Kantianism

Racism is Morally Wrong Many years ago Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel stated that “racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason” (Abraham Joshua Heschel). Today that statement still rings true here in America. Despite centuries of moral and social progress millions of people still live under the yoke of prejudice and racist acts that continuously have us living in a state of perpetual chaos. Racism is philosophically incompatible with a majority of the…

I believe in this paradigm the Kantianism theory is best suited for this example. Utilitarianism says that an act is justified if maximum numbers of people are deriving happiness out of it. Happiness would only be had for the married couple and their baby in this paradigm. If Walt would…

reparation, gratitude, justice, beneficence, self-improvement, and non-maleficence. The prima facie duties of fidelity, also know as “keeping promises”, and beneficence, known as “helping others”, are two of the most important when discussing promises. Kantianism is the philosophical ideas present by Immanuel Kant. Kant’s beliefs revolve around duty, rather than the emotions or end goal. Utilitarianism is a philosophical practice that actions should maximize the utility. In other words,…

The idea of Kantianism states that an individual does what they want they are acting on a physiological and neurochemical urge. A person acts on the urge although they did not choose to have the urge. In Gerald’s situation, this formulation is used by considering Gerald’s desire to die were determined by his current state due to the prior events of the car accident. When applying Kantianism and the universal law of formulation, Gerald would be supported…

Immanuel Kant believes that we should do our duty in order to become morally good. His view says that it is not morally good to act because of our emotions. For Kant, being moral is a result of being rational. Whatever it is that we cannot rationalize cannot be morally good. Period. This philosophy seems so strict, like the way Kant lived his life, everything was predictable and according to set standards. In modern times, doing this purely out of “duty” may no longer be the best guiding rule.…

For caregivers of someone with a disability, dealing with everyday tasks related to the disability can be a challenging feat. For some families, a solution to this problem was aided by a controversial medical intervention that stunted the growth of the disabled individual at a young age. This stunting of growth has caused debate amongst individuals on whether or not it is ethical to do so to the child. For the Preslar’s, however, medically stunting their son’s growth was the answer to their…

loyalty. Virtue ethics is more about the decisions a person makes based on their character, as opposed to just making decisions based on laws and customs. It falls under the category of normative ethics, which is opposed to deontology, including Kantianism. While deontologists focus primarily on duty and obligation, virtue ethicists focus more on how one’s character affects their behavior. Aristotle believed that a virtuous person would fare better in life that a person who has lived a life of…

constitute the essence of the character of the Batman and we will examine ethical issues that the Batman faces, the moral challenges that the character of the Joker imposes to him, and how he accommodates these challenges in regards to utilitarianism and kantianism.…

Rachel Bortnik Dr. Ted Vaggalis PHIL 316: Ethics 8 December 2017 Society’s Rights and Happiness Concerning Guns In Jeff McMahan’s essay, Why Gun ‘Control’ Is Not Enough, he argues for a ban on societies gun ownership—except for police and military services are still allowed to handle a gun. The purpose of McMahan’s argument is to resolve the danger guns cause in societies environment and the issue of guns being in the wrong hands. McMahan focuses on both the anti-gun advocates and the gun…

Kantianism Kantianism is an ethical theory that states that along as the action was in the good will nature, it would be deem as ethical. Kant proposed a categorical imperative with two formulations. The first formulation is act base on moral rules that can be universal moral laws. That means if the action is deem as good, everyone could do that action. The second formulation is treating yourself and others as ends, never as treat them as means to an end. The consequences do not matter in Kant’s…