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  2. First, Kant believes that morality must be rational. He models his morality on science, which seeks to discover universal laws that govern the natural world. Similarly, morality will be a system of universal rules that govern action. In Kant’s view, as we will see, right action is ultimately a rational action.

  3. Feb 23, 2004 · 14. Teleology or Deontology? The received view is that Kant’s moral philosophy is a deontological normative theory at least to this extent: it denies that right and wrong are in some way or other functions of goodness or badness. It denies, in other words, the central claim of teleological moral views.

    • Robert Johnson, Adam Cureton
    • 2004
  4. Nov 21, 2007 · 2.4 Deontological Theories and Kant. If any philosopher is regarded as central to deontological moral theories, it is surely Immanuel Kant. Indeed, each of the branches of deontological ethics—the agent-centered, the patient-centered, and the contractualist—can lay claim to being Kantian.

  5. Identify the meaning and purpose of the deontological approach. Articulate the role of duty and obligation within deontological reasoning. Compare and contrast the Kantian and pluralist interpretation of deontology. The word deontology derives from the Greek words deon, meaning duty, and logos, meaning the study or science of, so that ...

  6. Morally speaking, Kant is a deontologist; from the Greek, this is the science of duties. For Kant, morality is not defined by the consequences of our actions, our emotions, or an external factor. Morality is defined by duties and one’s action is moral if it is an act motivated by duty.

    • Heather Wilburn
    • 2020
  7. General Introduction to Kant – Immanuel Kant (1724–1804). – As we shall find, Kant argues that morality is deontological. ‘Deon’ is Greek for duty. This states that we do moral acts because they are good-in-themselves – not because they cause good consequences, nor because of emotions (either prior to or after the act).

  8. According to deontology, duties are obligations that we are bound to follow. But where do these duties come from? For Kant, these duties arise from reason and should be followed without exception. He posited that moral laws could be discerned through rational thought and should be obeyed as imperatives, or commands. Kant’s Categorical Imperative

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