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Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher born in 1724 who developed the deontological ethical theory of Kantianism. Some of Kant's most important concepts included the categorical imperative which holds that moral actions are those done from duty in accordance with universal moral rules. For an action to have moral worth, it must be done from duty rather than inclination. Kant also believed that humans have free will and are ends in themselves, never to be used solely as a means to another end.
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- 1. Emmanuel Kant Moral and Ethical theory
- 2. Biography Immanuel Kant was born on April 22, 1724, in Kaliningrad, Russia. In 1740 Kant entered the University of Königsberg. He published science papers, including "General Natural History and Theory of the Heavens" in 1755.
- 3. Biography He spent 15 years as a metaphysics lecturer. In 1781, he published the first part of Critique of Pure Reason. He died on February 12, 1804, in Konigsberg, Russia.
- 4. Kant’s Theory Represent deontological ethics For him a right action consists solely in an action that is ruled and justified by a rule or principle. It was the rational and autonomous conformity of one’s will to see right the universal moral law Foundations of Metaphysics of Morals, explains the philosophical foundation of morality and moral actions.
- 5. Kant’s Concepts Good Will Nature of Imperatives The Notion of Duty Morality
- 6. Good Will Only thing that is good without qualification. Other goods like intelligence and health can be qualified, Good Will is good by virtue because it is the will to follow the Moral Law.
- 7. The Notion of Duty Distinction between “I want” and “I ought”. Moral actions are not spontaneous, if I see someone in need of help, I may be inclined to look the other way, but I will recognize that my duty is to help. Considering only those actions that are seemingly good according to Kant are actions that seem good by duty, that are good to my common sense of duty and for that they are right.
- 8. The Nature of Imperatives Imperatives are commands For kant there exist 2: Hypothetical Imperatives Categorical Imperatives
- 9. Hypothetical Imperatives If you want you ought. The ought or the duty is conditioned by your desires, wants and goals. Our goals are grounded in SELF-INTEREST
- 10. Categorical Imperative The general from of DO. (Unconditioned) For Kant there is only one imperative command and it is the Moral Law. Divided in 2 formulations
- 11. First Formulation “Act as if the maxim of your action were to secure through your will a universal law of nature.” Meaning act as if in your will you were defining a maximum rule for all to follow.
- 12. Second Formulation “Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or that of another, always as an end and never as a mean.” See if your actions are using others or affecting others, in the meaning of never using them as a mean to achieve but always as an end.
- 13. How to follow these formulations? Kant gives some examples to use these formulations in actual situations, these examples are divided in duties: Duties Toward Oneself: to ensure self preservation which are perfect (suicide), and for sel-cultivation which are imperfect (promise-breaking). Duties Toward Others: strict and obligation which are perfect (school work) and beneficence which are imperfect.
- 14. Intrinsic Goodness Kant thinks that the only thing that is intrinsically good is a good will. Right action consists solely in the conformity of an action to a justified rule or principle.
- 15. Free Will We act morally, and for this to be the case we must be free. God and life after death, otherwise morality would make no sense.
- 16. Synthetic A Priori We do not follow predetermined laws. However, we must act according to some laws, otherwise our actions are random and without purpose. Rational beings must determine for themselves a set of laws by which they will act.
- 17. Synthetic A Priori These laws are determined by experience. The rational being has to determine the synthetic a priori – the substantive rules that can be applied prior to experience.
- 18. Moral Worth A person's actions determine her moral worth. Taking in account these aspects: Background Basic Idea Motivation Consequences Interpretation
- 19. Moral Worth One can have moral worth only if one is motivated by morality. “In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others; in ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.”
- 20. Respect Kant brought the notion of respect (Achtung) to the center of moral philosophy for the first time. The proper object of respect is the will. Respecting a person involves issues related to the will, knowledge and freedom.
- 21. Respect Kant sees people as autonomous eaning that they give themsleves ther own laws. As a person has his own laws; the disrespct of their laws is not acceptable in their code.
- 22. Bibliography 1. Online guide to Ethics and Moral Philosophy . (1996). Kant's Ethics. Recuperado el 22 de Febrero de 2013, de Onlie guide to Ethics and Moral Philosophy : http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/Cavalier/80130/part1/sect4/Kant.html 2. Immanuel Kant Biography life, family, childhood, children, death, history, school, information, born, tall, t ime. (n.d.).Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved February 25, 2013, from http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/KantImmanuel.html#b 3. Immanuel Kant Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com . (n.d.). Famous Biographies & TV Shows - Biography.com . Retrieved February 25, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/immanuel-kant9360144 4. (2011). Kant's ethical theory. Retrieved February 24th. 2013, de RSRevision from: http://www.rsrevision.com/Alevel/ethics/kant/index.htm