized abortion in the United States. However, the local government of every state is given the authority and discretion to set restrictions on the abortion law- “codifying, regulating and limiting whether, when and under what circumstances a woman may obtain an abortion.” (Guttmacher Institute, p.1) At present, 43 states enacted “trigger laws” which declare that abortion…

its beginnings, many intellectuals referred as the “philosophes” emerged in France, and used the ideas of the Scientific Revolution to reconsider all aspects of society. The German philosopher Immanuel Kant defined the Enlightenment as “a man’s leaving his self-caused immaturity” (What Is Enlightenment?). Kant even proclaimed as the maxim of the Enlightenment: “Dare to Know! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!” For most philosophes, the concept of the Enlightenment, meant freeing…

Introduction In this Module 4 Case Assignment we will be applying duty-based ethics, also referred to as, deontological ethics to the Mattel case study. Thus, the preliminary aspect of this case assignment will be to define duty ethics. To be followed by a selection of two ethical matters of contention, developed by the Mattel case. Lastly, we will analyze the method in which duty ethics by virtue, projects to us the ethical essence of those previously elected choices. With that being said,…

handful of romantic writers at the University of Halle. After spending two years at the University of Halle studying philosophy, he became a Reformed pastor. During this time, he thoroughly acquainted himself with the works of German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, whom Schleiermacher…

Imagine this: a man abducts ten children and stows them away in some unknown location. Eventually, the police are able to locate the man and arrest him. While in police custody, he is interrogated and admits to the kidnappings. Though the criminal refuses to tell where the children are hidden. Due to the high danger that the children face and the urgency of the issue, a rogue cop is pushed to torturing the kidnapper in an attempt to force him to disclose the whereabouts of the minors. The…

Contextual Approach, the author explain, Kant “emphasized the importance of the personal will and intention to ethical decision making” (p. 3). The author asserts, “doing what is right is not about the consequences of our actions but about having proper intention in performing the action” (p.3). Therefore, engaging in this cognitive process reinforces the idea that proper intentions in performing the action initiated. With said, the deontological ethics from Kant convey, “we ought to make…

of which influence generally determines moral judgments. Kohlberg lands on the side of Immanuel Kant and Jean Piaget in agreement that moral judgment comes predominately from reason rather than emotion which is counter to the Humean objection which is that “Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them” (Humes, 1738, p. 415). Kant on the other hand believed reason to be the…

Morality is the principle concerning between what is the right behavior and what is the wrong behavior. Each person has different set of moral views, that can be influence by personal feelings, a group of other people or by the care for humanities as a whole. As people grow and mature, they go through a moral development causing them to change their moral views. Many argue that moral development is impossible to achieve, but other have proven that moral development is possible. As an individual…

Immanuel, Kant - (1724-1804) Most influential philosopher in the history of Western philosophy. One of the foremost thinkers of the Enlightenment, he focused on rationalism and works of Francis Bacon. Kant wanted to structure ethics as consisting of a set of rules that one never shall break, he claimed that humanity has a dignity or worth that elevates humanity above all else in nature. In 1775, he wrote the “General Natural History and Theory of the Heavens,” a theory of the origins of the…

want a World that is A and act in a world to have world B that is logically impossible and the act is immoral. There is a general concept of a person, all people are or should be rational. All dependent (we rely on others, mechanics, doctors, etc.). Kant believes that rational people desire happiness. We all want health, we want our life preserved, we want our basic needs met, and we want some degree of freedom. Action 2: Kaiser denies all people with pre-existing conditions health care…