Search results
gratitudeisaltitude.blogspot.com
Categorical Imperative
- Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) argued that the supreme principle of morality is a principle of practical rationality that he dubbed the “Categorical Imperative” (CI). Kant characterized the CI as an objective, rationally necessary and unconditional principle that we must follow despite any natural desires we may have to the contrary.
plato.stanford.edu › entries › kant-moralKant’s Moral Philosophy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
People also ask
What is Kant's moral philosophy?
What did Kant say about moral law?
What is the fundamental idea of Kant's philosophy?
What does Kant believe about moral obligation?
Feb 23, 2004 · The most basic aim of moral philosophy, and so also of the Groundwork, is, in Kant’s view, to “seek out” the foundational principle of a “metaphysics of morals,” which Kant understands as a system of a priori moral principles that apply the CI to human persons in all times and cultures.
- Author and Citation Info
We would like to show you a description here but the site...
- Kant and Hume on Morality
The relationship between Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) and David...
- Kant's Philosophy of Religion
1. Overview. The impression through the twentieth century of...
- Kant's Transcendental Idealism
While the form-matter distinction in Kant’s philosophy is a...
- Philosophical Development
Modern philosophy begins with Kant, and yet he marks the end...
- Constructivism in Metaethics
John Rawls first proposed a constructivist interpretation of...
- Character, Moral
Kant writes that virtue “contains a positive command to a...
- Deontological Ethics
In contemporary moral philosophy, deontology is one of those...
- Rights
1. Categories of Rights A right to life, a right to choose;...
- Autonomy: Personal
Autonomous agents are self-governing agents. But what is a...
- Author and Citation Info
In brief, Kant’s moral philosophy focuses on fairness and the value of the individual. His method rests on our ability to reason, our autonomy (i.e. our ability to give ourselves moral law and govern our own lives), and logical consistency.
- Heather Wilburn
- 2020
Aug 31, 2019 · The key to Kant’s belief regarding what makes humans moral beings is the fact that we are free and rational creatures. To treat someone as a means to your own ends or purposes is to not respect this fact about them.
- Emrys Westacott
Like his theoretical philosophy, Kant’s practical philosophy is a priori, formal, and universal: the moral law is derived non-empirically from the very structure of practical reason itself (its form), and since all rational agents share the same practical reason, the moral law binds and obligates everyone equally.
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.”
May 20, 2010 · Kant’s moral philosophy is also based on the idea of autonomy. He holds that there is a single fundamental principle of morality, on which all specific moral duties are based. He calls this moral law (as it is manifested to us) the categorical imperative (see 5.4 ).
Feb 23, 2004 · The fundamental principle of morality — the CI — is none other than the law of an autonomous will. Thus, at the heart of Kant's moral philosophy is a conception of reason whose reach in practical affairs goes well beyond that of a Humean ‘slave’ to the passions.
