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Group 4 SEAS Immanuel Kant
Group 4 SEAS Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant
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Immanuel Kant
Biography
Biography of Kant
A Prussian-German Philosopher existed
1 in the Age of Enlightenment.
Deontological Ethics
the term deontology comes
from the Greek deon, “duty,”
Explains that action should be
be
and logos, “science.” based on whether the action is right or
wrong under a series of rules.
Human Values “The actions in deontology are always
It talks about the concept judged independently of their outcome. An
of moral philosophy which act
it focuses on the study of can be morally bad but may unintentionally
the human values. lead to a favorable outcome,”
.
Kant believes that the emotions of humans
Right and Wrong
This can be used on
and the consequences of it should play no
deciding on doing right and role in moral action that’s why before doing
wrong and what choice an action it must be well thought out.
people on pursuing and
ignoring these values.
Duty-Based Ethics
- To guide and prevent certain actions, personal intentions and desires morality should provide
- people a framework of rational rules that can help them.
Kant then pondered what this meant for human conduct. He concluded that only an action
done for 'a good will' was a right action, regardless of the consequences .
But what sort of action would this be? Kant taught that an
action could only count as the action of a good will if it satisfied the test
of the Categorical Imperative.
- Is an imperative that
describes what we are
required to do independently
of what we desire or prefer.
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