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1. Aims and Methods of Moral Philosophy. 2. Good Will, Moral Worth and Duty. 3. Duty and Respect for Moral Law. 4. Categorical and Hypothetical Imperatives. 5. The Formula of the Universal Law of Nature. 6. The Humanity Formula. 7. The Autonomy Formula. 8. The Kingdom of Ends Formula.
Kantian ethics refers to a deontological ethical theory developed by German philosopher Immanuel Kant that is based on the notion that "I ought never to act except in such a way that I could also will that my maxim should become a universal law."
Kantian ethics is an ethical theory developed by German philosopher Immanuel Kant, who was a key Enlightenment thinker. In essence, Kant formed the ethical theory that an action’s moral worth is determined entirely by the motivation behind it.
Kantian Ethics— Kant had no time for Utilitarianism. He believed in placing the emphasis on happiness the theory completely misunderstood the true nature of morality.
Kantianism, either the system of thought contained in the writings of the epoch-making 18th-century philosopher Immanuel Kant or those later philosophies that arose from the study of Kant’s writings and drew their inspiration from his principles.
Kant’s ethics is based on his distinction between hypothetical and categorical imperatives. He called any action based on desires a hypothetical imperative , meaning by this that it is a command of reason that applies only if one desires the goal in question.
An approach to moral questions deriving from the teachings and writing of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804). It is characterized by an emphasis on the rational endeavour of determining what is right.
Kant’s main works in ethics are his Metaphysics of Morals (1797) and the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785). Neither give practical advice about particular situations but rather through rational reflection, Kant seeks to establish the supreme principle of morality.
Kantian ethics originates in the ethical writings of Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), which remain the most influential attempt to vindicate universal ethical principles that respect the dignity and equality of human beings without presupposing theological claims or a metaphysical conception of the good.
Kant's Moral Philosophy. Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) argued that moral requirements are based on a standard of rationality he dubbed the “Categorical Imperative” (CI). Immorality thus involves a violation of the CI and is thereby irrational.